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Conveyors are used when material is usually to be moved frequently between specific points over a set path and when there is a sufficient flow volume to justify the fixed conveyor expense.[4] Different types of conveyors can be seen as a the kind of product being handled: unit load or bulk load; the conveyor’s location: in-floor, on-ground, or overhead, and whether loads can accumulate on the conveyor. Accumulation enables intermittent movement of each unit of material transported along the conveyor, while all units move simultaneously on conveyors without accumulation ability.[5] For instance, while both roller and flat-belt are unit-load on-floor conveyors, the roller provides accumulation capability while the flat-belt does not; similarly, both the power-and-free and trolley are unit-load overhead conveyors, with the power-and-free designed to include a supplementary track to be able to provide the accumulation capability lacking in the trolley conveyor. Types of bulk-handling conveyors are the magnetic-belt, troughed-belt, bucket, and screw conveyors. A sortation conveyor system is used for merging, identifying, inducting, and separating items to become planetary gearbox conveyed to particular destinations, and typically includes flat-belt, roller, and chute conveyor segments together with various moveable arms and/or pop-up tires and chains that deflect, push, or pull products to different destinations.[6]