Senad Telescopic Conveyor (Telescopic Conveyor)

Every loading dock has the same weak point: the stretch between the door and the far end of the trailer, where cartons are still carried by hand long after the rest of the warehouse has been mechanised. The Senad Telescopic Conveyor (Telescopic Conveyor) closes that stretch by taking an ordinary belt conveyor and fitting it with a telescopic mechanism, so that the belt can be run out to meet the load and drawn back once the vehicle has gone. Its length is adjusted freely to suit the size of the site and the job in hand. That makes it a natural fit for vehicle loading and unloading, and for any material transfer line where a conveyor of fixed length would always be either too short or in the way.

Robots Europa, based in Dublin, supplies the Senad Telescopic Conveyor to customers throughout the European Union and the DACH region. Robots Europa prepares each quotation for the specific model and belt configuration you require, and arranges delivery to site and after-sales support for the installation.

Background

Senad and its handling range

The telescopic conveyor is one piece of a wider Senad portfolio aimed at moving goods through warehouses, parcel hubs and production sites. Alongside it, Robots Europa offers Senad dimensioning, weighing and scanning (DWS) stations, 3D vision workstations for decoding, depalletising and non-contact capture, a bag palletising robot and automated guided vehicles. The complete line-up is brought together in the Senad category, which is useful when a dock conveyor is being planned as part of a larger handling system rather than as a stand-alone machine.

An ordinary belt conveyor, made telescopic

The principle behind the product is straightforward. A conventional belt conveyor has one length, set when it is built. The Senad design adds a telescopic mechanism to that conventional conveyor, so the working length can be changed on site according to the space available and the actual demand at any moment. In practice, telescopic conveyors of this kind are installed at dock doors: the retracted unit stays out of the way of forklifts and pedestrians, and the extending section reaches into a lorry or container so that operators load and unload close to the stack rather than walking each item to the door. The frame is built in Stainless Steel, the belt is offered in PVC, PU, rubber and steel-reinforced rubber variants, and the incline of the conveyor is set hydraulically.

Technical Specifications

Specifications are as published by the manufacturer and are confirmed against the datasheet at quotation.

The manufacturer has not published the power supply voltage, the telescoping speed, the noise level, the certifications, the package contents or any dimensions beyond those shown in the table; these are confirmed at quotation.

How do the TBC2S-6/4, TBC3S-6/8, TBC4S-6/12 and TBC5S-6/14 differ?

All four models start from the same footprint at rest: each has a retracted length of 6,000mm, so the space reserved at the dock does not change with the model chosen. What changes is how far the conveyor can reach. The TBC2S-6/4 extends by 4,000mm to a total length of 10,000mm; the TBC3S-6/8 extends by 8,000mm to 14,000mm; the TBC4S-6/12 extends by 12,000mm to 18,000mm; and the TBC5S-6/14 extends by 14,000mm to 20,000mm. In each case the total length is the retracted length plus the extended length.

The structure grows with the reach. Height rises from 750mm on the TBC2S-6/4 to 800mm, 1,000mm and 1,200mm on the larger models, and conveyor width moves from 1,380mm through 1,400mm and 1,470mm to 1,530mm. The driven motor steps up from 1.5KW to 2.2KW, 3.0KW and 4.0KW, and weight from 2T to 3T, 4T and 5T. Belt width, belt direction, belt speed, capacity, tilting range and materials are listed identically across the range, so the choice between models is essentially a choice of reach, with the frame size, motor and mass that come with it.

Why do a reversible belt and hydraulic tilting matter at the dock?

A reversible belt means the same conveyor serves both directions of flow. At a door that receives goods in the morning and dispatches them in the afternoon, a single unit can bring cartons out of an inbound vehicle and then carry outbound orders into the next one, without a second machine taking up floor space. The belt speed is adjustable across 0~36M/minute, which lets the operator match the conveyor to the pace of the people working at its end rather than forcing them to keep up with a fixed rate.

Hydraulic tilting, listed at 0~+5o, addresses a different everyday problem: the bed of a lorry or container is rarely at exactly the same level as the conveyor. Being able to raise the incline slightly helps the extended section meet the load comfortably. Combined with a capacity of 60kg/meter, this gives a conveyor suited to cartons, sacks and mixed packages handled piece by piece.

Who is the Senad Telescopic Conveyor for?

The clearest audience is any operation where vehicles are loaded or unloaded by hand and the walk inside the trailer is the bottleneck: parcel and express hubs, e-commerce fulfilment centres, third-party logistics providers and distribution centres handling loose-loaded freight. Manufacturers dispatching boxed goods or bagged products from their own docks are a second group, as are sites running internal material transfer lines where the distance between two points varies from shift to shift.

Choosing the version is mostly a question of how deep the load sits. Where vans and shorter vehicles dominate, or where the transfer distance is modest, the TBC2S-6/4 or TBC3S-6/8 provides the extension needed with a lighter frame and a smaller motor. Docks receiving long trailers or deep containers are better served by the TBC4S-6/12 or the TBC5S-6/14, whose greater extension brings the belt much closer to the far end of the load. Buyers designing a complete dock, with scanning and onward transport, can review the related equipment in the Senad category.

What is the Senad Telescopic Conveyor used for?

1. Inbound unloading: running the belt into lorries and trailers so that goods are lifted onto it at the stack instead of being carried to the door.
2. Outbound loading: reversing the belt to carry dispatch orders deep into the vehicle for stacking.
3. Container destuffing: clearing loose-loaded containers where cartons fill the full length of the box.
4. Variable-length material transfer: bridging two points on a site where the distance between them changes with the layout or the demand.
5. Shared dock doors: serving receipt and dispatch from one door with a single reversible unit.
6. Feeding downstream handling: linking the vehicle to sortation, scanning or other conveyor lines inside the building.

Pricing and Availability

Robots Europa supplies the Senad Telescopic Conveyor on a quotation basis, because the right offer depends on the model, the belt width and the belt material your site needs. Delivery, customs and support are arranged together with the quotation. Tell us about your docks, your vehicles and your goods, and we will prepare an offer for the appropriate TBC model; the request form is available on this page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which model has the longest reach?

The TBC5S-6/14 has the longest reach, with an extended length of 14,000mm and a total length of 20,000mm.

Can the same conveyor be used for loading and unloading?

Yes. The belt direction is reversible on all four models, so one unit can serve both inbound and outbound flows.

Which belt widths are available?

Every model is offered with a belt width of 600mm or 800mm.

Can the belt speed be adjusted?

Yes. The belt speed is adjustable across 0~36M/minute, so it can be matched to the pace of the operators.

What are the frame and belt made of?

The frame is Stainless Steel, and the belt is available in PVC, PU, rubber or steel-reinforced rubber.

How much load does the conveyor carry?

The listed capacity is 60kg/meter of conveyor.

Where can I buy the Senad Telescopic Conveyor and what does it cost?

You can buy it from Robots Europa, which supplies customers across the EU and the DACH region. The cost depends on the model and configuration, so please request a quotation on this page.

Summary

The few metres between a dock door and the back of a trailer decide how fast a warehouse really moves, and the Senad Telescopic Conveyor is built to take the walking out of them. A shared 6,000mm retracted length keeps the dock footprint constant, while four models offer extensions from 4,000mm to 14,000mm, each with its own height, width, motor and weight. A reversible belt, adjustable speed, hydraulic tilting and a Stainless Steel frame make it a versatile tool for loading, unloading and variable-length transfer. To match the right TBC model to your vehicles and receive an offer from Robots Europa, this page is the starting point.