AC-Tek develops commercial software for both conveyor design (Sidewinder), and discrete element modeling (Newton). We also offer several engineering services including: data acquisition, conveyor design (static analysis, dynamic analysis, control logic, commissioning, etc.), discrete element modeling (DEM), and finite element analysis (FEA).

Our Sidewinder conveyor design software is extremely powerful yet very easy to use. It includes:

• CEMA 5th, 6th, and 7th edition, DIN 22101, ISO, and other calculation methodologies

• Horizontal curve calculations

• Pipe conveyor calculations

• Pocket / Flexowall Belt conveyors

• Belt Transitions (CEMA, ISO, and the Beckley methods)

• Feeder Belt and pullout force calculations (CEMA, Roberts, Bruff's, Reisner, and Johanson methods are all included)

• Belt Turnovers

• Multiple load cases (inclines, declines, load on/off, custom cases, etc)

• Reversible conveyors and bi-way conveying (material on both carry and return sides)

• Multiple material types (up to 5 different material types and/or properties can be analyzed on a conveyor)

• Complete pulley and shaft sizing (both CEMA, AS-1430 methods)

• Conical & Radial Stockpile Sizing and Reclaim Volume Calculations

• Professional reports (in Microsoft Word format)

• English & Metric Units

• Multiple Languages - Inputs & Outputs (English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, German, and more)

• Project summary files & report analysis for working with multiple conveyors in a single project (very powerful when designing many conveyors on a single project)