Structure & Platforms · Built in-house
Picking Boxes
Enclosed, climate-controllable sorting cabins over the line — the conditions sorters need to do quality work, every shift, all year.
Sherbrooke OEM picking boxes are enclosed sorting cabins built over the picking line, sized in modules per the number of stations. The enclosure isolates sorters from weather, dust, and plant noise and accepts heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; drop chutes through the floor feed the bunkers or conveyors below. Window lines, lighting, station spacing, and chute positions are engineered with the picking conveyor and platform as one assembly, fabricated in Sherbrooke, Quebec.
Where It Fits
- Manual QC and sorting stations on C&D, MSW, and single-stream lines
- Cold-climate plants where unenclosed platforms cost recovery every winter
- Dusty streams where sorter comfort, visibility, and air quality drive pick rates
Configuration & Options
Every unit is engineered per project — these are the configuration choices and options we quote against, not limits.
| Modules | Sized per station count — quoted per box module |
|---|---|
| Stations | Spacing and count per the picking conveyor design |
| Climate | Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning ready |
| Chutes | Floor drop chutes to bunkers or conveyors below, per fraction |
| Lighting & windows | Engineered for sight lines onto the belt |
Construction
| Structure | Steel-framed enclosure on the sorting platform |
|---|---|
| Envelope | Insulated wall and roof panels with window lines over the belt |
| Floor | Steel plate deck with framed drop-chute openings |
| Access | Code-compliant doors, stairs, and egress |
| Integration | Built as one assembly with the picking conveyor and platform |
Picking Boxes — Frequently Asked Questions
Does an enclosed cabin actually change recovery rates?
Sorters who are warm, out of the dust, and able to see clearly pick faster and more accurately, and they stay — turnover on exposed platforms in cold climates is its own recovery problem. The cabin is workforce infrastructure as much as steel.
How do the sorted fractions leave the cabin?
Through floor drop chutes at each station, falling to the bunkers or take-away conveyors below. Chute positions are fixed by the bunker layout underneath, which is why the box, platform, and conveyor are engineered as one assembly.
Can a picking box be added to an existing line?
Often, yes — the practical questions are platform capacity for the added weight, headroom, and where the drop chutes can land below. A site review of the existing steel answers it; retrofit designs adapt the module framing to what is there.
Need dimensions, capacity, or a budget price?
Send your material profile and layout — engineering answers with real numbers, from the team that will fabricate it in Sherbrooke.
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