Advanced Conveyor Design Software
The Best
Conveyor Designs
start with
Sidewinder
Developed from the ground up, incorporating the
latest in conveyor technology and industry standards.
Engineering Excellence
Developed by
Conveyor Experts
In 2004 AC-Tek realized the global need for a new and easy to use conveyor design program. Sidewinder is the response to this need.
Developed by experts in conveyor technology, Sidewinder is truly second to none. It incorporates the latest in both conveyor design technology and industry standards.
In the past 20 years Sidewinder has been used by thousands of engineers to design countless conveyors around the world. It holds global records for some of the largest and most complex systems ever built. Yet it is still very much at home when used to engineer smaller in-plant systems.
Give Sidewinder a try today!
One Solution for Any Conveyor
Supports a wide range of conveyor types, bulk materials, and environmental conditions.
Sidewinder give you everything you need in a single package.
Features
Sidewinder Features
Sidewinder has massive assortment of advanced features.
Industry Standards
CEMA 5th, 6th, 7th
DIN 22101 / ISO
Feeder Belts Calculations
Various Published Standards
Pipe Conveyor Calculations
Advanced Calculations
Vertical Curves
Pulley & Shaft Sizing
Belt Turnovers
Horizontal Curves
Material Trajectories
Added Features
Stockpile Sizing
Reclaim Volumes
Overhung Load Analysis
Stringer Loading & Design
...and much more
Professional Reports
Fully Customizable Reports
Microsoft Word format
Basic & Advanced Outputs
Adobe pdf creation from Word
AutoCAD Integration
Import conveyor profiles
Export CAD drawings
Google Earth Support (kmz)
3D Ground Topography
Sidewinder Add-ons
PAX Pulley Design & Newton Chute
Make the best conveyor design software even better with these powerful features.
Pulley Finite Element Analysis
PAX Pulley Design
FEA Software
PAX is a full 3D finite element software program for analyzing conveyor pulleys. Accurate stress analysis, pulley shell and end disk optimization, fatigue life, and much more can be easily determined.
Transfer Chute Design
Newton Chute Lite
Free with Sidewinder!
Discrete Element Modeling (DEM) software for modeling the flow bulk materials through transfer chutes. A wide range of material properties can be analyzed. Chute geometries can be entered parametrically, or imported from a wide range of commercial CAD software.
AC-Tek has several Newton Software products. The most basic (Newton Chute Lite) is included free of charge with all Sidewinder licenses that have a current maintenance plan.
Global Presence
Engineers around the world are using Sidewinder
Here are a few of our global customers.
Pricing
Product Options
Sidewinder
Standalone
License
Single-user standalone license.
One year of annual maintenance is included.
Sidewinder
Network
License
Single-user network license.
One year of annual maintenance is included.
Newton Chute
Discrete Element
Modeling
Transfer Chute Design.
One year of annual maintenance is included.
