In this sortation conveyor there are tray and slats or slides, which are combined to move the product from one place to another. The trays or slats provide combine sorting mechanism and product transporter. It can accommodate elevation changes easily. The tilt tray sorters are usually designed in continuous loops with a compact layout and recirculation of products not sorted the first time.

Tilt slat sorters carry products on flat-surface slat conveyor and can handle wider variety of products compared to tilt tray. This device is used for emptying containers of mixed-item loads that is placed along the course of the conveyor. Tilting arms located one behind the other in a direction of transport, the tilting arms able to be laterally swiveled for emptying the load from the container onto the branch conveyor around a substantially horizontal axle running in the direction of transport.