Conveyors and line equipment
Equipment used to move materials in bulk from one point to another. Conveyors usually consist of a tensioned belt arranged to run over rollers or slats. Includes fillers, feeders/hoppers, conveyor systems, bowl feeders, roller conveyors and slat conveyors.
Product & Service Resources
Machinery skates from Movetech enable boat maker to move its barges into new premises weblink
Movetech’s Jung machinery skates have enabled barge-building company Boats by Pendlewood to manoeuvre long, 15-tonne barges into new premises that are inaccessible by truck.
Hepcomotion offers ring and track systems for applications such as food production weblink
Vee bearing ring and track systems from Hepcomotion are designed to help to minimise material movement and conserve floor space in applications such as food and pharmaceutical production.
Case study: Nylacast provides corrosion resistance in web agitator application download
A Nylacast component has been fixed on a slowly rotating shaft with conveyor webbing running over carrying potatoes. As the component is made from advanced polymers — particularly those based around cast nylon — it has benefited this web agitator application by providing an increased wear life, a harder, more rigid construction, a reduced component weight, protection against corrosion and high moisture absorption.
Data sheet: Roemheld M 6.9106 telescopic lifting lenses download
Roemheld’s M 6.9106 telescopic lifting lenses are suitable for controlled lifting and lowering in automation as well as for motor-driven height adjustments of assembly fixtures, working tables, supply systems, etc.
Elscint Automation manufactures bowl feeder for feeding of steel bushes
Elscint Automation — which has CE marking for its parts feeders — has manufactured a vibratory bowl feeder for the feeding of steel bushes in outlet.
Igus demonstrates how its Iglidur materials can be used in knife-edge conveyor systems weblink
Iglidur materials from Igus can be used in knife-edge conveyors, which are commonly found in food production machines, bottling lines and packaging systems as well as in point-of-sale units in supermarkets.
Screens and conveyors from Mogensen help pet food manufacturer to increase output
Vibratory screens and conveyors from Mogensen are helping Wagg Foods, a manufacturer of dry pet foods, mostly in the form of kibbles or pellets, to increase output and improve efficiency.
Vibratory bowl feeder supplied by Elscint Automation delivers fast processing speeds
Elscint Automation has supplied a vibratory bowl feeder to a customer requiring rivets to be fed in two rows, at a high speed of 220 parts per minute per row.
White Paper: Vertical form fill seal machine applications download
In this White Paper, Rockwell discusses the various uses for vertical form fill seal machines, the pros and cons of single- and multi-lane formats and intermittent and continuous motion.
Easilift works with Traka to supply Tesco with Dock Management System
Tesco has been supplied with a Dock Management System (DMS) from Easilift Loading Systems and Traka for its Grocery Distribution Centre.
Suppliers
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Renold Chain video article
Founded in 1879 by Hans Renold, the Swiss engineer who invented the bush roller chain, Renold is a specialist global manufacturer of power transmission products and systems. Wherever there is mechanical movement Renold's products can be found either at the heart of the system or working ...
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Elesa video article
Manufacturer of standard machine parts - handwheels, crank handles, lobe knobs, grip knobs, handles, levers, oil caps, plugs, rotary controls, indicators, levelling feet, hinges, adjustable handles, toggle clamps, index plungers, spring plungers, position indicators, locks, ...
