Product category:
Conveyor systems (production and general purpose)
News Release from: FlexLink Systems | Subject: Conveyor multi-product
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 April 2007
Guiding system for multi-product
conveyors
FlexLink has introduced a range of conveyors, accumulation and elevation handling systems with electrically driven guiding units suitable for multi-product manufacturing lines.
Visit FlexLink this year on Stand 5140 Hall 5 at the Total Exhibition, where they will be demonstrating a multi product handling concept solving a long-standing productivity bottleneck in conveyor lines Features of the system include the classic range of conveyors, accumulation, elevation handling, along with the second generation Hygienic System and the Automatic Guiding System
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 18 Aug 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Guiding System makes efficient multi product manufacturing lines a reality as shorter product runs and product changes are commonplace in industry today.
The core of the system is the electrically driven guiding units which control the position of the guide rails along the line.
Up to 220 guiding units can be controlled from one cabinet and the system has a repetitive accuracy of less than +- 0.1 mm.
Compared to manual resetting, the new system eliminates sources of disturbances and enhances the stability of the product conveyed.
The system is designed for dry and wet production environments and suits a wide range of conveyor types.
The system also demonstrates high levels of hygiene with the second generation of its modular hygienic conveyor concept.
The new design, materials, close tolerances and speed control make the conveyor lubrication-free, which prevents contamination of the products conveyed and saves costs for lubricants and their supply systems.
The new chain, combined with improved conveyor rigidity allows for conveyor speeds up to 100 metres per minute, still maintaining the stability of the products conveyed.
Speed control has been integrated into the drive units, allowing dynamic buffering and soft start and stop.
The equipment has been verified by leading international dairy groups as being crucial for plant efficiency in strictly hygienic environments.
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