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INDUSTRIAL CONVEYORS

A unique and simple conveyor allows the user to easily access large bins by use of gravity. A bin is loaded by forklift on one end of the conveyor, which then travels downhill to the user. It stops in front of the user so he/she can unload the bin.

When the bin is empty, the user then presses a pneumatic button which activates a set of airbags under the conveyor. The airbags lift the 2 strands of crossrollers, allowing the bin to roll downhill to the other side of the conveyor. When the user presses pushbuttons again, the air bags collapse, the strands lower, and the empty bin exits out to the forklift.

In this way, bins follow a U-shaped route, driven all the way by gravity. The only power consumption is the air required to raise the crossroller strands. The result is a simple way of presenting the operator with full bins and allowing him to easily remove the empties.

Of course the same conveyor could be used in reverse to fill bins.

This is only one example of a conveyor application. They are generally custom-made and can be PLC-controlled and automated.