Cheryl Miller posted on January 25, 2024 11:19
Racetrack to hand-pack
...sounds like an oxymoron ... but it's not!
Multi-Conveyor recently built a series of conveyor technologies designed to tactically transport a granulated or whole bean dry beverage product. Product travels from two bagger discharges, through curves and elevations, ultimately depositing onto a continuous running loop where it is staged for hand-packing. (Note: Product used in this video is for demonstration purposes only.)
The product simultaneously ascends up two 12” wide side flexing incline conveyor sections at parallel locations. The first incline incorporates a 90° x 24” radius curve to align the product narrow edge leading, dropping onto a descending transfer plate that merges product into the non-stop recirculating loop.
The second incline takes the product through a single straight incline, also narrow edge leading. The product then discharges from their respective locations onto a “racetrack style” accumulation conveyor. The continuous 60 FPM loop uses two 180° x 24” radius curves that sandwich two 13’ straight running sections. Hand-pack Operators will be stationed along the outer length of the looping conveyor where they will manually load product into cases prior to a case sealer.
The sequence of product transition was critical to ensure the bags were easy-to-grab while minimizing product overlapping. Loop conveyors are not a stereotypical accumulation choice. Yet, this was the perfect solution for continual, immediate product accessibility required for this hand-pack operation.
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