Year: 2022

May 30, 2022 Just in: Here’s a report from a major Powered Metal parts manufacturer. This user is currently using the Mini-Mover Rotary Table Accumulators (RTAs) at presses for the powder metal process. Each press is capable of producing about 6-10 parts per minute depending on part configuration. The user has about ten (10) similar machines running automatically,...
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May 26, 2022 We’ve been moving Mini-Mover small conveyors out by the daily dozens! We see evidence that manufacturing industry is building back steadily, with many Mini-Mover customers gearing up their factory automation for better conditions ahead. While labor shortages and supply-chain slowdowns continue to affect all US manufacturers, strategic adaptations are seeing us though. We’re pleased, that...
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May 16, 2022 By Jeff Melville National Sales Director Man vs. Machine. It’s a story that has been engrained, at least in my mind, since the release of the original Terminator movie. It provided a scenario where the human race was being replaced by machines that did tasks better and more efficiently than their human counterparts. In a...
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May 4, 2022 It’s National Skilled Trades Day in the US! Today’s a day to express our appreciation to all the men and women whose creativity and abilities build up our US manufacturing, construction and industrial capabilities. Here at Mini-Mover Conveyors, our machinists, inspectors, packagers, drivers, warehouse, designers and inventory staff our our MVPs! #NationalSkilledTradesDay #minimoverconveyors
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April 28, 2022 For unattended parts unloading from machines, Mini-Mover’s Uni-Mate® is a portable and adaptable solution. The Uni-Mate® consists of a Mini-Mover Lite Series conveyor and a Mini-Mover Rotary Table Accumulator (RTA). When bundled together as the Uni-Mate® kit offering, this unit becomes a free-standing parts catcher that’s easy to adjust (in both height and angle), with...
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April 12, 2022 We often receive questions about the usefulness or sturdiness of miniature conveyors — or even “what” makes a conveyor a mini conveyor. Explanations vary, so we’ve prepared a short FAQ on our view of the topic. First, mini conveyor belt systems can solve many problems associated with limited space or moving small, delicate parts. Sometimes...
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April 5, 2022 Tabletop conveyors are versatile! Set up at an inclined or decline angle, they’ll move product from one elevation to another. When space is especially limited, tabletop conveyors are ideal to move your small, delicate products throughout production. Shown here is a Lite Series Mini-Mover conveyor equipped with our “Shortie” stands. The customer for these units,...
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March 23, 2022 As a small business increases its sales volume, the need to upgrade manual methods for inkjet product labeling or case-coding may seem like a daunting expense. It doesn’t have to be. There are entry-level and mid-level products that can make the switchover affordable. Mini-Mover Conveyors are often used by packaging vendors to complete a case-coding...
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March 8, 2022 This sheet metal punch press operation runs more efficiently with an LP Series Mini-Mover conveyor in this HVAC manufacturer’s facility. After shearing and initial punch shown here, the sheets are automatically stacked for staging to the next operation. This simple automation step eliminates the need for continuous operator supervision.
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March 1, 2022 Mini-Mover Conveyors are ideal for pre-production product demonstrations at trade shows or customer meetings. Shown here is a portable Lite Series conveyor in a vision demonstration at a West Coast symposium. It fits securely on table tops and is easy to accessorize with the customer’s demo add-ons. The exhibitor, Headwall Photonics of Bolton, Mass., designs...
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