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March 31, 2020 Mini-Mover Conveyors is considered a critical supplier to businesses defined by the State of California as “Essential Infrastructure Industries.” These essential businesses we serve include packaged food production, N95 mask and medical supply production, logistics and companies in related industries. During this difficult time, we will maintain our normal business hours of Monday through Friday,...
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February 11, 2020 Using sensor-positioning indexing, this Mini-Mover Liter Series conveyor is the core of a high-volume LED tester system. In less than 8 seconds, the tester verifies all LEDs are working, all connectors are present, the bar-code is correct and the board is delivering the correct color-temperature light. The tester automatically sorts good and bad boards after testing, stops if...
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January 29, 2020 High volume precision parts production is worthless without quality results. And a parts catching solution is essential to keep products safe as they exit each running machine. Our customer, who produces automotive and medical parts to global markets, runs 3 plants, 3 shifts and 24/7 using our rotary tables (RTAs) at the discharge end of...
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January 14, 2020 This electronic components manufacturer uses the Lite Series Mini-Mover conveyor to move thousands of product pieces daily, from hopper to vibratory bowl.
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December 31, 2019 All Mini-Mover conveyors are personalized – built to the exact specifications you request. But it’s not always obvious what to ask for. That’s why we’re here to help. Here are four general areas to consider when getting a quote started for your personalized conveyor. You don’t need to know every answer to the areas below...
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December 13, 2019 Mini-Mover Conveyors were originally designed for the diverse metalworking environment. This systems integrator designs and builds custom automation systems — from engineering, machining, metal forming to , welding, punch operations and more. Shown here is a four-station sonic welder. The Mini-Mover Lite Series conveyor is located on the final station. Parts are dropped onto the...
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December 3, 2019 This topic never seems to get old. A few years ago, many users asked us to share photo examples of our standard cleats. We created a section in our Belt Sample Gallery on the Mini-Mover website to illustrate our standard cleat offerings. . While optional, cleats are worth considering to keep sensitive products separated. Cleats...
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November 19, 2019 This automated parts feeder system can run without need for operator to manual feed. It uses an inclined Mini-Mover Lite Series conveyor equipped with cleats to hold the parts in place on the belt.
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November 5, 2019 This customer decided to speed up operations at his CNC lathe. He mounted his Lite Series Mini-Mover directly onto the sliding door under the parts catcher. This way, wherever the operator needs access inside the machine, the conveyor and door slide aside simultaneously. This setup saves them time and occupies very little floor space.
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October 15, 2019 Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have a big imaging project that our LP Series conveyor has helped speed up. So far, the team members have worked through about 3 million seeds. Each seed is imaged and data collected. The Mini-Mover conveyor is ideal for imaging applications since it has a wide speed range while...
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