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January 22, 2019 By adding a “stationary-fence” transfer station option to a Mini-Mover Rotary Table Accumulator (RTA), the unit can become a surge table. This allows for pause of product flow, before discharging product back onto the production line. Pictured below is a combination of LP Series conveyor and RTA (rotary table accumulator) set up with surge (stationary...
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January 8, 2019 Inspection and rejection actions for manufacturers is as varied as the products they build. Luckily, our LP Series conveyors are highly configurable to meet many needs. For this customer’s line, we divided the conveyor width into six lanes, still allowing overhead access for the sensing heads used to test the components. The lanes are adjustable,...
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December 28, 2018   From our families to yours — we wish all of our partners and customers another prosperous and bright New Year. 2019 promises us all new projects, new plans and many opportunities to work together, helping one another succeed throughout the coming year. We deeply thank everyone for your loyalty and friendship over the years,...
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December 11, 2018 Large, busy pharmacies, medical labs and dental labs have a hands-free means for transporting filled orders from station to station. Our Mini-Mover conveyors have become a go-to ergonomic solution for health care providers across the United States. Our conveyors run whisper-quiet, are virtually vibration free and are clean-room certified to ISO 5/Class 100 standards. By...
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November 27, 2018 Abe-Tech’s demo system uses two LP Series conveyor to compactly showcase various RFID, thermal transfer labeling, bar-code reading and bar-code validation equipment. Using a low-reflection belt material, this LP Series conveyor is ideal for use in data collection and printing applications that require a non-obtrusive conveying method.
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November 13, 2018 For this automotive parts manufacture, the addition of a Mini-Mover Lite Series conveyor freed up the operator from manual parts unloading. Shown here is the Lite Series installed on a Haas ST10 lathe.  
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October 30, 2018 Many of our customers remark that our LP Series low-profile conveyors look “too pretty” to do well in rather filthy conditions. Here’s a grimy little LP Series that’s been running flawlessly for this major tool manufacturer. The customer uses a variable-speed controller and parts sensor to space product exactly as needed.
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October 16, 2018 Mini-Mover conveyors form a reliable and cost effective solution in automation systems across many industries. Shown here is a print system designed by Kase Equipment of Valley View, Ohio. Serving the plastic packaging industry, Kase designs and manufactures silk screen systems, pad printers, thermal label transfer machinery, and digital printing machinery used to decorate plastic...
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October 5, 2018 Today’s the day! Manufacturing Day (MFG DAY for short) is an annual awareness event, which was founded in 2012 by Founding Partner Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, International. Companies and organizations across the US, Canada and Mexico now host educational events for potential entrants to this well-paying and economically essential field. MFG DAY addresses common misconceptions...
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October 2, 2018 Workplace robots equipped with AI will let automation creep into many more areas of work. They could replace people anywhere that products need to be sorted, unpacked, or packed. In this video (which just happens to include an LP Series Mini-Mover conveyor) we can see how AI software developed by Osaro of San Francisco, Calif....
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