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July 3, 2023 Happy Fourth of July! Wishing all our fellow Americans a joyous and safe celebration today! May your day be filled with laughter, good food, and unforgettable moments. Remember to stay hydrated, wear sunscreen, and practice firework safety. Let’s cherish the freedom we have and honor those who fought for it. Happy Independence Day, everyone! Enjoy...
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June 27, 2023 Integrate a Mini-Mover conveyor with embedded backlight into a vision system to improve the accuracy and efficiency of quality control processes in manufacturing. By illuminating the product from underneath, any defects or abnormalities can be easily detected by the vision system, allowing for quick and precise sorting and analysis. Conveyor equipped backlighting adds precision and...
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June 20, 2023 This Lite Series conveyor was installed as an ergonomic improvement to eliminate manual loading of a high hopper in this electronic parts workstation. The copper connectors in this part of the manufacturing process are brazed to shut the wire barrel seams. Then the connectors are collected and moved to the next station. It’s important that...
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June 20, 2023 This Lite Series conveyor was installed as an ergonomic improvement to eliminate manual loading of a high hopper in this electronic parts workstation. The copper connectors in this part of the manufacturing process are brazed to shut the wire barrel seams. Then the connectors are collected and moved to the next station. It’s important that...
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June 13, 2023 Accumulate products or surge/delay product movement down your production line? Mini-Mover Rotary Table Accumulators (RTA) can do either job. Shown here is a 24-inch diameter RTA, equipped with dual rails and stationary-fence option for surge action. The adjustable overhead diverter paddle can collect and then direct you products from infeed and collection to the outfeed....
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June 6, 2023 This Mini-Mover Lite Series conveyor, equipped with sensor-position indexing capability, is the core of a high-volume LED testing system. The system can verify, in less than eight (8) seconds that all LEDs are working, all connectors are present, the bar-code is correct and the board is delivering the correct color-temperature light. The system will automatically...
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May 30, 2023 Life gets simpler when you add a simple Mini-Mover tabletop conveyor to your product-coding operation, When printing codes (e.g. date codes) on products with an ink jet printer, your product must pass within 1/4-inch of the print head and at a consistent speed. This conveyor can do it. In this photo example, courtesy of Pro...
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May 23, 2023 Do you always need a stainless steel conveyor in a food manufacturing environment? Not always, and Mini-Mover Conveyors offers some economical options for your food packaging needs. This cheese maker uses Mini-Mover Conveyors for product coding and marking. Stainless steel units are simply not necessary in all sections of the food manufacturer’s plant. Once the...
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May 16, 2023 Manufacturing and metalworking can be pretty dirty, with dusts, oils and fluids. Mini-Mover conveyors were designed specifically for factory tasks. These tough little units require no expensive maintenance or heroics to remain reliable. This picture shows an example from one of our customers who manufactures high-volume industrial components. The conveyor has been in regular service...
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May 9, 2023 Waterfall conveyor transfers are not only useful for corner-turn applications. When arranged in-line, two or more shorter conveyors become core modules to form a long waterfalled line. Portable Mini-Mover conveyors are ideal choices for this use. In-line waterfall transfers are especially useful for assembly, label reading, printing or counting, where the top-most infeed conveyor can...
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