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April 7, 2009 They’re tough little guys. Busy loading docks? Filthy, dirty, oily parts to move? No problem for the Mini-Mover Lite mini conveyors. This photo was submitted by a happy customer — 5 years of around-the-clock of hard service, and it keeps going strong for every work shift in the warehouse.
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April 1, 2009 Many conveyor companies now say they have them. We started the wave: Mini conveyors. That’s all we make. We’re seeing scaled-down versions of maxi-sized units, touted as mini, hit the market lately. Try “midi.” There’s only so small you can ratchet down a design when “huge” was your starting point. What looks small to another...
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March 18, 2009 Many of our customers have been eager to see our fixed-fence option in action. We made a couple short videos to illustrate how this option transforms the Rotary Table Accumulator (RTA) into a surge table or transfer station. Combined with our mini conveyors, multi-station setup is quick and economical. The second video was shot from...
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March 16, 2009 On Feb. 25, 2009, Whipple Enterprises announced the “Stationary Fence ” transfer station option for its Rotary Table Accumulator (RTA) product line, which adapts an RTA into an unmanned surge table for temporary accumulation and automated product discharge back into the flow of production. The Stationary Fence option consists of a stationary guide assembly that...
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March 16, 2009 On Jan. 12, 2009, Whipple Enterprises announced production availability of the new Razor-Link™ option for its LP (Low-Profile) Series of Mini-Mover conveyors. Razor-Link™ allows quick and easy modular setup for close-proximity applications, such as multi-station transition, small-parts transfer and 90-degree turns. Razor-Link™ uses a true “roller nose” design that uses two precision-machined aluminum pulleys to...
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