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August 16, 2022 Mini-Mover Conveyors is pleased to be part of fabFAB, a permanent interactive children’s exhibit at the Children’s Museum of La Crosse, Wis. Designed by Toboggan Design of Montreal, QC, this multi-station display invites children to experiment with important parts of the manufacturing process (Activate, Organize, Plan, Operate, Create, Assemble). Toboggan Design incorporated two Mini-Mover LP Series...
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August 2, 2022 At the Seafood Processing Global Expo in Barcelona, Spain, Headwall Photonics demonstrated its hyperspectral imaging (HSI) system, using a Mini-Mover Lite Series tabletop conveyor. Small plastic fish placed on the conveyor were imaged to show that the imaging system can distinguish various fish types in real time. Hyperspectral imaging systems such as Headwall’s can instantly...
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July 27, 2022 Leg Stands for Mini-Mover Conveyors are simple to put together. Each leg assembly is shipped disassembled (with any needed tools and hardware). We made this quick “how-to” video to show what comes out of the shipping box, and the few easy steps to completing the stand setup.
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July 19, 2022 Parts unloading was an awkward, manual process for operators at this machine. By replacing their old “collection box” and adding a Mini-Mover Rotary Table Accumulator (RTA) into this tight spot, the machinist no longer has to bend, twist or lift to collect parts. The machinist can also tend to other machines while this RTA is...
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July 5, 2022 During many machining operations, the cutting fluids can cause drippy, oily parts to load onto the conveyor. When these accumulated fluids spill onto the floor, it’s a safety and a clean-up problem To solve this, Mini-Mover Conveyors offers drain pans that install under the conveyor. These must be installed in the factory, so ensure you...
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July 4, 2022 Happy Fourth of July, everyone! Also known as Independence Day or July 4th, it’s been a federal holiday in the US since 1941. But the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution. On July 2nd, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence, and on July...
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June 28, 2022 Here’s Martin Supply’s ingenious solution for metal stamping environmentally-sensitive parts. Scrap removal was the final, labor-intensive hitch for the end-user’s operators. First, robots had been installed on the plant floor’s mezzanine, to stamp parts in isolation from airborne particulates emitted on the plant floor. To get rid of the scrap material, Mini-Mover conveyors were part...
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June 20, 2022 In our climate of skilled-labor shortages across the US, it’s just as important for manufacturers to automate for worker safety as well as for productivity. Manufacturing facilities such as high-volume machine shops, packagers, shipping docks and warehouses, have workflows that are very fast-paced. Heavy materials constantly need to be moved, staged, shipped — and far...
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June 14, 2022 Mini-Mover Conveyors can be configured for product transfers in the exact way you need it done. Whether it’s a 90-degree product transfer, or a transfer that lifts or lowers the product to another cell — Mini-Mover units can do it. Product transfers on a production floor often need to move parts from one level to...
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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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