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Mini-Mover Conveyors
a division of Whipple Enterprises

21150 Shake Ridge Road
Volcano,CA 95689 USA

Toll-Free Phone: 800-586-4585
Local Phone: 209-296-5128
Fax: 866-900-5124

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Radio City Music Hall Recycles ID Bands using UV Cleaner with LP Series Conveyor

“Audience participation” ID bands used at Radio City Music Hall can be reused after each performance, thanks to a mobile UV disinfecting system that uses an LP Series conveyor. In the portable UV irradiation unit made by Fuller Ultraviolet of Frankfort, Ill., the wristbands move on the conveyor through the sanitizing light, being ejected clean...
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New “Shortie” Legs Bridge the Gap

Now, by popular request! Our new “Shortie” conveyor stands for Mini-Mover conveyors can bridge the height gap between our Tabletop Feet and our taller adjustable Leg Stands. The shorties are constructed of heavy-duty aluminum material and come with frame mount plate (for either upright or inclined use) and leveling feet. Shortie legs are useful for...
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CNC + RTA Rotary Table = High Output + Quality

High volume precision parts production is worthless without quality results. 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 their workcells – to ensure sensitive parts are separated and undamaged. Without constant operator supervision. Shown here are...
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After 10+ years (20,000 hours), it finally needs replacing…

Our customer suspected that, after a hard, 10-year run, this belt might be replacing. Besides being soaked with fluids and caked with metal shavings day – in, day out – this belt is so beat up, the cleats have worn down to nubs.
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Easy Lite Integration for Lathe Parts Removal

Our customer installed this small Lite Series conveyor in a Swiss lathe, which runs various-length tubes. Longer tubes can be ejected through the sub-spindle, while the short ones are conveyed to the collection bin. This frees the operator to attend to other jobs while the finished parts accumulate.
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Real-life Mini-Mover conveyors star in AT&T’s Galaxy S6 ‘Life Simulator’ ad

Art imitates the real life of a Mini-Mover conveyor. This clever AT&T ‘Life Simulator’ TV spot showcases the resilient Galaxy S6 phone — as well as the versatility of our LP Series conveyors. We enjoyed participating in this project with the creative team in Venice, Calif., who produced the ad for AT&T.
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When your “Z” isn’t quite Z enough

Expect the unexpected. Maybe your “Z” conveyor isn’t quite “Z” enough. Maybe your new job setup has an unanticipated height difference between work cells. Portable, light but sturdy, these Lite Series incline conveyors are easy to pop in at needed points of your production line. We can make stands as high or low as you need....
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Ouch! Check it – before you wreck it.

It was still running great, but started sounding a tad noisy. So, after running this Lite Series conveyor at 70-190+ fpm for a little over five years, our user recently thought a maintenance check might be due. These pictures tell the story of what happens when the belt tracking is allowed to wander wa-a-a-y...
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Winter Weather and Possible Shipping Delays

With Winter Storm Thor and other storms forecast to sweep the Midwest and northeastern states this week, everyone across the US will continue to experience the slow-down effects on everyday business. Delays in shipping may be inevitable but we can work together to minimize them if they occur. So far, our conveyor shipments into...
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Drippy parts-machining jobs don’t have to soak you

Unattended collection of oily or fluid-soaked machined parts just got a little neater. Our Rotary Table Accumulator (RTA) Model 60-024 currently seems to be most popular of our three sizes to do drippy accumulation jobs — so our new drip-pan option makes its debut for the 24″ model. The drop-pan option, p/n 60-7027, consists of an...
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