Category: Automation Conveyors

June 3, 2021 Mini-Mover Conveyors, div. of Whipple Ent., now offers newly Clean Room recertified Lite Series and LP Series conveyors, which include cost-saving belting options, for Class 100 (ISO 5) compliant applications. Modern manufacturing and product development is expanding into more delicate application environments, making clean rooms increasingly necessary. Industries like medical research, food and beverage production,...
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May 27, 2021 Many businesses believe automation is too expensive, disruptive or complex to add or expand in their operations. Mini-Mover Conveyors works to lower those cost barriers, along with partnering with robotics partners who can simplify the training and deployment process for you. With affordable easy-to-use solutions, workers of all levels can be productive immediately — while...
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May 25, 2021 The transport or belting surface on any conveyor is literally where “the rubber meets the road” for its effectiveness on your line. In addition to our many belt-material options, Mini-Mover Conveyors offers numerous belt-cleat options, especially configured for the task you must accomplish. Whether it’s the need for perfect product placement or positioning in automation...
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May 12, 2021 Automation and unattended operation often starts with something as simple as a conveyor. This photo came of a major manufacturer of automotive and heavy vehicle parts. They use a Mini-Mover LP Series conveyors, teamed with Mini-Mover Rotary Table Accumulator (RTA) units. This work-cell combo offloads and accumulates hundreds of greasy wheel components per shift.
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April 20, 2021 When transferring slick, brittle ceramic parts downhill to the next work cell, our customer had a breakage concern. We solved the problem by equipping this declined LP Series conveyor with a sticky, grippy belt to slow the parts on their downhill slide. Sometimes, just a seemingly small change of belting material can make a big...
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April 13, 2021 Using our highly adaptable, indexing LP Series conveyors, this medical manufacturer’s work cell features corner-transfers for a perfect fit into a confined space. The Mini-Mover LP offers indexed conveyor function to allow multiple inspections of each assembly being transported through the cell.
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March 31, 2021 A Mini-Mover LP (low-profile) Series conveyor speeds up sheet metal shingles into a stacking device, where each shingle gets labeled. By automating this process, the manufacturer’s throughput on this line increased ten-fold.
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March 16, 2021 This metal stamping machine is made more efficient with a Mini-Mover Lite Series conveyor to carry off scrap material during production. The automotive parts made here go into Tesla automobiles. Metal stamping operations create metal scrap, which needs to be carried out of the stamper during operation. Our Mini-Mover conveyors are durable enough to withstand...
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March 9, 2021 Many of our customers automate their inspection processes, using both conveyors and vision-enabled cobots, An essential in inspection, of course, is good lighting. Mini-Mover Conveyors provide a custom fit for the backlight equipment your automated inspection cell is using. Built to your exact specifications, too. Showm here is a Mini-Mover LP Series Conveyor.  
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March 4, 2021 Whether it’s for high-volume precision machining or a packaging line sorting bottle caps, hoppers paired with an inclined conveyor provide a smooth transfer of components. Our Mini-Mover conveyors have proven to be an ideal companion for these setups. Shown in this photo, collected parts in the hopper will be released onto an inclined, cleated Lite...
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