Category: Automation Conveyors

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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February 24, 2021 The optional stainless steel overlay tops for Mini-Mover Rotary Table Accumulator (RTA) units offer added table-top protection when you are handling highly abusive parts or materials. Ordered as a factory option. Call us at 1-800-586-4584 for info.
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February 2, 2021 This is a inspection testing machine for hinges that go into the Chrysler Pacifica minivan. Eclipse Mold of Chesterfield, Mich., makes these parts for the Pacifica’s Stow and Go seating system. This testing machine includes a Mini-Mover LP Series conveyor, and measures torque on the hinge itself. This torque test ensures each hinge is easy...
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January 19, 2021 Last year really showed us that manufacturing automation is on the rise for companies small and large. It’s not always beyond-budget. Yet, there’s a real concern among many in the industry that this move toward greater efficiency and productivity will eliminate human jobs. We believe jobs will expand as a result of automation initiatives. Conveyors,...
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January 12, 2021 This fastener manufacturer uses a Lite Series Mini-Mover conveyor to supply the robotic arm with material in this screw machine cell. The conveyor/robot combination allow safe and precise infeed to the machine, with minimal operator intervention. No more human fingers need get close to the machine.  
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January 5, 2021 This high-volume metal stamping line at Dial Tool Industries in Addison, Ill., produces display brackets used in Ford F-150 trucks. Several Mini-Mover LP series conveyors are integrated into the stamping press to remove scrap material. Our little conveyors are popular for their precision integration capability within working machinery.
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December 15, 2020 SPEDE Technologies, a manufacturing automation company based in Cleveland, OH, designed and fabricated a “mobile conveyor parts counting/verification system” around a Lite Series Mini-Mover conveyor. One of SPEDE’s specialties is developing systems for Honda suppliers, to enable them to meet Honda MPRs (Minimum Process Requirements) for identifying, counting, tracking, packing, labeling and traceability of Honda...
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December 1, 2020 Comet Corn was founded in 2002 to provide healthy snacks at music festivals, ball games and other events in the North Bay area around Santa Rosa, Calif. With increasing demand, Comet Corn began bagging its varied popcorn snack flavors in 2011, to expand distribution through area markets and microbreweries. With the company’s move in 2014...
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November 17, 2020 This system was built for an automotive components manufacturer, and shown here is a work cell where inspection is made faster with the addition of the Lite Series Mini-Mover Conveyors.
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November 3, 2020 Many users have asked us, “What’s the best way to set the diverter arm on a Mini-Mover rotary table?” As shipped from the factory, our Rotary Table Accumulator (RTA) units are configured to run in a counter-clockwise (CCW) rotation. [Optional direction change to a clockwise (CW) rotation is accomplished by changing the setting on your...
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