Category: Lite Series Conveyors

April 28, 2022 For unattended parts unloading from machines, Mini-Mover’s Uni-Mate® is a portable and adaptable solution. The Uni-Mate® consists of a Mini-Mover Lite Series conveyor and a Mini-Mover Rotary Table Accumulator (RTA). When bundled together as the Uni-Mate® kit offering, this unit becomes a free-standing parts catcher that’s easy to adjust (in both height and angle), with...
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April 12, 2022 We often receive questions about the usefulness or sturdiness of miniature conveyors — or even “what” makes a conveyor a mini conveyor. Explanations vary, so we’ve prepared a short FAQ on our view of the topic. First, mini conveyor belt systems can solve many problems associated with limited space or moving small, delicate parts. Sometimes...
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April 5, 2022 Tabletop conveyors are versatile! Set up at an inclined or decline angle, they’ll move product from one elevation to another. When space is especially limited, tabletop conveyors are ideal to move your small, delicate products throughout production. Shown here is a Lite Series Mini-Mover conveyor equipped with our “Shortie” stands. The customer for these units,...
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March 1, 2022 Mini-Mover Conveyors are ideal for pre-production product demonstrations at trade shows or customer meetings. Shown here is a portable Lite Series conveyor in a vision demonstration at a West Coast symposium. It fits securely on table tops and is easy to accessorize with the customer’s demo add-ons. The exhibitor, Headwall Photonics of Bolton, Mass., designs...
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February 22, 2022 Conveyor side guides that properly direct or contain your transported products are essential for smooth operation. Standard Mini-Mover side guides are constructed of aluminum with a brush finish. They are also available with with laminated UHMW product guide surface. Guides may be installed on LP Series conveyors with or without the T-slot profile. They are...
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February 8, 2022 Whether they’re called parts catchers or unloaders, these handy additions to a machine cell can protect sensitive parts without constant operator supervision. Mini-Mover Conveyor products, such as our Lite Series or LP Series conveyors, integrate easily into, and onto, machines. When faster cycle times also require an un-manned accumulation strategy, our Rotary Table Accumulator (RTA)...
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January 25, 2022 High volume metal or plastic stamping machines need parts- or scrap-removal conveyors that are tough and precise. To ensure the exact same simultaneous belt speed from a row of conveyors, Mini-Mover conveyors can be ganged on a single gearmotor and speed controller. This capability ensures the stamping equipment can run without risk of impediment or...
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January 18, 2022 Sometimes the product or the process requires a different conveyor setup. We call it our Mini-Mover “L configuration.” It can achieve inclined or declined product movement, with a combination of belting types to suit the application. Either the Mini-Mover Lite or LP Series can be used in the L configuration.  
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November 16, 2021 Despite rampant staff shortages for US manufacturers today, production capacity can still be boosted — using affordable automation solutions for the plant floor. Mini-Mover Conveyor products are there to help. High-speed machine tending systems for CNC turning centers, such as those designed by Toellner Systems, Inc in Wisconsin. are designed to handle the repetitive, predictable...
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October 19, 2021 By Jeff Melville National Sales Director Man vs. Machine. It’s a story that has been engrained, at least in my mind, since the release of the original Terminator movie. In a way, that has become a reality, but it has allowed for the human aspect to be placed into roles that allow for better use...
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