Category: Lite Series Conveyors

April 25, 2023 Mini-Mover Conveyors can take the heat! This manufacturer of miniature high voltage electronic devices uses Mini-Mover conveyors in its potting work cells. (In electronics, potting is a process of coating sensitive parts with a protective material that hardens.) In this potting unit, a Mini-Mover conveyor is used to transport freshly coated components or subassemblies through...
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April 25, 2023 Mini-Mover Conveyors can take the heat! This manufacturer of miniature high voltage electronic devices uses Mini-Mover conveyors in its potting work cells. (In electronics, potting is a process of coating sensitive parts with a protective material that hardens.) In this potting unit, a Mini-Mover conveyor is used to transport freshly coated components or subassemblies through...
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April 4, 2023 Product separation of critical workpieces is no small matter for precision or high-volume parts manufacturers. Mini-Mover conveyors, whether Lite or LP Series units, have proven a favorite solution toward protecting sensitive parts. Small, touchy components – such as those made for electronics or aeronautics applications — cannot just be dumped into a bucket when exiting...
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February 8, 2023 When a Z-style conveyor won’t do: Sometimes the product or the process requires a different conveyor setup for elevation changes. 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. Sometimes, the application’s fixtures call for a gap at the...
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January 31, 2023 Mini-Mover Conveyors combine readily with other equipment to form cohesive systems. Here’s a Mini Mover Lite series unit, used to supply a vibratory feeder bowl that’s handling hex screws. A hopper and a chute were also added on the conveyor side. The system is tied to a limit switch, which controls the volume of screws...
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January 10, 2023 While Mini-Mover Conveyors does specialize in small, miniature conveyors, we’ve had increasing demand for our longer, “extended length” units. What do we mean by “extended length?” Since we build each conveyor by hand, we simply combine the blend of standard length conveyor modules to meet the longer length you need. Our standard module lengths runs...
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November 22, 2022 “Waterfall” (or “cascaded”) conveyor-to-conveyor transfers are a handy, no-fuss way to deal with height differences between work cells. Just arrange your Mini-Mover conveyors end-to-end or at the angles you need. #automation #conveyorautomation #minimoverconveyors
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November 9, 2022 This custom-built automated bagging system includes a with Mini-Mover Lite Series conveyor for product transport between the vibratory feeder and the bagger. Custom Design & Automation (CDA) did a beautiful job designing this durable, reliable system. (This video links to CDA’s Facebook page)
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November 1, 2022 Beautiful Epson Robotics demo at The Assembly Show this October in Chicago. We were delighted to see our Mini-Mover Lite Series conveyors play a supporting role in the popular display of this remarkable feeding system. Phil Baratti, Epson’s applications engineering senior manager, showed Epson’s RS-Series and IntelliFlex Parts Feeding System in this LinkedIn video: Video of...
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September 6, 2022 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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