Description
Chutes, which lead to divided lanes can be an excellent way to provide automation processes. In this application, parts are placed on the conveyor by a robot.
Benefits include:
- Cavity separation: Separate conveyor lanes isolate mold cavities—an excellent way to separate family molds
- Quality control: If one section of the mold fails, only parts from that cavity need to be discarded
- Extend robot range: Chutes can be used to move parts beyond the normal 'release' range of a robot
- Increase robot speed: Chutes can increase the speed of a robot by allowing it to release all 4 parts at once—without having to rotate the end-of-arm tooling
How does it work?
- A robot removes four parts at a time from the mold.
- It positions the parts over the four cut outs and releases them into the chutes.
- The parts move through the chutes to the four divided lanes.
- The conveyor moves them to the end and fills them into four separate containers.
EMI’s Trunk Line Conveyors are built for plant-wide systems and incorporate rugged cross-bracing and sturdy construction for long distance runs. The end-mounted drives assure reliable belt tracking.
A Four Cavity Tooling drops parts onto this EAF with Lane Divider Package Conveyor which includes a catch tray
Dividers can have PVC belting or side belt guards to prevent parts from scratching and small part loss.
8-Chute Diverting Station with Flexible Tubing
Includes: Anti-static hose, Painted steel support frame, SST Tray for Boxes, and Leveling pads.
Side-by-Side Gate style Parts Diverter
Automated Positioning and Handling System
Includes: Vertical conveyor, gravity roller, box clamps, pin stops, sensors, indexing rails and alarm stack.
Multi-level Gate style Parts Diverter
- Parts are fed onto the stainless steel gate cylinder diverter.
- A photo eye for for the scrap box is located on level 2.
- A custom chute with an additional set of photo eyes measures boxes.
- Wire mesh guarding protects both people and parts.
