Slat Band Conveyor with Bottle Turner
Slat Conveyor with Bottle Turner
Conveyor Description
This project was to manufacture a slat conveyor with pneumatically operated line change overs for a 180° bottle turning line, to run adjacent to existing bottle turning line. The purpose was to set up the existing and new turner arrangements to handle the two similar sized bottles such that each line can be selected according to which product is going down the system without the need to keep resetting the existing line. The existing spare turner arms were used on the new line.
Slat Conveyor & Bottle Turner Design Information |
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| Product: | Plastic Milk Bottles |
| Sizes: | 1 litre or 2 pints |
| Rating: | IP55 rating |
C-Trak other Project Bottle Turning
Slat Conveyor Bottle Turner Supplied
1 No. 3.25” wide Flexible Slat Band Conveyor being nominally 500mm long straight x “S” shaped curve (away from existing line) x 2800mm long straight x “S” shaped curve (back to existing line). A pneumatically operated line crossover arrangement was included at the entry and exit points to interface with the existing line.
The cylinders were piped to locally positioned 5 port d/a solenoid valves. There were 2 No. bottle turner assemblies positioned on the middle straight, these utilise the existing spare free issue turner arms, and drop into new bush/bracket assemblies which have two-way lateral adjustments for final positioning during installation.
There are double height rod guides throughout; these are loose and longer at the turner assembly area for final shaping etc during installation.
General construction is grade 304 stainless steel and food quality materials where possible, a fixed speed SEW shaft mounted geared motor drive was also included.
The conveyor is supported on tripod style legs which give height adjustment. The existing line is inclined and the new conveyor will accommodate that at the crossovers.
There was quite a lot of existing services, pipe work, supports, electrical cables and controls running along between the wall and the existing line which had to be considered and modified before installation of the conveying equipment.
