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LOAD HANDLING DEVICES: IN LINE
Load Handling Devices: In line
The Electric Centering Device is used prior to a Strapping System to center loads.
The centering heads are scalloped, extending below the roller surface to ensure contact with bottom dunnage. The heads are hinged, folding up as contact is made with the load to crease dunnage at the bottom of the load, preparing it for strapping. Proximity switches in the centering heads signal completion of the centering cycle, providing maximum throughput regardless of load size.
Electric Centering Devices can be operated manually or integrated into an automatic Strapping System. A control console is provided for safety functions, manual operation and selection of automatic modes.
- The Hydraulic Centering Device centers and squares unit loads on the conveyor bed. The centering plow mechanism simultaneously moves the two opposing heads toward the center of the conveyor bed. An oil-filled hydraulic shock absorber controls the pressure applied to the centering plows.
- The conveyor bed rollers are heavy-duty chain-driven rollers. The bed rollers consist of 3” (76 mm) schedule 40 pipe rollers, which include a 1” (254 mm) diameter cold-rolled steel shaft mounted in sealed flange bearings located on 4” (102 mm) roll centers.
- The Hydraulic Centering Device is a self-contained unit consisting of a centering device, hydraulic power unit, operator control console and control panel.
- Ring Turntables lift and rotate loads 90°, 180° or 270° in either direction. A brake motor controls load position on the conveyor.
- Two ring sizes are available: 48" (1.2m) and 84" (2.1m). Four wheels, situated along the circumference, support the ring.
- The 48" (1.2m) ring is driven from the center post and has a load capacity of 3,000 lbs (1,362 kg).
- The 84" (2.1m) ring is driven by two of the support wheels and has a load capacity of 4,000 lbs (1,814 kg).
- Conveyor rollers are driven with a series of 6” (15.2 cm) wide belts that are powered from a common drive shaft but have separate tension adjustments.
- Ring turntables can be operated manually or integrated into an automatic conveyor system. A control console is provided for safety functions, manual operation and selection of automatic modes of operation.
The Cross Turntable is used to lift and rotate unit loads in increments of 90°. Two types of turning frames are available: Symmetrical Cross Arms and Offset Cross Arms. Offset Cross Arms are recommended for rotating loads on wooden pallets.
The Lift Stabilizing Frame keeps the load level as it pneumatically raises the load.
The rigid Cross turning frames mesh with the conveyor rollers to provide a large, stable turning platform.
The conveyor gear motor combined with probe limit switches mounted internally to the lifting and turning cylinders ensure precise and controlled repositioning of the unit load.
Available in various widths to match the width of adjacent conveyor.
- Stedi-Stak conveyors are state-of-the-art modular plastic chain conveyor systems that provide a solid traveling surface for unit loads and offer many advantages over other flat top conveyor systems.
- The Stedi-Stak Turntable utilizes two Stedi-Stak beds, each powered independently, and joined together with a pneumatically operated turning post and two Interroll™ Powered Assist Rollers to rotate stacks.
- Control of the Interroll™ Powered Assist Rollers is provided by the Interroll™ Hybrid Control Module mounted between the two Stedi-Stak Beds.
- An encoder is mounted at the base of the turning post to provide precise load positioning.
- The Stedi-Stak Turntable can be used for most ctediorrugated conveying applications and is well suited for use in processes not utilizing pallets.
- The Chain Transfer is used to move a load on or off the side of a conveyor. The chains are normally below the surface of the rollers. When activated, they are raised, and the load is transferred on or off the chains to an adjacent conveyor or device.
- Chain Transfers, unlike other transfer devices do not require a return stroke. Thus, the cycle time of a Chain Transfer is lower than other transfer devices.
- Chain Transfers can be operated manually or integrated into an automatic conveyor system. A control console is provided for safety functions, manual operation and selection of automatic modes of operation.
- Field Moveable Chains are field adjustable on 3” (76 mm) spacing and can be converted to Small Product Conveyance type.
- Small Product Conveyance Chain Transfers have extended UHMW nose bars which protrude through the side frame and minimized the dead zones between conveyors.
The Stedi-Stak Chain Transfer is used to move a load onto or off perpendicular conveyor or other devices. The Stedi-Stak Chain Transfer can be configured to transfer loads to either the left or right of the conveyor.
Acetal plastic flat-top belting is used on the infeed bed sections replacing typical rollers. This is ideal for preventing damage to bottom sheets or for stacks where no bottom sheet is utilized.
Instead of traditional roller chain, the transfer chains are durable modular USP plastic. These also prevent damage to bottom sheets and are ideal for stacks where no bottom sheet is utilized. The transfer chains are normally below the surface of the infeed bed sections. When activated, the 3.25” (8.26cm) wide chains lift and the load is transferred on or off the conveyor section to an adjacent conveyor or device.
Stedi-Stak Chain Transfers, unlike other transfer devices do not have a return stroke. Thus, the cycle time of a Stedi-Stak Chain Transfer is less than other transfer devices.
Stedi-Stak Chain Transfers can be operated manually or integrated into an automatic conveyor system. A control console is provided for safety functions, manual operation, and selection of automatic modes of operation.
The USP Chain Transfer is used to move a load on or off the side of a conveyor. The transfer chains are normally below the surface of the rollers. When activated, they lift and the load is transferred on or off the chains to an adjacent conveyor or device.
Instead of traditional roller chain, the transfer chains are durable modular USPG plastic and used to prevent damage to bottom sheets or for stacks where no bottom sheet is utilized.
Because the USP modular chains extend across the conveyor side frames, USP Chain Transfers work well for small product conveyance applications.
USP Chain Transfers, unlike other transfer devices do not have a return stroke. Thus, the cycle time of a USP Chain Transfer is lower than other transfer devices.
USP Chain Transfers can be operated manually or integrated into an automatic conveyor system. A control console is provided for safety functions, manual operation and selection of automatic modes of operation.
- The ACS Intermeshing Roll Transfer (IRT) is used to move a load on or off the side of a conveyor. It can consist of multiple non-powered pneumatically raised panels interspersed between standard load-carrying rollers as a stand-alone conveyor section or, panel(s) as pictured above that can be used as outriggers for the ACS Standard Chain Transfer when additional space must be filled.
- Available in a Standard Version with 1.9” (4.83 cm) galvanized non-powered rolls in the transfer panels or in a Light Duty Version with 1.75” (4.45 cm) diameter UHMW rolls in the transfer panels.
- The pneumatically controlled transfer roller panels are normally below the surface of the load-carrying rollers. When activated, they raise and the load is transferred on or off the panels to an adjacent conveyor or device.
- Intermeshing Roll Transfers can be configured to operate manually from a footswitch or operator control console (MIRT) or integrated into an automatic conveyor system.
- The Right Angle Load Positioning Device (RALP) is a bi-directional device used adjacent to the corrugator to correctly position one or more stacks coming off the corrugator before being ejected onto the mainline conveyor.
- Load transfers are achieved using heavy-duty grey UCC in-feed chains capable of carrying up to 6,000 (2722 kg) pounds.
- The load shifting beds, using blue modular QNB acetal belting, are pneumatically raised and electrically powered. Each can side-shift stacks up to 1,000 (454 kg) pounds to an adjacent bed to form a multi-stack load.
- Right Angle Load Positioning Devices can be used with existing or new ACS conveyors and all competitors’ conveyors.
The Stack Inverter consists of a modified A-frame supported main section equipped with two moveable rubberized belted conveyor sections to provide controlled 180° bundle inversion before being discharged onto adjacent conveyor.
Inversion is accomplished using a 7.5HP electric brake motor joined to a rotation drum with #100 roller chain.
Each conveyor bed is powered by a 2HP electric gear motor with brake.
Servo motors and electric linear actuators are used to close opposed conveyor beds onto the stack for stability during the inversion cycle.
Minimum Stack Height – 24” (60,96 cm); Maximum Stack Height 84” (213,36 cm); Pass Through Height 96” (243,84 cm); Maximum Stack Width – 130” (330,2cm).
Maximum weight capacity: 6500 lbs. (2948,35 kg).
Designed for automated operation. Manual controls provided with included operator console.
Custom design characteristics can be engineered to suit specific applications.
The ACS Stack Inverter can be used with existing or new ACS conveyors and all competitors’ conveyors.
- The ACS Ball Top Stedi-Stak with Ejector is designed to quickly remove loads from the main line process flow onto adjacent perpendicular conveyor when signaled.
- The sweep head of the ejector module is powered by a NORD electric brake motor and is mounted low and just above the Stedi-Stak conveyor section.
- The Stedi-Stak conveyor is equipped with a ball top QNB modular belt providing a stable platform for unit loads and low friction during product ejection. It is powered using a NORD electric gear motor.
- The STEDI-STAK Transfer Pusher is used to move a load off the side of a conveyor. The load is positioned in front of the pusher head. When the downstream device or conveyor is ready, the pusher head moves across the STEDI-STAK bed squaring the load and pushing it off of the conveyor.
- STEDI-STAK Transfer Pushers are ideal for pushing loads onto pallets or, when equipped with optional Sheet Inserter, onto slip sheets.
- Typical Pusher Head Drive - 5.0 HP Brake Motor. Conveyor Bed Drives available in 1.5 HP to 5 HP depending on application requirements.
- Can be operated manually or integrated into an automatic conveyor system. A control console is provided for safety functions, manual operation and selection of automatic modes
- The Transfer Pusher is used to move a load off the side of a conveyor. The load is positioned in front of the pusher head and stopped with a brake. When the downstream device or conveyor is ready, the pusher head moves across the rollers, squaring the load and pushing it off of the conveyor.
- With the addition of scalloped heads extending below the rollers, Transfer Pushers are ideal for pushing loads onto slip sheets or pallets.
- Transfer Pushers can be operated manually or integrated into an automatic conveyor system. A control console is provided for safety functions, manual operation and selection of automatic modes of operation.
- The Infeed Pusher is used to move a load from the end of a conveyor to a perpendicular conveyor, or adjacent device. When the load is positioned and the downstream conveyor is clear, the pusher bar pops up and moves forward. The load is squared and pushed to the adjacent conveyor.
- With the addition of sheet grippers, Infeed Pushers are used to transfer loads onto slip sheets or pallets.
- Infeed Pushers can be operated manually or integrated into an automatic conveyor system. A control console is provided for safety functions, manual operation and selection of automatic modes of operation.
- Consisting of two opposed sections, the ACS Corner Pad Inserter is designed to be mounted partially beneath an infeed section of conveyor to automatically place scored pads beneath loads prior to a strapping operation providing protection to the load as the straps are applied.
- Each section utilizes an integrated pad hopper from which the scored pads are shuttled into position as loads approach on the infeed conveyor section. Pneumatically operated motorized rollers at the outfeed side of the device raise applying the pads as the load transfers to the outfeed conveyor.
- The ACS Corner Pad Inserter is compatible with Stedi-Stak or Powered Roller conveyor.
- Custom designed for specific between frame conveyor widths and specific sized scored pads (length x width). Can be adjusted to dispense pads of different thicknesses.
- The ACS Tilting Device is designed to tilt a strapped load forward 90° before continuing downstream for further processing such as additional strapping, palletizing, etc.
- Loads are transported onto / off the device using 3- 1/4” (8.26cm) wide USP plastic modular load-carrying chains.
- The tilting fork assemblies on both the infeed and outfeed sections of the device are raised and lowered pneumatically using 4” (10.16cm) bore cylinders with adjustable air flow valves.
- The ACS Tilting Device is compatible with ACS Stedi-Stak and Powered Roller Conveyor, and all competitors’ conveyors.
- Available in 60” (1.5 m), 72” (1.8 m), 84” (2.1 m) and 96” (2.4 m) Between Frame widths, the Load Tiering Device can be used with existing or new ACS conveyors and all competitors’ conveyors
- The Load Tiering Device is designed to accurately align and tier (stack) multiple stacks after the stacks have been strapped. This provides for efficient load building saving time for the fork truck driver not having to manually tier (stack) the bundle before placement onto the truck.
- Stacks entering the device are precisely centered according to overall length using electro-mechanical sensors and photo eyes as stacks are brought onto the device with a belt-driven entry drive and heavy-duty load-carrying chains.
- Electrically powered steel forks capable of lifting 1500 pound (680kg) stacks extend from and retract into the device elevator enclosure while positioning and balancing multiple stacks
- The Load Tiering Device can be operated manually or integrated into an automatic conveyor system. A control console is provided for safety functions, manual operation, troubleshooting and selection of automatic modes of operation.
The ACS Pre-feeder with Stedi-Stak Fingers is designed using casters providing an additional span of powered conveyor for transferring materials onto the Pre-feeder from adjacent conveyor, shuttle cars, or fork trucks.
Stedi-Stak belting on the fingers and mid-sections ride on moisture resistant multi-density fiber board (MDF) carry-way plates providing a stable platform for load transfer.
Standard 2HP conveyor drive coupled directly to the drive shaft and is mounted to the exterior of an outboard finger for ease of access during servicing.
Capacity as shown: 1,600 lb. (725.75kg).
Fork Truck Stations provide convenient transition areas for fork trucks to safely insert or remove loads on or off conveyors.
Powered Fork Truck Stations are an excellent option, especially for infeed stations, offering more controlled load movement and positioning. Powered stations can be equipped with various types of conveyor tops, such as ACS Stedi-Stak, Modular Belt, Powered or Non-powered Roller.
Custom design characteristics can be engineered to meet specific application requirements such as combinations of powered and non-powered fingers, tailored finger widths and spacing, etc.
Optional rubber bumpers on the fingers can protect the station from scratching, marring, denting and other forms of damage.
Fork Truck Stations provide convenient transition areas for fork trucks to safely insert or remove loads on or off conveyors.
Non-powered stations at outfeed locations are usually set on a decline. Gravity propels the load down until the load comes to rest against the load stop, a slightly raised lip at the edge of the station.
Powered Roller stations are an excellent option, especially for infeed stations by offering more controlled load movement and positioning.
Fork Truck Stations can be configured for various widths and rates of decline depending on application requirements.
Heavy-duty rollers are mounted in lift-up trays for ease of replacement.
Optional rubber bumpers on the fingers can protect the station from scratching, marring, denting and other forms of damage.
Fork Truck Stations provide convenient transition areas for fork trucks to safely insert or remove loads on or off conveyors.
Powered Fork Truck Stations are an excellent option, especially for infeed stations, offering more controlled load movement and positioning. Powered stations can be equipped with various types of conveyor tops, such as Modular Belt, ACS Stedi-Stak, Powered or Non-powered Roller.
Custom design characteristics can be engineered to meet specific application requirements such as combinations of powered and non-powered fingers, tailored finger widths and spacing, etc.
Optional rubber bumpers on the fingers can protect the station from scratching, marring, denting and other forms of damage.