Indexing electronic components between assembly stages can become a challenge when there is high friction on the belt, when accumulation is involved. The heat generated by friction can damage the belt, leading to higher maintenance costs and excessive downtimes.
Here’s how Glide-Line’s Zero Contact Zoned Conveyor can help.
Electronic components require specialized product handling solutions. Controlling the flow of products through different assembly stages starts with a Zero Contact Zoned Conveyor. This design ensures no products come into contact on the line and provide gentle product handling with zero back pressure.
Run-on-demand control gives you:
Glide-Line can even provide Zero Contact Zoned Conveyors for clean-room environments, white polyurethane belts deliver greater protection. The systems are configurable according to your application requirements and you can start designing your ideal layout today with our IMPACT! software.
By having an individual controller for each zone, you can communicate between sections to ensure uniform control of motion during indexing. Flexible and modular design elements mean you can adjust the system to solve any unique challenges inside your facility.
Pallet buffers, lift and transfer shuttle, vertical transfer units (VTUs), and drop and rotate transfers (DARTs) let you manipulate products in any way you want around the plant. You can design the system to accommodate manual operations, automated transfers, or change the orientation and angles for visual inspection.
Combining a base system like our timing belt with our range of standard custom solutions lets engineers redefine what they can accomplish with our conveyors.
At Glide-Line, we understand that application requirements vary greatly between manufacturers, component types, and industry requirements. Medical devices require the highest levels of sanitation while electrical components may have to undergo testing before leaving the line. By creating a modular design, you can accommodate any of your process stages and automate most of your material handling requirements.
The key differentiator is our willingness to work with customers to find a solution that fits. We can configure systems with different drive types (AC, DC, and servo), different conveying mediums, and electronic or pneumatic actuators. Because we are always looking for new ways to optimize our designs, our customers get the best lead times in the industry and we have the spare components available to keep your facility running productively.
When you have to guarantee product quality for every production run, a zero backpressure, indexing conveyor will quickly become your best friend at work. You can expertly move products between process stages, transfer items elegantly to bypass lines, and automate your storage and stacking operations while preventing any damage with damped stops and starts throughout the line.
Glide-Line’s zero contact zoned indexing conveyors give you the design freedom you want while eliminating product damage. Reach out here to find out more.