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The How-To and Why of Our Free Automation Software

on Monday, July 29, 2019 By | Kevin Mauger | 0 Comments |
Are you a design or application engineer? We know you’ve been searching for a better conveyor configurator. We shared the same frustration, so we built a “better mousetrap.”
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Mini VTU Feature

A Creative Mini VTU Solution for Cost and Space Savings

on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 By | Trevor Price | 0 Comments | Vertical Transport Conveyors
Glide-Line’s Low Cost Mini VTU is a simple, cost-effective option for a vertical transport unit (VTU). If your client doesn’t have a height limitation for their product, or is returning empty pallets, this VTU may be the right fit.
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Avoid Breakage

Support Large Thin Panels Throughout Automation with the Roller Lift Transfer Unit

on Thursday, June 20, 2019 By | Ron Schwar | 4 Comments | Configurable Conveyor Technology Vertical Transport Conveyors
The Roller Lift Transfer Unit is a gentle way to transfer large, thin panel-like products from one conveyor to another. When your client’s product, such as solar panels or electronic circuit board panels, is part of an automation process, the Roller Lift Transfer Unit specializes in supporting the panel throughout the transfer process on both the edges and center to avoid breakage.
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Pallet Stop Feature

Traffic Handling Made Easy with Specialized Pallet Stops

on Thursday, June 13, 2019 By | Trevor Price | 0 Comments | Solutions for Applications Engineers Flexible Conveyor Solutions
Glide-Line offers a wide variety of Pallet Stop mechanisms to suit the traffic handling demands of your clients’ applications. We offer three types:
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Gentle product handling

Why Glide-Line's Zero Contact Zoned Conveyor = Gentle Product Handling

Pallet accumulation leads to rough product handling that can compromise the integrity and quality of products being accumulated as well as lead to additional wear and tear. Accumulation is a necessary part of many asynchronous assembly processes. But when pallets bang into each other, get dislodged in their fixtures, or otherwise get damaged on the conveyor line, you need to find a solution!
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Slave driven conveyor

4 Ways the Revolutionary DART Simplifies Complex Automation Processes

on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 By | Ron Schwar | 1 Comment | Conveyor System Designs Lift and Rotate Applications
A revolutionary innovation for pallet and workpiece handling designed to simplify complex processes, untangle convoluted layouts, and reduce costs, Glide-Line’s unique Drop & Rotate Unit (DART) is a specialized hub. It’s been specifically designed to maximize layout efficiency and reduce complexity and cost.
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Where to Find Curve Mechanisms in 1-Degree Increments for Conveyor Systems

on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 By | Trevor Price | 0 Comments | Conveyor System Designs Configurable Conveyor Technology
Curves are mechanisms designed to change the direction of a pallet within a conveyor line or system. Glide-Line offers a variety of angles:
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Save Cost

Minimize the Number of Motors Without Sacrificing Automation System Performance: A Case Study

Glide-Line is known for creating innovative automated conveyor solutions for clients and integrators facing unique challenges. With most other conveyor manufacturers, custom-built solutions would be offered for many of our projects, costing the customer a ton of money and time. Glide-Line solutions are different. Our conveyors and components are purposely flexible, so even new, custom solutions are built at significantly less cost and the lead time is much faster than a typical custom solution.
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Rotate Products Smoothly

How to Achieve Multi-Angle, Multi-Stop Rotation Programmability in Your Automation System

Rotating products smoothly and gently in your automation system can be challenging. Inefficient throughput, prohibitive costs, and overly complicated customizations are just a few of the problems integrators face when asked to include product rotation in their designs. Others include:
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4 Ways That Zero Contact Zoned Conveyor Controls Simplify Conveyor Operations

Efficiency. Simplicity. Optimization. To us, these aren’t just buzzwords! With the Glide-Line's Zero Contact Zoned Conveyor, we have built a solution that minimizes cost/effort and maximizes results. How? By tackling common conveyor pain points head on. Through the use of well-designed control functions, the Zero Contact Zoned Conveyor line attacks multiple issues at the source. Read on to learn how the Zero Contact Zoned Conveyor control functions minimize effort and maximize results!
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Glide-Line offers the most versatile multi-strand panel and pallet-handling solution available for the assembly automation industry.

We solve problems that other conveyor systems manufacturers won’t. We developed Glide-Line from the ground up with a few key, driving factors in mind. First, our conveyors had to be robust and reliable. Second, they would be simple – easy to maintain and service. Finally, we insisted on flexible configurability, creating an efficient, hassle-free customer experience. We’ve built the most versatile multi-strand panel and pallet-handling solution available for the assembly automation industry.
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