Spiral conveyor combination with alternative section

Task

In a food manufacturer's packaging line, individual boxes are packed in outer boxes and labelled. Different box sizes with different weights are processed. Once the boxes are sealed, they must be transferred to automatic palletising. In order to be transferred, the boxes have to be elevated to a height of approx. 3.5 m. The boxes are currently transported upwards using an outdated paternoster system. If the palletiser cannot be loaded at short notice due to a pallet change or a full line, an alternative section to a manual removal station is also required.

Solution from mk

The solution offered was a combination of classic horizontal belt conveyors and a spiral conveyor for incline conveying. When the boxes are transferred from the packaging machine, they are guided laterally through a baffle towards the inlet of the spiral conveyor. A modular belt conveyor is ideal for compensating for the resulting lateral forces. In this case, a spiral conveyor from our partner Ambaflex was purchased for the subsequent incline conveying. Transfer rollers ensure a gentle transition between the systems.

A combination of belt conveyor and roller conveyor was also used to create an alternative section to the manual removal station. The baffle for guiding the boxes can be adjusted manually if the route needs to be changed. On the alternative section, the boxes are then rotated for optimal removal and higher buffer capacity and stopped at the end of the connected roller conveyor.