Travel or dwell, non-synchronous conveyor operation is fast, safe and quiet
(news for immediate release from aimarket - April 2006)
A uniquely different conveyor concept being introduced by Northwood Automation combines many valuable features: *Easy product access for assembly, *Clean lines and shielded enclosure for worker safety, *Quiet, non-sparking extruded aluminum, * Low Profile monorail cross-section is easily reconfigured *System path layouts include 90°,180°,360°turntables, index/accumulate storage banks, line bypass modules, over/under, elevator and lowerator sections, pass-through gates and bridges.
Transept is the name of the new conveyor system from Northwood Automation that carries individual unit loads as heavy as 500 lbs at speeds up to 98.5 FPM. Each shuttle (load carriage) has eight(8)load bearing wheels and eight(8)side guide rollers. This shuttle and track design allows
load overhang in all directions for easy assembly worker access to the centerline. A patented dual-drive system provides positive transport throughout line switches, onto lift sections, turntables and storage loadbanks – for all load carriage (shuttle) lengths.
Load carriage (shuttle) lengths from 1’-8” long to 10’-0 are available, operating within on overall conveyor envelope, track height as low as 1’-9” from floor to top of carriage. An enclosed chain path provides safe operation and propels loads with minimum power consumption for economical operation.
A Northwood Automation spokesperson said the new Transept system was conceived to meet requirements for diverse production applications in such industries as: Appliances, Automotive sub-assemblies , Computers, Electrical Apparatus, Electronics, Furniture, Boat and Recreational Building. Wherever large or bulky products must be carefully transported under controlled conditions. Northwood designs and installs complete systems based on the Transept concept and customer need.
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