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PRODUCTS & APPLICATIONS
BELTS, PULLEYS & CHAINS DURABLE POLYURETHANE TIMING BELTS
A new generation of polyurethane (PU) timing belts have been added to Continental’s Truly Endless product line. The new Synchromotion range features steel cord reinforced polyurethane belts, which are flexible, abrasion resistant and durable; while the polyurethane cover ensures more efficient power transmission. There are eleven different profiles ranging in length from 1500 to 14,500mm, with a maximum width of 100mm. However, Synchromotion can be manufactured in individual lengths, precisely down to one tooth, providing greater design flexibility and additional freedom. This provides industrial customers with a significantly larger standard range. The numerous profiles available enable replacement on existing equipment, with the dimensions
fully compatible with competitors’ products. In addition, Synchromotion offers all the usual benefits of Continental PU timing belts, such as reliable power transmission, wear-resistant PU material, low maintenance due to steel cord tension member with high tensile strength, and suitability for applications in demanding environments. The structure of the white belt reflects that of the Synchroflex, a PU timing belt already established on the market by Continental for the lower and medium power range, with an endless tension member made from steel. Synchromotion is suitable for conveyance and power
transmission drives across the power range. These include synchronous conveyor systems and transport devices with sliding rails, as well as positioning and reversing drives in linear and control engineering.
Continental
www.continental.com
HIGH PERFORMANCE CONVEYOR MODULE: A ROBUST SOLUTION FOR EXPRESS PARCEL SORTING
In order to cater for the belt conveyor requirements of the courier-express-parcel (CEP) market, Interroll has launched the High Performance Conveyor Platform (HPP). This versatile system comprises a wide range of standardised line and curve modules, plus incline and decline modules which can be combined as needed to meet customer-specific requirements. With its intelligent diverter module, the HPP can be used for preliminary sorting in conjunction with powerful sorting systems, or as an autonomous mini-sorter. Furthermore, it enables the rapid yet gentle sortation of goods including cardboard boxes, small packages, padded envelopes, manila envelopes and polybags. The HPP has been designed with a robust steel
profile with a 3mm wall thickness, enabling it to handle loads of up to 50kg/m and operate at speeds of up to 2.5m/sec. Depending on the dimensions of the goods being transported, it can handle a throughput of up to 10,000 units per hour. At the heart of the HPP is the Interroll Multi Belt
Switch (MBS), which is said to revolutionise the way conveying and sorting functions are combined. The module allows goods to be diverted seamlessly onto additional conveyor lines at a constant speed, either straight ahead or on two sides. By overlaying straight-line and lateral movements, the MBS enables a more efficient and productive process for the transport of goods. Customers can also choose
between gear or drum motors to power the conveyors of the HPP, resulting in a quiet and highly productive work environment with excellent throughput, the company adds.
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Simplicity of construction and maintenance has been a key factor in the development of the HPP, with standardised components used for both the left and right sides, and belt tensioning carried out from one side only. Hilton Campbell, managing director of Interroll
UK, commented: “The growing popularity of online shopping is generating an ever-increasing quantity and variety of goods that need to be transported and sorted in the distribution networks of CEP service providers worldwide. The number of parcels processed by corresponding conveyor and sorting systems in the largest 13 countries is set to rise from 159 billion in 2021 to 256 billion in 2027. “With a wider variety and higher frequency
of parcels needing to be delivered with each coming year, we have engineered a platform that can handle a wide range of package shapes, sizes and weights to offer flexibility and versatility to end-users. The HPP is easy to handle, and its speed of implementation makes it a compelling solution for customer projects.”
Interroll
www.interroll.com
Based in Mayenne in France is a plant that produces several different varieties of cheese. The manufacturer has a brining room in which the cheeses are soaked in a brine bath to absorb salt, and the seven dipping tanks here are equipped with a hoist that handles the cheese-filled trays. These are soaked in the brine baths in several stages, then sent to the maturing cellar. Chain hoists were used here, but
corrosion on the lifting chains was occurring. To overcome this, Dominique Denou, sales manager at Bretagne Manutention Laval, recommended Verlinde EUROLIFT BH electric belt hoists. Designed to meet the strictest hygiene
standards in the food industry, the hoists are equipped with a high-strength, rot-proof lifting belt, and a dirt-free guide system. The mechanically variable two-speed lift motor and the two-speed steering motor, together with the perfectly sealed gearbox, are said to provide the precise and silent movement of loads from 500 to 5000kg. The company, however, wanted to optimise the entire lifting solution to increase the load capacities of the hoists from 1000kg to 1200kg. In addition, the project also involved specific structural constraints: as a general rule, a EUROLIFT BH hoist moves on an IPN rail, but the configuration of the brine room did not allow the hoist enough travel with this type of rail. The existing structure had to be changed and the loads of the suspended structure recalculated, which was expensive, or the hoists had to be adapted. Verlinde proposed to move the hoist motor to a different location in order to gain height and thus reuse the existing galvanised hollow section rails. The first EUROLIFT BH hoist was installed in 2020. Within three months, maintenance and lubrication operations were reduced and corrosion problems were eliminated. The other six hoists were then replaced, reducing breakdowns and production downtime.
Verlinde
www.verlinde.com
ELECTRIC BELT HOISTS WITHSTAND CORROSIVE CONDITIONS DURING CHEESE MANUFACTURING
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