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Rotating and Positioning Cases for Robotic Pick - System Spotlight
This system was designed for one of our customers that wanted to transport, accumulate, index and rotate cardboard cases at a maximum rate of 30 cases per minute. Cases first enter the system in a single lane with the narrow dimension leading from an upstream conveyor. They then travel to a blade stop and accumulate. After one product is released from the blade stop, a speed change is incorporated to separate cases for indexing. Cases alternately travel straight or are pushed perpendicularly to an intersecting conveyor with a Shuttleworth designed pneumatic in-surface pusher. The cases traveling straight reach another blade stop directly over an in-surface lift-grid for rotation. Once the case is in place the lift-grid elevates the case and rotates 90 degrees before lowering the case back on to the conveyor surface. The cases in each lane continue to a fixed end-stop and accumulate. After the desired accumulation pattern is achieved, a pusher pushes the pattern of cases on to a stainless plate queue area where a customer supplied robot then removes that case pattern.
Welcome to System Spotlight, giving you an in-depth look at Shuttleworth’s more advanced product handling systems and conveyor applications. In this video, we will showcase a solution for one of our customers that wanted to transport, accumulate, index, and rotate cardboard cases at a maximum rate of 30 cases per minute.
Cases enter the system in a single lane with the narrow dimension leading from an upstream conveyor. Cases travel to a blade stop and accumulate. After one product is released from the blade stop, a speed change is incorporated to separate cases for indexing. Cases alternately travel straight or are pushed perpendicularly to an intersecting conveyor with a Shuttleworth-designed pneumatic in-surface pusher.
The cases traveling straight reach another blade stop directly over an in-surface lift-grid for rotation. Once the case is in place, the lift-grid elevates the case and rotates it 90 degrees before lowering the case back onto the conveyor surface. The cases in each lane continue to a fixed end-stop and accumulate.
Once the desired accumulation pattern is achieved, a pusher pushes the pattern of cases onto a stainless plate queue area. A customer-supplied robot then removes that case pattern.
For more information on Shuttleworth capabilities and solutions, please visit our website at Shuttleworth.com.
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