Accumulation chain conveyor
June 1st 2007 A new accumulation chain
conveyor being introduced
by Excel Automation is said
to bring greater flow control
over palletised or skid
mounted loads by allowing
individual or multiple loads
to accumulate and only be
released when required.
Product flow is normally
controlled by PLC, but can
also be manually controlled
via pushbuttons or
similar. The Accu-Flow is a
modular design enabling a
multitude of lengths and
widths to be built easily to
suit specific applications
while the drive mechanism
remains constant, with the
drive motor being rated to
suit the conveyor loading
criteria. The chains run on
frictionless machined strips,
profiled so that the rollers of
the two outer strands run on
the frictionless material
which also guides the
chain by the side links with
the centre of the strips
machined out allowing the
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