Wheelie successful transfer

The component division of a leading German automobile manufacturer has awarded Conveyor Systems Ltd a contract to improve the efficiency in transferring car wheel assemblies between ground and mezzanine floor levels.

CSL proposed replacing an existing vertical elevator with an 11m long 25 degree heavy duty, automotive standard, inclined belt conveyor fitted with grip top belting and high level roller side guides.

Rising 3.5m to the mezzanine, product feeds onto a 3m horizontal belt section that incorporates a “soft” curve to avoid product slip and integrates into an existing conveying system handling full wheel assemblies (tyre/wheel weighing approx 25kg). The conveyor was fitted with speed variation and featured a braked motor to ensure there was no risk of “roll back”.

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