Next in our series of packaging applications in preparation for Pack Expo Vegas is this mini tabletop labeler from Re-Pack. QC Industries’ 125 Series Belt Conveyors are used to move the product through the labeling system. The small footprint of our conveyors make them ideal for applications like this, where overall footprint is of the utmost importance.
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del.icio.us | Digg it | reddit | StumbleUpon | Yahoo MyWeb |This shop towel bagger from Automated Packaging is one of our favorite packaging applications because it uses three different styles of our conveyors. The infeed to the operator is a 125 Series conveyor and the outfeed is an InnerDrive conveyor that feeds onto a 125Z Series L conveyor.
This was the winner of our Best Use of a Conveyor contest last year.
Automated Packaging has been a valued partner for many years. Be sure to visit them at Pack Expo Las Vegas in booth #C-1723.
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del.icio.us | Digg it | reddit | StumbleUpon | Yahoo MyWeb |Next up in our Pack Expo Vegas series is this top and bottom labeler from Re-Pack. It uses two 125 Series conveyors. A label is applied to the bottom of the container through a gap between the conveyors.
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We begin our Pack Expo Vegas series of packaging related products with Orbital Stretch Wrapper machines from CannTec which are designed to package long narrow products such as long cardboard boxes, pipes, steel bars, furniture components, gutters, bumpers, shelving and so on. The machine has a PLC controlled automated horizontal spiral wrapping and banding system with cutting and cycle start features that provide continuous operation with easy to change stretch rolls. QC Industries conveyors provide a power infeed and exit from the system.
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On October 13th 1200 exhibitors from the Packaging Industry will be exhibiting in Las Vegas, NV. We have so many customers in the packaging industry we thought it would be nice to show some of the different uses of conveyors in the industry. Over the next two weeks we will blog about some related products that use conveyors, ones that you will certainly see in Sin City if you get a chance to attend.
We will be exhibiting at SouthPack (or as we’d prefer to call it, the Design and Manufacturing South Show) in Atlanta, GA beginning Tuesday. Please stop by and visit us in Booth #1213 (immediately in front of the SouthPack entrance), where we’ll be displaying our new InnerDrive and Flextrac conveyors.
It’s not too late to register and receive free admission to the show. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Our new InnerDrive Conveyors are now available for order. These unique conveyors save space by putting a safe and efficient 24vdc drive motor inside the conveyor, all while maintaining our signature low profile frame height. They can reach speeds up to 60 FPM and loads up to 100 lbs. Each conveyor includes a variable speed control card that easily integrates with automation systems for “run on demand” applications, using inhibit/run controls from devices such as timers and photo-eyes. The card can be mounted either to the conveyor frame or in a QC Industries-supplied NEMA-12 control box.
We are excited to offer these conveyors as standard product. For more information and specifications, please visit our website. Contact our sales department at (513) 753-6000 or your local distributor or representative for additional information.
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Our new Lube-for-Life Bearings are now standard equipment for all our conveyors. These bearings are a direct replacement for our previous bearings.
The unique Lube-For-Life Bearings promise reduced conveyor maintenance and increased bearing life. Their greaseless design makes the conveyor maintenance-free, eliminating the need to periodically lubricate the bearings and protects them from contamination with a permanently applied Micro-Poly Lubricant specially designed to meet the needs of our conveyors. The risk of product contamination by bearing grease has been completely eliminated.
Since they are a direct replacement, these bearings are also available to retrofit existing conveyors.
These bearings have been extremely popular since we introduced them as an option in September. One of our customers had problems with corn meal entering our old bearings and causing them to fail repeatedly. Since replacing those bearings with our new Lube-for-Life bearings they haven’t had a single bearing failure.
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del.icio.us | Digg it | reddit | StumbleUpon | Yahoo MyWeb |Last week we premiered our new Introduction Video for our representatives and distributors. The fast-paced video was a hit!
Be sure to check it out. You’ll learn more about the wide array of projects we handle, and you’ll get to see a more about us as a company. Each section of the video features one of these phrases that we feel define who we are:
Take a look at the video below and let us know what you think.
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The decision to use a v-guide on a belt is a decision that needs to be understood so a good choice can be made. V-Guides in general will not solve all problems that are associated with belt mistrack. In general it is best to use a non v-guided belt in most applications when one considers cost, durability, and performance.
V-guided belts include single or multiple profiles on the underside of the belt to aid in the piloting of the belt. Belt manufacturers never recommend the v-guide be the primary source for piloting a belt. The v-guide should be used for temporarily restraining the belt during operation from intermittent side loads on the belt that will create a situation where the belt will mistrack.
With the understanding of the use of v-guides, it can be understood that a v-guided conveyor design when compared to a crowned pulley design should expect to exhibit:
Controlling of flat conveyor belts is most commonly achieved by utilizing trapezoidal (crowned) shaped pulleys. The crowned pulley utilizes an even distribution of opposing lateral forces to provide sufficient tracking power to guide a conveyor belt.
The key to comparing crowned pulleys to v-guided is to understand that crowned pulleys are free from rubbing or scraping of the v-guide itself. Alignment adjustments on each side of the conveyor permit control of belt to pulley alignment. These adjustments allow independent control of each side to bring these opposing lateral forces into balance for true center tracking.
The use of crowned pulleys normally requires that the conveyor be capable of sustaining pre-tension belt elongation values of approximately .2% to .3%. Tension values below this will result in insufficient lateral steering forces, as well as lower tension forces on the belt that drive friction and carry the load.
The key point to understand is a crowned pulley will provide continual pilot action without inducing damaging wear or abrasion to the conveyor belt.
When the forces greater than the lateral forces created by the crown act on the conveyor belt, an additional source for piloting the belt is required. There are many methods for this, edge guides for durable edge belts, cam rollers attached to fabric belts, and the v-guide — the most commonly used.
V-guided conveyor applications do exist; some applications are as follows:
In some cases, v-guides must be used; the designer must choose wisely to assure the application is a good fit with all items noted above being considered.
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