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The MTF Multi-Rounder is used for part counting and distribution into different containers. In addition, it is also used when, for example, pieces must be cooled in different containers after the production process or bulk pins must be set aside in containers.
Depending on the application, it can be used as a rotary distributor with an action radius of 360° or as a swing slide with a radius of up to 270°.
The MTF counter control is very easy to operate. It measures machine signals and controls other peripheral devices, such as a feed belt, if necessary.
Apart from the standard version of the slide made from ABS material, custom versions in steel, stainless steel or other materials and sizes can be made.
Special output functions and interfaces can be realised with freely programmable controls, e.g. Siemens S7, VIPA, Bollrath, etc.
Used as a stand-alone device, the Multi-Rounder can be easily integrated into different places of use. In every place where pieces need to be counted and buffered into different containers, it presents a cost-effective solution for automated material handling.
For applications with which the conveyor belt and distribution guide function as a unit, the rotary distributor is used as an attached device. The distributor is connected individually to the conveyor frame or base depending on the task. It can likewise be adapted to almost any other manufacturer's devices.
Especially in the metal industry, more resistant materials must be used for the swing slide. Depending on the task slides made of steel or stainless steel are often used. For noise reduction, special acoustic panels can also be added.
In the version with moveable base and Siemens controller, the Multi-Rounder is exceptionally flexible in its use. The stable base made of solid steel material provides a low center of gravity and stable position.
Pneumatic see-sawing, reversible conveyor belts or two-way switches can be used both for quality assurance and for automation goals.
QA points can, for example, be installed directly in the output shaft of an injection moulding machine to sort sprues or reject pieces.
By contrast, two-way distribution switches serve for alternate-sided filling of two containers and thus present - often in combination with a counter control - a buffer solution.
The design with regard to material, dimensions, controller configuration, bases or machine connections always depends on the specific task at hand.
2-way distribution see-saws for alternate-sided filling of two containers are especially suited for uses for which there is usually enough staff for a regular change of containers or the container filling time is relatively long.
2-way distribution see-saw as stand-alone device is used especially where containers must be filled on alternate sides. This can be necessary for buffering needs or, for example, for the filling of boxes for storage to allow the pieces to cool better.
Separation switches serve the separation of good and bad pieces or the separation of product pieces and sprues under the tooling of an injection moulding machine.
Depending on the task, special solutions with respect to slide geometry, control processes and interfaces, base designs, etc. must be realised. MTF Technik offers comprehensive know-how and a strong design department in order to realise almost every customer wish.
With enclosed belts (e.g. in clean room applications), pipe systems or switches are often installed for transition into following processes. Likewise, these systems are useful when, for example, pieces must be carried over a great height difference to an output site.
In the design as two-way pipe switches, the unit can be used in combination with a counter controller for exact piece-count filling of containers.
The uptake system Type 202 is an integral component of the MTF automation programme. They serve as buffer stations at the end of a production chain.
In combination with a counter control they serve the precise piece-count product filling. Through the controller further peripheral devices like a feed belt can also be controlled.
The design of the turntable with respect to material, diameter, geometry of the bag uptake or container centering always depends on the client or task specifics.
So special configurations in stainless steel designs, e.g. for use in the clean room, can also be realised. Likewise multi-story deposit stations are possible.
Especially in the plastics industry, bags are often filled. The pickup system Type 202 offers for these tasks a very space-saving and affordable solution. The dimensions and equipment are designed according to customer or task specifications.
Especially for applications in the clean room, special configurations with respect to material or the basic design are often desired. MTF Technik specialises in meeting these wishes with qualitatively high-quality products and solutions.
The special nature of the pictured uptake system consists especially in the adjustable bag uptakes that adjust themselves optimally to different diameters.
In order to also enable the best possible use of space with the buffering of cartons or boxes on a round turntable, multi-story deposit stations are available. The different levels are aligned offset to one another and the upper container uptakes are provided with pass-through pipes to guide pieces securely from the outlet into the lower level.
In many production processes, the available space increasingly becomes a problem. The move to automatised, unmanned production and the associated temporary material buffering provide lean solutions.
Here the Multi-Linea from MTF Technik offers the optimal solution. Depending on the design, cartons, boxes or bags can be automatically filled and then buffered.
The Multi-Linea consists of a ground plate with uptake vehicle for containers or bags. Because of the narrow drive concept, a very good use of space can be achieved with this system.
Especially when the space available is narrow but relatively long, the Multi-Linea can show its strengths.
As with all MTF devices, the Multi-Linea also distinguishes itself through a high degree of flexibility. The basic principle of the circulating container or bag storage is always adapted to the concrete problem formulation.
The pictured system is used at a machine that sometimes produces right and left pieces at the same time. In this case one box is constantly filled with right and one box with left pieces. Optionally after output for a preset time or after reaching a target piece count, the system cycles two positions further.
If a new kind of piece is produced, a box is constantly filled and also simply cycled onward.
Especially in clean room applications, there is often the need to enclose the systems as completely as possible. Enclosures of polycarbonate, aluminium or stainless steel can be realised without difficulty.
Apart from the task specific design with regard to the number and size of the containers to be buffered, the basic construction can also be adapted according to the customer's wishes. These changes include height-adjustable bases or special dimensional requirements.
The Multi-Linea can be used not only for cartons and boxes, but also for bags. In this case, task-specific bag brackets are used.
Ever more frequently, the space available for finishing operations comes to a bottleneck. Apart from an increase in the productivity of the machines and the personnel, the surfaces must be used ever more efficiently.
Multi-Level conveyor belts, in part also in connection with automatic lift systems, offer here the ideal solution for unmanned buffering of a larger production amount - e.g. in the framework of a night shift or weekend production.
The systems are specifically designed and constructed for the task at hand in order to enable an optimal fit with available infrastructure and output.
Unmanned shifts or weekend use is possible in many production plants only with the appropriate buffer technology. Since the available space is often very limited, stacked belt systems with lifts offer an ideal use of space.
For the buffering of individual pieces that are deposited on conveyor belts by an outtake handling, a simple stacked belt system recommends itself as a cost-effective alternative to similar lift systems.
Depending on the desired degree of complexity, different control concepts and interfaces with production machines or to the handling can be realised.
Directly from the production machine into the packaging and into intermediate storage. This requirement can be met with individually planned material flow systems from MTF Technik. With the help of a count controller, the containers are filled with exact piece counts and thus stand ready for further processing or for direct shipping to customers.
Any time when, for example, containers need to be filled and buffered directly at the production machine, linear box storage is ideal. Especially when the production machines stand parallel to each other and there is relatively little space in the width, the narrow systems come into use.
The control of the box buffers depends on the individual application. So, for example, the container exchange can take place after an adjustable time or be controlled by a counting of machine impulses. Likewise, additional separation and counting systems or a counting of pieces by integrated weighing modules are possible.
Modular-constructed systems - also in combination with roller conveyors - enable versatile usage possibilities at different production machines.
Buffer system with Siemens S7 control for piece counting. With a switched CEE-socket, the feed belt can be paused and stopped for a box exchange.
The control is connected to the production machine with an interface and thus ensures the exact piece count filling of the containers.
Through the low-wear and -abrasion construction of the MTF conveyor belts, they are also especially well suited for use in clean areas or clean rooms. In these demanding environments, linear buffer systems can be installed when boxes are to be automatically filled directly at the machines.
With many stamped or bent pieces (e.g., springs), the bulk cone formation in the containers to be filled presents a problem because the available volume can often be used only incompletely due to piece interlocking. Here linearly shiftable feed belts in combination with multiple pre-cycling container belts offer an ideal solution to reach the most even distribution possible of products in the container.
Shifting buffers are used in places where the containers to be filled remain stationary. Especially with small buffer amounts for which a multi-story belt system in combination with a lift unit does not make sense, the shifting buffers offer an exceptionally efficient and compact solution.
Depending on the task, the systems can also be designed for use in the clean room. Smooth surfaces and the use of stainless steel and anodized aluminium in combination with high-quality belt materials prevent wear and particle emissions.
The linear buffer offers an especially space-saving and perfectly enclosed solution with containers that remain still and a moveable distribution belt.
Plastic injection moulded pieces are transported directly upon leaving the machine via a sharply climbing enclosed conveyor belt into a linearly shiftable distribution belt. The reversibly running belt uses two three-way switches mounted at either end. Thus a total of 12 bags are filled.
The parallel buffer with shifting unit serves the space-saving buffering of containers on two parallel, counter-run transporting conveyor belts.
Empty containers are carried forward on the first belt to the filling position and then moved parallel onto the second belt.
Depending on the task, one shifting unit can be used to create a U-shaped material flow or two units to create a complete circulation of the containers.
Especially with complete circulation, this system provides a very good use of space.
With the use of only one shifting unit, the return transport can also optionally be accomplished with a roller bed.
Especially with production or packaging machines with free overhanging machine exit shafts, the parallel buffers with extra-low built heights are suited for optimal use of the space available. The buffer solution can thus be integrated directly into the base of the machine.
Depending on the installed machine control, the functions of the buffer can be taken over by this control.
22 containers with a base of 400mm x 300mm can be filled and buffered on this unit. This represents a net container area of 2.64 m2, with a total area required by the system of around 3.8 m2. The space usage of the system is thus 70%. This ratio can be improved even more if the system can be made even longer.
In the concrete example, the system enables the entire night shift at the stamping plant of an automobile supplier to run unmanned.
Cartons are to be fed toward a picking robot and then buffered on a conveyor line. Depending on the product, different carton sizes must be securely transported and positioned.
Round tables are used for the short-term storage of materials of different types. They are, for example, often found behind packaging machines when bags must subsequently be packed by hand.
They can likewise serve as an intermediate buffer between two processing steps.
Behind a bag packing machine, packaged food products are to be moved to a manual packing station. Since the workers at the packing stations also carry out logistical tasks, overproduced amounts must in the meantime be carefully buffered for a short time. The products should not fall against each other and should be tendered to the workers ergonomically for further processing.
Roller conveyors have many uses in internal logistics. Especially at the end of buffer lines they offer the advantage of collecting the goods to be transported without additional sensors and controls and, for example, providing a place for manual inspection.
Depending on the situation, the frames are made of steel or stainless steel (e.g. for clean room applications) and rollers of PVC, steel, aluminium or stainless steel.
The length, width and roller distribution are adapted to the applicable requirements.
In almost every area of industry, roller conveyors are used mainly in areas where boxes, cartons or work piece carriers must be transported by gravity.
Multi-Rounder
2-Way Distribution Systems
Pickup Systems
Multi-Linea
Multi-Story Conveyor Belts and Lift Systems
Linear Buffer
Shifting Buffer
Parallel Buffer with pneumatic shifting unit
Round Tables
Roller Conveyors