Conveyor system for heavy-duty trays (commercial vehicles)

Details MTF Technik Hardy Schürfeld GmbH & Co. KG

Task: Conveying and buffering heavy parts on workpiece carriers

Truck brake calipers are to be fed in pairs from a storage area to an assembly line approximately 17 meters away. Due to the existing hall layout, the conveyor line cannot be designed as a straight line, but must be angled approximately one-third of the way down.

The brake calipers, each weighing 45 kg, are loaded onto a workpiece carrier using a crane (total weight per loaded workpiece carrier approx. 110 kg).

The conveyor line between storage and assembly must be able to buffer workpiece carriers

The empty workpiece carriers must be transported back to the starting point

A maximum of 8 loaded workpiece carriers should be in circulation

The system must be designed for relatively harsh operation

Solution: Robust curved conveyor belt with heavy-duty lifting stations

Conveyor line with two levels and two heavy-duty lifting stations at the head ends

Angle transfer without additional curved conveyor belts possible through special trays with guide rollers

Durable polyester belt on all conveyor belts

Rolling upper run removal for energy-saving conveying

All sensors covered with protective plates

Stable base frame, designed as a welded steel construction with aluminum profiles for conveyor belt support

Complete cladding of the spaces between the upper and lower conveyor levels with polycarbonate

Protective enclosures around the lift stations with light grids

S7 controller for controlling a total of 8 conveyor belts and 2 lift stations including associated sensors

Complete trial operation including acceptance at MTF

Installation of the complete system including commissioning and training at the customer's site within one day

Details MTF Technik Hardy Schürfeld GmbH & Co. KG