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 conveyed in pairs from a storage area to an assembly line approximately 17 meters away. Due to the existing hall layout, the conveyor path cannot be straight but must be angled after about a third of its length.

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

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 at any one time.

The system must be designed for relatively harsh operating conditions.

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

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

Angle transfer without additional curved conveyor belts is possible thanks to special trays with guide rollers.

Durable polyester belt on all conveyor belts

Rolling top-line removal for energy-saving mining

All sensors are covered with protective plates.

Stable base frame, constructed as a welded steel structure with aluminum profiles for conveyor belt mounting

Complete lining of the gaps between the upper and lower conveyor levels with polycarbonate

Protective enclosures around the lift stations with light curtains

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

Complete trial operation including acceptance testing at MTF

Installation of the complete system including commissioning and customer training within one day

Details MTF Technik Hardy Schürfeld GmbH & Co. KG