INTROMAT 9

This is a high speed and extremely reliable distribution system, designed to distribute products in rows. It is particularly suited in systems with a high number of rows/min and a high number of packaging machines.

 The station consists of:

A tilting belt, driven by an AC motor, with the tilting movement driven by a rod-crank mechanism, driven by a servo-motor. This belt transfers the rows of products either towards the connection belt to the next station or towards a fixed upper plate.

A row transfer unit, located above the fixed plate (mentioned above), consisting of multiple pushers (up to a maximum of 4), individually and independently driven by servo-motors. The row of products deposited by the tilting conveyor on the fixed plate is pushed forward by one step by a pusher. This allows space for a second row to be held until it will be pushed forward by the next pusher. The first row will therefore be transferred onto the transfer belt as soon as the photocell has provided the signal that it is free to receive the row.  

The unit is fitted with safety circuit breaker and can be raised with a linear motor to allow easy access to the pushers and the intermediate plate.

A transversal belt, driven by an AC motor, which receives the rows of products and transfers them to the subsequent packaging machine infeed belts.

The reduced gaps between two consecutive groups (or rows) of products, will be eliminated by subsequent gap closing belts.

The station that feeds the last packaging machine of the line can retrieve any or rows of products lost, and temporarily stored on the outfeed belt.

The cantilever construction allows the belts to be interchanged without the need for special tools, whilst the scrapers are easily accessible and fitted with crumb collecting trays. Pneumatic tension devices and automatic centring systems guarantee the extended life and silent running of the conveyor belts.

The specific station configuration allows the transfer of a high number of rows/min (up to 70) with a high number of rows/min from the production (up to 150) ensuring a constant supply to the packaging machines.