Feed Systems
Belt conveyors and slat chain conveyors are used to feed components to Robot in a machine tending cell and also to transport material from one machine to another.
BELT CONVEYOR
- Belt conveyors can be provided in different length, width and heights.
- Suitable to transfer components between CNC machines and for Robot outfeed systems.
- Can be provided with or without PLC control
- VFD can be provided if speed control is required.
SLAT CHAIN CONVEYOR
- Slat chain conveyors come with fixtures where the components can be placed in an orderly fashion.
- Mainly suitable for infeed system for the robot. Robot can pick up components as they are placed in pre-defined positions.
- Fixtures can be replaced if running a different component.
- PLC and VFD control can be provided.
ROTARY FEEDERS
- Rotary feeders are mainly for storing high volume components.
- They are used in robotic cells for infeed and outfeed.
- Indexing can be cam based or servo based.