Multi-Conveyor, Winneconne, Wis., built a 2:1 mild steel-constructed conveyor system that merges over 100 products per minute from two lines into a single line, nearly doubling the product per minute production rate. Individual baggers deposit on both lines at pre-determined speeds, providing minimum gaps between product in order to complete the vertical merge.
The bags detected on the top conveyor are "injected" into the gaps on the bottom conveyor with the assistance of vacuum-metered belting prior to the merge.