70-Foot Long Accumulation, Decline Noser, Shuttle Conveyor
Multi-Conveyor, Winneconne, Wis., built a stainless-steel constructed plastic belt conveyor designed for accumulating flat or low-in-height product.
When the downstream process pauses, the accumulation system is activated and receives product from the upstream transport conveyor to allow the upstream machines to empty or to continue their process for a limited time.
The initial decline noser of the upstream conveyor transfers product onto the shuttle accumulation conveyor, which extends to absorb the flow of product even though its belt is not running. Once the downstream is again ready to receive product, the shuttle accumulation conveyor retracts, and its belt is powered on to discharge product off the accumulation conveyor, onto the downstream transport conveyor.