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简体中文 Why is special shaped material handling a pain point in the industry?
Modern manufacturing industry is often faced with the need to convey irregular materials such as curved metal sheets, curved tubes, and shaped packages. The traditional conveying line has three major problems due to its fixed structure and single function:
- precariousness of positioning: Flat conveyor belts do not fit curved workpieces, and materials tend to shift or fall.
- squandering of space: Rigid structure cannot be adapted to small workshops, low equipment utilisation
- efficiency bottleneck: Frequent manual intervention slows down the pace of automated production
How a customised solution can solve the problem of shaped conveyor?
Based on the double-row chain + belt combination conveying technology, the customised solution achieves breakthroughs through triple innovation:
1. Dynamic modelling system
- Adoption of a liftable belt assembly with height adjustment via linear guides (±150mm range)
- Fixed/active double belt assembly for lateral movement (adjustment range 200-800 mm)
- Scale positioning ensures profiling accuracy of ±0.5mm
2. Modular modular design
| Conventional Conveyor Lines | Customised shaped conveyor lines |
|---|---|
| Fixed width non-adjustable | Dual frame construction with freely adjustable width |
| single transmission mode | Chain + belt dual mode synergy |
| Horizontal conveying only | Supports height-direction profiling |
3. Smart adsorption technology
Integrated vacuum adsorption module by means of a multi-column combination structure:
- Independent control of 64 adsorption points
- Adaptive surface concavity (radius of curvature ≥ 50 mm)
- Increased gripping power by 300% and reduced energy consumption by 40%.
Which industries are benefiting from customised delivery solutions?
Automotive Manufacturing
Curved door panel conveyor case:
- Double rows of chain drive gear with conveyor belt (pitch adjustment accuracy ±1mm)
- Solve the workpiece slippage rate of 20% in traditional production line.
- Reduced space occupation on production line 35%
Electronic precision assembly
Curved screen delivery requirements for mobile phones:
- Adoption of anti-static ring guide (oval path)
- Lift assembly enables millimetre height fine-tuning
- Zero-touch handling with robots
Personal opinion: In the era of Industry 4.0, flexible conveying has become the standard for intelligent factories. In the future, the technology will develop towards the integration of "perception-decision-execution", for example, the intelligent conveying system under development can scan the material form in real time through 3D vision, and generate the optimal conveying path automatically. When the production line can flexibly adapt to the shape of everything like human fingers, the boundary of manufacturing efficiency will be completely broken.
