


EC – Aligning Device for Lunch Boxes on a Conveyor
ELECYLINDER® Applications Application A device to align lunch boxes on the conveyor before a packaging machine. Description The ELECYLINDER® rod type pushes on the guide plate the lunch boxes that are flowing on the conveyor, and aligns them before going into a...
EC – Sorting Device for Food Products
ELECYLINDER® Applications Application A device to sort a single line of food products on a conveyor into two lines. Description Because the application was a movement between 2 points, a simple and low-cost ELECYLINDER® was employed. Model Number EC-R6 »...
EC – Sorting Device for Cosmetics on the Conveyor
ELECYLINDER® Applications Application A device for swaying a conveyor to sort cosmetic products into two lines for inspection machines. Description Two inspection machines are installed to enhance the inspection capacity. An ELECYLINDER® is used to sway a conveyor to...
EC – Sorting Device for Medicine Packages
ELECYLINDER® Applications Application A device for sorting medicine packages by scanning printed data on the package surface. Description Previously, an air cylinder was used to transfer accepted products. To achieve a shorter cycle time, the air cylinder was operated...
EC – Stocker for Flooring Panels
ELECYLINDER® Applications Application A device to transfer flooring panels from the feed conveyor to stockers. Description An air cylinder was used previously. As the speed increased, shocks also became bigger at the stroke ends, allowing the ooring panels to budge...
EC – Posting Device for Stickers
ELECYLINDER® Applications Application A device to push down thin-film stickers on the workpieces in a posting process. Description In the past, a worker used to press the stickers to post them manually. To improve the quality and eliminate mistakes by workers, some...
EC – Transfer Device for Sweets
ELECYLINDER® Applications Application A transfer device for sweets for pushing out trays filled with sweets on to a conveyor. Description In the past, an air cylinder was used. However, because an adjustment of the push-out speed was difficult, sometimes sweets leap...
Easy Automation Application Study 9-1 – IAI News
February 7, 2018 Once or twice a month, we like to share IAI Actuator News with the automation community. Here is a new Easy Automation Application Improvement Study Vol.9-1. Automatic Sorting System Changing the speed during movement to reduce the cycle time by 20%...
Reduced Costs for Chocolate Quality Inspection
Industry: Food Process: Inspection How We Reduced Costs for the Quality Inspection Process [Problems] · An air cylinder was used to move the camera for quality inspection. · Pressure adjustment to set the specified speed was difficult, and the speed was unstable even...
Easy Automation Concept Vol.5-2 Video #10
Example Video #10: Bagged Ice Candy Transfer System - Air cylinder vs IAI's ROBO Cylinder In this process, packed ice candies are moved in groups of six from the completed product transfer conveyor to the boxing line conveyor. Point 1: Optimal acceleration was set to...
Equipment for Transferring Bread on Conveyor Belts
Industry: Medical / Food & Beverage Process: Transfer $52,800 saved yearly due to CT Effect Equipment Overview The equipment is for pushing bread on a conveyor belt sideways to transfer it to a sideways-moving conveyor belt. There is a stopper in front of the...
Easy Automation Concept Vol.4-2 Video #08
Example Video #08: Glass Board Work Piece Transfer System - Air cylinder vs IAI's ROBO Cylinder Glass boards are placed on a pallet in this process. 16 work pieces are placed in lines on one pallet. The deburring brush attached to the motorized spindle*2 is used to...
Equipment for Marking Automobile Parts
Industry: Automotive / Machine Tools Process: Marking Parts are measured and checked by product type using a camera before the marking process. This data is sent to the XSEL controller using serial communication. The XSEL controller corrects the character size and...
Sending Defective Products to the Removal Line
Industry: Others Process: Sorting, Inspecting Actuators: RCP5-SA7C Motorizing the removal of defective products made high speed possible and lowered costs. [Issues Until Now] An air cylinder was used for the movement of the plate that removes defective products....
Easy Automation Concept Vol.2 Videos
Example Video #03: Inter-Conveyor Transfer System - Air Cylinder vs IAI's ROBO Cylinder This is the current inter-conveyor transfer process for a relay manufacturing line. Pallets carrying completed relays are transported on a conveyor from the assembly line and...
Food Packaging – Label Inspection and Discharging Application Example
A vision sensor is used to inspect the printing of the date printed on the lid of a cup of food. If defects are found in the printing, the ROBO Cylinder is used to push the product and discharge it from the conveyor.

Vision Inspection Conveyor System Application
Application Example – Vision inspection of electronic parts by camera and conveyor – Camera is positioned using linear actuator – Conveyor is driven by rotary actuator – IAI America

Food Packaging – Dessert Placement Application Example
This machine places desserts into cups – Cups travel from left to right, and desserts travel from right to left on the upper conveyor. – IAI Packaging Application Example