Conveyor & Warehouse – Electric Linear Actuator Application Examples
EC – Sorting Device for Instant Soup Packages
A device to inspect instant soup packages (visual examination), and sort them into two locations. In the past, air cylinders were used at the sorting gates to move the gates vertically. Quality products were sometimes flicked off the conveyor due to a shock at the...
EC – Aligning Device for Lunch Boxes on a Conveyor
A device to align lunch boxes on the conveyor before a packaging machine. 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 packaging machine. Previously an air cylinder was used,...
EC – Sorting Device for Food Products
A device to sort a single line of food products on a conveyor into two lines. Because the application was a movement between 2 points, a simple and low-cost ELECYLINDER® was employed. EC-R6 » more details
EC – Sorting Device for Cosmetics on the Conveyor
A device for swaying a conveyor to sort cosmetic products into two lines for inspection machines. Two inspection machines are installed to enhance the inspection capacity. An ELECYLINDER® is used to sway a conveyor to divide the cosmetic products into two lines for...
EC – Sorting Device for Medicine Packages
A device for sorting medicine packages by scanning printed data on the package surface. Previously, an air cylinder was used to transfer accepted products. To achieve a shorter cycle time, the air cylinder was operated at a high speed, but gave a big shock at the time...
EC – Stocker for Flooring Panels
A device to transfer flooring panels from the feed conveyor to stockers. An air cylinder was used previously. As the speed increased, shocks also became bigger at the stroke ends, allowing the ooring panels to budge occasionally and preventing panels from stacking in...
EC – Posting Device for Stickers
A device to push down thin-film stickers on the workpieces in a posting process. In the past, a worker used to press the stickers to post them manually. To improve the quality and eliminate mistakes by workers, some measures were studied. An air cylinder provides...
EC – Transfer Device for Sweets
A transfer device for sweets for pushing out trays filled with sweets on to a conveyor. In the past, an air cylinder was used. However, because an adjustment of the push-out speed was difficult, sometimes sweets leap out from the tray. This transfer device uses...
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%...
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