The engineering team at LEWCO recently worked with a customer to design a process line for modifying extruded aluminum beams. They already had a multi-strand walking beam to buffer and feed parts onto the line, so to minimize drives a notched conveyor design was developed to fit around the existing equipment. A special center section …
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LEWCO shipped a large conveyor system recently that included operator push-off sorting lanes for poly drums. There is an elevated walkway along the outside of the powered roller conveyor, on which the operators walk/stand to sort the drums. The rollers have full width Ultrex sleeves to minimize catch points and promote low friction. When a …
Recently, LEWCO was asked to move product between several queue stations with a transfer car. The load was substantial, 60” square and up to 4,000 lbs. Our engineers worked with the customer to provide heavy-duty Chain Driven Live Roller conveyors with 3.5” diameter .300” wall rollers. The same conveyor was mounted to a powered transfer …
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Slat Conveyors are used in horizontal conditions and operating at relatively slow speeds. They are generally used to move items that are not typically conveyable on rollers or belts, due to an irregular shape or bottom condition. They can also be used in assembly operations by modifying the slats to accommodate assembly fixtures. Steel Hinge …
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Turntables provide a method of rotating unit loads when material lines intersect or change directions. Unlike Chain Transfer Devices, they maintain product orientation through an intersection. They can also be used to reverse the orientation of a product or allow a pass through depending on application requirements. LEWCO Standard Turntable Conveyor Product Line: View …
Non-powered roller conveyors are the most economical and common method of conveying unit loads. Along with our full line of gravity conveyors, LEWCO offers ball transfer tables and wheel rail conveyors. Ball Transfer: Ball Transfers are one version of non-powered roller conveyors used to manually rotate, reposition, or move flat bottom surfaced products easily and efficiently. …
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Non-powered roller conveyors, or Gravity Conveyors, are the most economical and common method of conveying unit loads. The conveyors are typically mounted on a slight decline angle, therefore using gravity to assist product movement, especially for long distances. They can also be used in applications where the conveyor is level and operators can push the …
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LEWCO Belt conveyors are an excellent choice for an inexpensive and simple method of moving products from one point to another. Because of the simplicity of the flat, moving belt, they can be used to move a variety of product sizes, shapes and weights effectively for long lengths with a single drive. Belt Conveyors are …
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LEWCO provided a powered roller and transfer system to interface with a punch system. This conveyor is handling aluminum extrusions of various lengths. Some components needed to be transferred to the punch, and others had to bypass it. LEWCO built a multi-strand self-powered transfer with PowerTwist interlocking V-belts. roller conveyor is line shaft driven with non-marking …
LEWCO, the integrator, and the customer worked together to clearly define the application of an automated way to remove empty scrap boxes from two pick areas of a distribution center to a new baler. Space was very limited and employee safety and ease of use was high priority. LEWCO began with our standard Parcel handling …
