LEWCO Product Spotlight Featuring: Gravity Conveyors

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 …

LEWCO Aluminum Extrusion Transfer Conveyor

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 Pallet Management and Robotic Interface

Recently a customer requested pallet handling conveyor for their (2) robotic palletizers.  For flexibility and to maximize robot up-time, LEWCO built (2) pallet dispensers that could feed either of the two robots.  To create a buffer queue for stacks of empty pallets, a chain conveyor was placed in front of each pallet dispenser.  Floor space …

LEWCO – Direct Conveying of Machined Engine Blocks

A system was needed to buffer automotive engine blocks through operator workstations and processes. Since the engine blocks were already machined, the conveyor rollers needed to be hard chrome plated with a smooth finish. The engine blocks were required to be conveyed in both upright and inverted orientations, so split-lane CDLR was used in flat …