Sadler Conveyor
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| Cast Stone Industry Case Study, 4 pages |
Hercules conveyor in a rugged environment handling 4000 lb. skid loads of paving stones from moulding through curing to strapping.
Problem: To provide an integrated conveyor system for the short term (8-10 Hours) storage & retrieval (with FI/FO capability) of pallet loads of concrete paving stones.
Solution: A pusher mounter on-board the transfer car discharged pallets onto the gravity storage lanes as well as advancing the other loads - max 40 pallets at 150,000 lbs.
The system consisted of :
- Roller Conveyors-1000 ft
- Scissor Lift
- Automated Transfer Cars-with pusher
- Intermeshing Transfers at discharge
