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TechUpdate
Conveyor Design Helps to Solve Several Press-Line Challenges
Magnetic Products, Inc., Highland, MI, designed and con- structed this Series 1200 beltless magnetic conveyor to help its customer deal with an unusually high drop from the pass line of a new press, to handle scrap removal. Among the challenges: the conveyor must keep up with an extremely high volume; each piece of scrap measures more than one foot long; and, the angle of incline must be extremely steep to accommodate the plant’s deep pit. Rather than use a steel hinge conveyor, the stamper opted for a mag- netic conveyor to avoid having to deal with slide- back or cascading scrap, or wedging scrap, which
can lead to the early demise of steel conveyors.
Magnetic Products, Inc.: 248/887-5600;
www.mpimagnet.com
Single-Probe Double-Sheet Detector
Prime Controls, Inc., Dayton, OH, introduces the Pulser single-probe double-sheet detector that can operate in locations where space limits the use of dual-probe detec-
tors. The Pulser features a newly designed single probe with a pulsed electromag- net that quickly samples ferrous alloy sheets without holding on to them like previous single-probe detectors using permanent magnets. The unit can detect sheets 30 percent thicker than can com- parable double-sheet detectors, mak- ing it useful in a broader range of sheet- feeding applications.
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