Dorner has introduced a Puck Stop Module and a Puck/Package Divert Module on its FlexMove conveyor system. These modules give users the ability to stop pucks or packages for pacing requirements, as well as divert pucks and packages into a second lane.
The pneumatically-operated Puck Stop Module is available in two models: Vertical Blade Stop, which is used in pairs as an alternating escapement for pacing round or rounded-edge rectangular pucks, and Horizontal Squeeze Stop, which is used in combination with the Vertical Blade Stop for pacing product without rounded edges.
Performance specifications of the Puck Stop Module include:
Maximum single product weight: 2.3 kg (5 lbs.).
Maximum product accumulation weight: 13.6 kg (30 lbs.).
Maximum conveyor speed: 50 m/min (164 feet per minute).
Produces gap of about one product length.
The pneumatically-operated Puck/Package Divert Module guides product from one lane into two lanes. The divert arms is encapsulated inside a tunnel guard, where the module diverts product into their specified lane. Product can run back-to-back or paced for individual product divert. Performance specifications of the Puck/Package Divert Module include:
Product must be able to stand unsupported.
Minimum single product weight: 0.2 kg (0.45 lbs.).
Maximum single product weight: 5 kg (11 lbs.).
Maximum product height: 150 mm (5.9 in.).
Maximum product width: chain width.
Both modules are compatible with round or rectangular bottles, containers or pucks.
