The Panel Former Discharge Conveyor (SWARM4) transforms a manual, single-station stacking process into a continuous four-zone automated cell. Formed sheet panels are received on a height-tracking hydraulic scissor lift, staged for downstream availability, strapped with operator-fed bands through built-in board slots, and held in a take-off position for fork-truck pickup — all while the forming machine continues running upstream.
PF Discharge Conveyor
PFDC · Automated Stacking, Staging, Strapping & Take-off System
Four purpose-built zones, one continuous workflow. Each zone handles one stage of the discharge process and operates in parallel with the others, eliminating the downtime.
Each zone handles one stage of the discharge process and operates in parallel with the others, eliminating the downtime.
Mounted on a hydraulic scissor lift, this mesh-top conveyor adjusts its height in real time as the customer-supplied drop stacker deposits one formed sheet at a time. When the target stack height is reached, the lift raises to match the staging conveyor and discharges the load downstream.
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A stationary mesh-top conveyor at 30" TOB that holds a completed stack until the Prep Conveyor is clear. By decoupling stacking from strapping, it lets the upstream lift accept the next stack immediately rather than waiting for the strapping operation to finish.
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The strapping station, engineered with voids every 2 feet to accept slotted 2.3 wooden strapping boards. Operators feed straps through the slots and secure the bundle in place. On signal, pneumatically lifted #50 roller-chain panels rise above the mesh belt to transport the strapped load to the take-off conveyor.
KEY FEATURES
Fixed-position #50 roller chains hold the strapped bundle in a raised pickup position until a fork truck removes it for transport to storage. A floor-mounted, declining bumper guard protects the conveyor from fork damage during pickup.
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