01
Application context
Their existing equipment required an operator to manually intervene in order to keep product flowing through.
This allowed the customer to reduce downtime and increase their efficiency.
02
Design considerations
The pizzas enter the merge system from an inline nitrogen freezer at a rate of 75 parts per minute. Then, they need to be merged into one lane for the downstream wrapping equipment.
Before the merge, the pizzas move down two conveyors equipped with sensors and product stops. The product stops ensure that the two lanes can merge seamlessly. In typical operation, only the final set of stops will need to be activated, but each lane contains three in case they are needed.