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Application context
It only takes a few minutes walking through any modern manufacturing facility to see the incredible level of technology that exists today. The integration of robotics alone to manufacture, process and package goods is just one example where the boundaries of machine design is almost limitless. It’s really a great time to be a design engineer!
The sometimes overlooked, occasionally forgotten piece of equipment that’s added in the final stages of projects – that’s the fate of conveyors. Moving product in…and taking product out. A simple role for an unpretentious cog, forever cast in a supporting role.
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Design considerations
How exactly did conveyors get relegated to afterthought status? The answer is rooted in its decades-old elementary design of merely moving products from one point to another.
He says many people just see conveyors as simple machines consisting only of a frame, belt and motor. Conveyors historically have performed well for the tasks asked of it, and because of that, their designs haven’t changed much through the years.