Designed for applications and processes that require parts to travel in a continuous loop, while evenly spaced, to various workstations, the Modul Con conveyor from mk North America delivers reliable performance.
Versatile Design
Modul Con conveyors are designed using ANSI hollow pin chain running its edge. Various shape pallet, attachments and/or fixtures are bolted to the chain at intervals specific to the application's needs. The attachments can be supplied by the customer or designed, built, and installed prior to shipping by mk. Further adding to the modularity of this system, the chain is available in ½-inch, ¾-inch or 1-inch pitch. Attachments are added at a spacing compatible with the chain pitch and boost the possibility of changing the attachment spacing in the future. Attachments can range in size from 1-inch diameter up to 36-inch square.
There’s more to many modern conveyors than just some rollers and a belt. Conveyor equipment is machinery as like any other, requiring regular maintenance to work its best. Whether you’re trying to keep an old conveyor system as long as possible before replacing it or being proactive in keeping a newer system shiny and new, the following are universal best practices to keep your belts moving and gears turning.
Few industries are as fluid or fast-moving as electronics. The rate at which development and disruption can radically alter the industrial landscape means that electronics manufacturers need to be as flexible as possible in order to survive in today’s market.
In today’s manufacturing environment, it is often necessary to positively maintain a product's location and orientation in order to properly engage it during the assembly or testing phase. Other times products need to maintain a precise spacing and/or be indexed in synch with other equipment. Attachment timing belt conveyors are uniquely designed for these applications. mk North America offers several options for this conveyor type that may work for your particular needs.
Exploring Attachment Timing Belt Conveyors
Attachment timing belt conveyors are typically supplied in one of two ways. They can either be supplied with the attachments bolted to the belt or with the attachments adhered to it. Both of these configurations have their pros and cons, explored below.
Black v-blocks are bolted on to a "convertible" timing belt
Conveyors used to transfer product around a corner while maintaining their leading edge are a staple in the material handling industry. Often times, the factory already has conveyors and processes in place when it is determined that a change is needed. This often results in limited space available for the “corner conveyor”.
Many curved conveyors in the industry feature a wide sweeping inner radii (greater than 24-inches), large cumbersome infeed and outfeed pulleys (greater than 2-inches), or require some sort of straight infeed or outfeed section (making the conveyor not a true corner piece).
This is not the case with the KGF-P 2040 curved belt conveyor from mk North America.
If you’re looking to take your material handling or production processes to the next level, odds are you’re going to need a good incline conveyor system before long.
Incline conveyors are used for many processes that take product from one elevation to another, from loading particulate matter into a steel hopper, moving second-floor stock to a staging area on the ground, or any one of a near-endless number of other applications. Like many useful tools, though, incline conveyors are highly specialized, and pose several unique engineering challenges. mk North America has a number of conveyors perfectly suited for incline applications, and can design conveyor systems to meet your specific needs.
