Allied Automation, Inc.
  • Home
  • About
  • Store
  • Solutions
  • Mod Center
  • Partners
    • Festo
      • Electric Actuators
      • Guided Actuators
      • Rodless Cylinders
      • Rotary Actuators
      • Standard Cylinders
      • Valves
      • Accessories
      • Service Units
    • Mitsubishi Electric
      • HMI
      • ICONICS Suite™
      • Motor Control
      • PLC
      • Robots
      • Servo
      • Services and Solutions
      • VFD
    • Universal Robots
      • UR3e Robot
      • UR5e Robot
      • UR10e Robot
      • UR16e Robot
      • UR20 Robot
      • Brochure: UR Machine Tending
      • Brochure: UR Series
      • Brochure: UR e-Series
    • Moxa
      • Ethernet Switches
      • Industrial Secure Routers
      • Wireless
      • Converters
      • Surveillance
    • Line Card
    • All Partners
  • Training
    • Training Schedules
    • Training Overview
  • Blog
  • Contact
Allied Automation, Inc.

FlexMove Alpine Conveyors by Dorner Conveyors. Maximize Your Vertical Space!

The Alpine Conveyor is a compact spiral configuration commonly used as an accumulation or elevating buffer zone between machines or as a process step for cooling or drying. It can also be used for line balancing or product changeover purposes.

Alpines can be configured as an elevating/ lowering system with a single or double serpentine configuration. Uses include an in-line accumulator with entry and exit at different levels, or an in-line or off-line accumulator with entry and exit at the same level.

 

Benefits of FlexMove Alpine Conveyor:

  • Keeps a constant sequence while buffering or accumulating products
  • Uses a gentle slope while changing elevations and preventing product damage
  • Maximizes vertical space, ensures the efficient utilization of machines with different speeds, and provides storage for pucks in FlexMove pallet system applications
  • The accumulation zone is simple yet efficient and provides the possibility to continuously have bottleneck machines running
  • Reduces the effects of machinery failures. It will accumulate the products from one machine while the nest machine in the line is being repaired or adjusted
  • Option of adding more levels when additional capacity is needed

 

View the complete Specification Sheet here: FlexMove Alpine Conveyor Spec Sheet

 

Specifications:

  • Products can be round, square, oval or rectangular
  • Chain Widths: 65, 85, 105, 150 mm
  • Chain Lengths:
    • Return Chain up to 23 m (75 ft)
    • Top Running Chain up to 76 m (250 ft)
  • Basic Configurations:
    • One Direction, Return Chain: entry and exit at different levels, up to 23 m (75 ft) total length
    • One Direction, Top Running Chain: entry and exit at different levels, up to 30 m (100 ft) total length
    • Dual Direction, Single Serpentine: entry and exit at same level, up to 76 m (250 ft) of chain
    • Dual Direction, Double Serpentine: entry and exit at same level, up to 76 m (250 ft) of chain
  • Transfers:
    • Side Plow
    • X-Tranfer
    • Roller Transfer
    • Powered Transfer

 

Possible Applications:

  • Product buffering during machine maintenance
  • Use of vertical space when there is not enough floor space to accumulate more product
  • Product movement at different levels
  • Downstream product flow avoiding a bottleneck in your process
  • Drying, cooling & curing time
  • Product being produced needs more time for process or testing
  • Product cycling/batching or to store product while another is being dispatched
  • Reduce the forces working on a product when accumulating
  • Serves as a walk thru/line access for product to divert onto

 

Direction:

Direction is determined by the product, belt selection, and product rate.

  • Incline: Product being produced starts at a lower elevation and is moved to a higher elevation
  • Decline: Product being produced starts at a higher elevation and is moved to a lower elevation

 

 

In-Line vs. Off-Line:

If an Alpine is to be used as a buffer, it needs to be determined if in-line or off-line is desired. If in-line is used, all normal production flow goes through the Alpine and would be accumulated upon a storage signal.

Typically, a stop device is required. Off-line has traffic flow around the Alpine and diverts into accumulation as needed.

 

Call us at 800-214-0322 for more information

 

Featured Posts

NEW iQ-F Safety Control: FX5-SF

Improve Your Margins and Boost Your Competitive Edge with Mitsubishi Electric’s MELSERVO-J5 Series

New FX5UJ PLC designed for small IOT enabled machines

Most Recent

What’s Brewing?

The Perfect Match: ADN-S and SDBT-MSX and VFOE

The Perfect Match: DHOP and PVGA

About Allied Automation

Allied Automation is an Indianapolis-based leader in technology-based manufacturing solutions. Since 1981 we’ve been committed to the cutting edge, partnering with world-class brands to offer the best products and systems around. We’re ready to help you make a difference.

Read More
  • Home
    • About
    • Solutions
    • Training
    • Careers
    • Contact
  • Partners
    • Festo
    • Mitsubishi Electric
    • Universal Robots
    • Moxa
  • Blog
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use

© 2023 Allied Automation, Inc. | All Rights Reserved | 5220 E. 64th Street Indianapolis, IN 46220 | 800-214-0322

Twitter    Facebook    LinkedIn