An air conveyor is an automatic tool that transports material from one place to another. All the operation is run by the upper side of the production plant.
When the air conveyors are used?
They are usually used when there are many operations on the floor at the production plant and a more dynamic and effective material flow is required.
Very long conveyors are usually implemented because they help to transport materials or products in different circuits of phases, before being finished products.
Generally, the air conveyors are made of chain which is strong and has hooks to set the products that might be irregular. These products must be distributed as supply in the assembly lines or to carry out specific processes, such as paint drying through an oven.
The air conveyors are frequently used at automotive assembly plants, automotive parts industry and home appliances companies.
Advantages of air conveyors
The most important advantages of the air conveyors are the following:
- They provide flexibility.
- They are agile in the operations.
- They maintain a constant flow.
- They instantly become ergonomic.
- They let the products to accumulate, which helps to have a brief storage and a growth of the systems’ productivity.
- They manage irregular and regular products.
- They let feed the lines where there is not available room on the floor.
- They save space.
The most common conveyors are the following:
- Air chain conveyor (dragging).
- Air accumulation conveyor.
You can choose any conveyor depending on the type of product that the operation requires.
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