The Drum motor from Van Der Graaf, Shelby Township, Mich. is a one-component conveyor drive with the ac-induction motor, gear drive, and all moving parts enclosed in a rugged drum. The motor and gears ...

Heather Caliendo The recycling industry is shifting towards integrated engineered systems rather than individual components ...

No matter what type of product is being assembled, conveyors are essential for mass production. They transfer parts from station to station. They balance timing by queuing parts at slower stations.

Upon start-up, two signals are internally pulled up to 5 Vdc. Onboard electronics switch between the two when pulses are detected on the Step input. Engineers at Mechatronic Techniques, Plano, Tex., ...

Conveyor Technology on Tuesday announced plans at an industry conference in Chicago to begin production of a new cutting-edge electric drum motor that includes sensor technology. The company said the ...

Using unique next generation motor technology, these motors provide 10 times more continuous torque and at a 5 times wider speed range than conventional AC induction motors. By eliminating the need ...

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, FEBRUARY 6, 2018 – ABB announced today that its innovative gearless conveyor drive is available for use on a wider range of conveyor systems. Already proven on larger motors, the ...

A new conveyor-based system offers an alternative energy storage technology. The heart of the system is a reversible conveyor belt that converts between electrical energy and gravitational potential ...

Manufacturers in every field are keeping their processes private, if not secret. After all, most processes are in some ways proprietary, comprising a mixture of methods, technologies and operations ...