Dorner launches latest 3200 series conveyor, highlights others at PackExpo

The newest product line from Dorner — the 3200 series conveyor with Intralox Activated Roller Belt (ARB) Technology — was on display at PackExpo earlier this month, along with several other key technologies from the conveyor manufacturer.

The 3200 series is ideal for moving boxes and packages in applications that require merging, diverting and alignment. It is available with passive and active rollers, said Stacy Johnson, Marketing Manager.

ARB Technology uses low and high friction angled rollers within the belt to help smoothly guide and align items of all sizes. This conveyor technology minimizes floor space, increases system reliability, eliminates costly system controls, provides a safer work environment, and can handle products as small as 6 x 6 in.

“This is a really nice way to get product aligned,” Johnson said. “Usually once a product has been packaged, boxes don’t have to be the same size or shape, so this takes the product and aligns it. It’s simple automation.”

For specific applications, ARB Technology works well for:
• 90° transfers maintaining product orientation
• Aligners / edge justification
• Case turners
• Bump turns
• Touchless low friction mergers
• Rejects

90° Transfers and Lane Merges
• 90° Passive On and 90° Passive Off transfers
• No adjustment needed for different size products
• Requires 6–8-in. gap upstream
• 90° Passive On requires some product momentum, 90° Passive Off does not
• Using Passive On, product can merge into a gap on the mainline ARB conveyor
• Uses Series 400 45° chain and passive rollers

Edge Justification and Bump Turns
• No adjustment needed for different size products
• Edge justification requires no product gap
• Bump turn needs 6–8 in. gap upstream
• A fixed or pneumatically controlled protrusion from the side rail is added to help start the turning process
• Uses Series 400 30° chain and activated rollers

Also on display was the company’s SmartFlex Twist conveyor, which allows Dorner to take a product and rotate it easily, said Johnson. “This gives us a lot more capabilities and we can do a lot more things,” she said. “This can be used to turn a box and put a label on it or rotate it before it gets to the case packer.”

The SmartFlex features standard style chain or can be equipped with friction inserts and rollers in a variety of widths in stainless steel or aluminum frames.

Watch the video below to see the SmartFlex, ARB and Dorner’s 2200 Series nose-over squeeze and a 3200 Series bottomless squeezing in action.

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