monkeyhead
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so i'm getting geared up to build a small sorter. it's pretty straight forward. 7 sorts, 1 kickout lane. simple message passing logic. i've got everything planned out, but the one thing i'm not sure how I want to handle are the physical diverts for each sort.
It's gonna be low speed. 30 pkgs/min rolling down a conveyor at 90ft/min. i was thinking about just using a plain ol' air cylinder with a pusher plate setup, but i started thinking about the noise and how air cylinders tend to have limited lives in the environment i work in and want to consider some other options.
i'm gonna be on a pretty tight budget though so i don't think i can afford pop up roller diverts. Anybody have any good suggestions? the packages are gonna be small dvd sized packages.
It's gonna be low speed. 30 pkgs/min rolling down a conveyor at 90ft/min. i was thinking about just using a plain ol' air cylinder with a pusher plate setup, but i started thinking about the noise and how air cylinders tend to have limited lives in the environment i work in and want to consider some other options.
i'm gonna be on a pretty tight budget though so i don't think i can afford pop up roller diverts. Anybody have any good suggestions? the packages are gonna be small dvd sized packages.