Nercon Introduces New Live-Drum Spiral Conveyor - Press Release



Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Nercon Eng. and Mfg., has developed a new spiral system that utilizes a cylindrical drum that assists in driving the modular plastic belt. The benefits of the Live-Drum Spiral Conveyor include low belt tension, increased elevation changes and capacity, design and product range versatility and low maintenance. Regardless of the conveyor length, the rotating stainless steel drum imparts the driving force to the inside edge of the belt creating very low tension on the belt. The benefit of low belt tension allows for exceptionally long runs translating into significantly increased number of tiers. The substantial quantity of conveying belt in this relatively small footprint offers manufacturers increased production and profitability. Most products that can be transported on a conveyor can also travel on a Live-Drum Spiral system. The gentle, uniform slope of the Live-Drum Spiral Conveyor assures no disturbance of product flow. The equipment can transport packages such as jars, tubs, cups, bundles, cans, bottles, bags, pouches, cartons, totes and cases. Further the Live-Drum Spiral can be designed to accommodate several sizes of products on one production line with no changeover. Another advantage of the low tension Live-Drum Spiral Conveyor is minimal maintenance. Competing high tension spirals have multiple drives, motors, bearings, rollers and thousands of moving parts to maintain. The continual low tension operation of the Live-Drum Spiral results in longer life of the two drives, belt and other components in the system. The unit link belting utilized in the Live-Drum Spiral allows for quick repairs. For more information on Nercon's Live-Drum Spiral Conveyor, visit www.nercon.com/SpiralConveyor. The web page offers a movie article and brochure download. The Live-Drum Spiral Conveyor will be featured at Nercon's Booth #N4136 at Pack Expo - Chicago, Nov. 9 - 13.

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