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Multi-Conveyor recently provided a series of wash down stainless steel construction tabletop conveyors for open (uncapped) jars of peanut butter. However, for demonstration and hygienic purposes, we’ve substituted actual product with similar size, “capped” jars. Not to be confusing.
The initial Multi-Conveyor line starts at the juncture of the customer’s existing hot-fill line exit (not shown). Customer installed sensors determine whether a jar meets criteria to proceed to the customer’s existing metal detector (also not shown) or if it is rejected onto this accumulation reject conveyor section.
Multi-Conveyor provided a Lexan enclosure around the accumulation reject conveyor section with sliding access doors, providing safety until rejected jars are manually retrieved.
Both 45 and 90 degree curves, including an S-curve, were incorporated based on the customer’s plant layout. The curves also formed a common sense, cost-effective operator walk-through access lane between the filler and the capper. Very cool.
(Remember, for hygienic purposes, we used "capped" jars in this video production but the actual customer product was open, uncapped jars of food.)
A secondary reject was added midstream. This one pin-pull divert dumps jars that fail metal detection inspection. When the detector throws an alert, the operator will manually divert the gate to send rejects into a bin below.
Septimatech single side manual rail brackets with ratchet handles effortlessly adjusts straights and curves in seconds, providing reduced changeover time for a variety of current and future product dimensions.
Other features include stainless-steel tent-style top covers for added food safety in transit; seamless parallel transfers or chain drift; and special transition discharge guiderails – to name a few.
Watch this brief video to see the system in action.
