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Conveyor redesigns

Alba’s drag chain and transfer conveyors have been redesigned to increase performance and reduce cost.

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The redesigns include two changes. First, the use of standardized components helps reduce the equipment’s cost and engineering content. Second, using a center drive configuration enables the conveyors to reverse direction and allow for smoother transitions by using smaller end sprockets at both ends of the conveyors. See them at Booth S-5166.
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