This reduction in moving parts helps bring about greater reliability than in previous lines. For accurate palletizing of unstable packages or shrink wrap trays as small as 6" x 4" x 2" and as large as 27" diagonal x 23" H at speeds to 65/min.
Case palletizer
Machines in the 880 series of case palletizers from Alvey (St. Louis, MO) employ shaft-mounted drives to reduce the number of sprockets, chains, belts and takeups for such primary devices as the row pusher, apron and hoist.
Dec 31, 1994
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