Tom Murphy

 This weeks interesting picture is a a snapshot of the production area with a selection of modular belt and a PVC belt conveyors almost ready to go.Some interesting things to see here is firstly the general quality of manufacture. We believe that the Dorner food stainless steel conveyor offering is in many aspects streets ahead of most UK manufactured stainless...

 We are selling more and more used conveyors, maybe it's a sign of the times out there?There are definite benefits in buying used conveyor systems, both roller and belt conveyors.The purchase price is lower than a new or reconditioned unit as you would expect, but delivery is also immediate as the conveyor is in stock!If you are in the market...

 We thought this week might be a good opportunity to update our readers on the various stainless steel based food conveyor system options available through A.S. Conveyor Systems.Although we do offer alternatives based on customer requirements and cost, we believe that the Dorner range of sanitary conveyors is the finest available and has features not found on any other standard...

Dorner have updated their 2200 series based gravity roller conveyor system. The popular 2200 series framed gravity conveyors allow the customer to integrate gravity roller conveyors into a belt conveyor application without having to change the mounting arrangements. But as importantly the frame design allows the user to keep the appearance of the low profile belt conveyor system throughout the...

The new Dorner 2200 Series Mid Drive belt conveyor platform creates additional space for operator and machine interfaces. The new compact three roller design is 40% smaller than traditional, tensioned centre drives, clearing more space along the entire conveyor. The design also frees up the motor to move to any position and leaves the area near the ends of the...

Here is an application that involves the requirement for stable conveying of pouches for inspection, printing, labelling or edge sealing. Two belt conveyors are mounted on edge to "Grab" pouches or other products. Fitted with pliable belts with a little "Give" in the belt surface material. The position of the conveyors relative to each other can also be made adjustable...

  Sometimes, when moving pallets on pallet conveyor systems, there is a need to move a pallet at a 90 degree angle from the main travel direction, possibly to another machine or a pallet storage area. On heavy duty pallet conveyors where the pallets are heavy, the movement can really only be done by a version of a lift and...

 Shipped out last week, 3 X chain driven roller pallet conveyors with 3ph AC motors and low level stand systems.These conveyors were built for a pallet handling application where the roller conveyor has to transport wooden pallets that weigh 1500kg when loaded.Normally on a gravity conveyors and systems where pallets are pushed along, accumulation is simple, but for powered pallet...

Our gravity conveyor product range with aluminium side frames and low weight rollers is popular with users who have light weight applications or who need the conveyor itself to be light weight. These conveyors are not actually any cheaper than normal steel framed conveyors because they are produced in lesser volumes than the steel framed gravity conveyor units that we...

Recently, a customer needed to convey 40 lb blocks of cheese away from their cheese processing towers to the next step in the production flow. With experience with creating belt conveyors and conveying solutions for handling cheese seemed pretty straight forward. However, like any application, once you dive deeper into what needs to be accomplished certain challenges emerge. In this...