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 We recently sold a pallet conveyor system to a local pharmaceutical company for a special handling application.The system was basically to be used for handling small light pallets of plastic trays in a loading area.The pallets full of plastic trays had to loaded by hand and then handed off to another area for despatch.The volume of parts produced and the...

The first pictures are emerging of the new Dorner 1100 conveyor belt system.Among the features of this exciting new conveyor are the new pinch drive design. With patent pending this new option increases the carrying capacity of the conveyor without need for high belt tension.The low belt tension allows Dorner to use miniature rollers for optimal small parts handling.This means...

 Nice order this week for 5 vacuum belt conveyors for a plastics blow molding factory.We've talked before about the issue of stability when a plastic bottle is placed on a belt for onward travel.Often the picking of the bottle from the blow moulding machine is done by a robot or pick and place system.The customer here had the same problem...

 We are happy to announce that soon the next generation of the Dorner conveyor belt internet based design and specifying tools will be introduced.The even more enhanced and improved version will enable the use of all Dorner DTools on tablets as well as PC’s and laptops.This new tablet PC capability will, we believe, the first of it's kind available here...

 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...