Belt conveyor Superbelt®

horizontalfor hot materialsfor high-temperature applications

Foundry operations encompass the three dreaded D’s in industrial labor: Dull, Dirty, and Dangerous. That is why robotics is gaining ground, providing high flexibility in foundry applications, including secondary operations such as degating and sorting. When used in combination with the Superbelt® conveyor technology, the result is a critical competitive edge in terms of efficiency, product quality, and worker safety. Downstream the shakeout, the Superbelt® conveyor transports hot castings, serving multiple sorting stations, each equipped with an integrated 3D vision scanner to detect the castings type and a robot that picks them to specific collecting bins. Sand and sprues are conveyed to the unloading point where the downstream equipment provides for screening and recovery. The Superbelt® conveyor is made up of partially overlapping steel pans securely bolted on a patented steel double-wire mesh system. The belt design is based on a multi-link concept that ensures redundancy, little to no maintenance, and trouble-free continuous operation. Even if the mesh is severely damaged, the conveyor will keep on running till the scheduled maintenance, without sudden failures. The trouble-free operation allows to preserve the productivity and profitability of the whole plant and results in greater efficiency and uptime during 24/7, year-round operation.