BEUMER Tilt Tray Sorter

Logistics Insight Asia - New Products, 27/5/2008

The mechanically controlled BEUMER Tilt Tray Sorter is a high performance distribution system for diverse items. The Sorter is in a modular design, enabling tailor-made solutions to be provided quickly and easily. The main components of the Sorter are: drive, brakes, sorter frame and tracks, carriage, 2D to 3D adjustable tilting elements, tipper and discharge rail, sorter tracking, set-up device with tray checking and the BEUMER sorter control. Thanks to the tilting elements of the sorter, 2D to 3D items can be discharged to both sides. Gentle handling is ensured in that items slide smoothly off the tray without catapult effects. This is achieved by means of a patented process where the pivot point of the tray is lowered in a vertical track. The discharge rail is designed for controlled and reproducible discharge independent of the particular items.

The BEUMER Tilt Tray Sorter is characterized by sorting quality, gentle handling, sturdy design, low-maintenance carriage, low-wear linear motor drive and low-noise operating characteristics. The 2D tilting element consists of a cast aluminum body that houses moving components such as the shift device with slide tappet and tray mount. When the tipper lifts the tappet, the tappet roller is positioned in the guide channel of the discharge rail. Owing to the laterally directed design of the guide channel, the shift device is withdrawn from the body. This causes the tray to be lowered and tilted sideways.

Arranged on the Tilt Tray Sorter 2D (two-dimensional discharge), the distribution and sorting system is also available with 3D tilting element (three-dimensional discharge) or DD tilting element (Double Density = split tray, separate tilting to the left and right). The kinematic design of the 3D titling element enables lengthwise discharge, preventing subsequent rocking motions after discharge. With the DD tilting element, the right and left part can be individually controlled at different positions. This doubles the trays and sorter capacity.

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