The Alpine Conveyor is a compact spiral configuration commonly used as an accumulation or elevating buffer zone between machines or as a process step for cooling or drying. It can also be used for line balancing or product changeover purposes. Alpines can be configured as an elevating/ lowering system with a single or double serpentine configuration. Uses include an in-line accumulator with entry and exit at different levels, or an in-line or off-line accumulator with entry and exit at the same level.
Product buffering during machine maintenance
Use of vertical space when there is not enough floor space to accumulate more product
Product movement at different levels
Downstream product flow avoiding a bottleneck in your process
Drying, cooling & curing time
Product being produced needs more time for process or testing
Product cycling/batching or to store product while another is being dispatched
Reduce the forces working on a product when accumulating
Serves as a walk thru/line access for product to divert onto