Sorts & positions product
A DARB conveying system, which is the first to be installed in the UK, has recently been incorporated by BHL Conveyor Technology into a new robotic palletising system supplied to a major cereal manufacturer in the UK.
The DARB sorter also known as the Active Roller Belt Technology is a conveying system that positions and sorts out the product. In this system part of the palletising process required the need to transfer product from one orientation to another, without damaging the product or reducing line speed.
The DARB sorter belt allows the machine to selectively sort, sequence and divert a product at a 90 degree angle on to the row forming conveyor, eliminating the need to void stops and breakages by product handling.
The DARB sorter is a modular plastic belt rooted with rollers that spread above and below the surface. As the belt rollers are activated they begin spinning to sort products off. The rollers are fixed on to the belt in a manner that their spinning motion compensates for the forward motion (classed as kinetic energy) of the product that allows accurate sorting at higher throughputs.
