Belt conveyors

Designed in 3D and built in painted, stainless steel or hybrid version. Modular design for fast on site installation and layout change with minimum modifications. Low maintenance, safety and sanitary design (liftable and removable rollers and end noses with or without tools, inclined stainless steel pneumatic guards in standard).

• width from 150 to 2500 mm, length from 300 mm to 100 meters
• accurate transfers with end noses 8, 14, 40 or 60 mm in diameter
• pneumatic belt tracking & tensioning system with fast belt removal
• multiple narrow belts running at differential speeds

Belt bends

Execution in painted or stainless steel. Positive driving system to ensure a smooth and regular belt move. Largebends are fitted with a double deck system practicle to remove the belt from the top without dismantling the internal supports (ideal for suspended or superposed units), thanks to removable stainless steel top plates and end rollers.

• belt width from 200 to 2500 mm
• 90° and 180° standard angles, special design from 30° to 450°
• standard or special radius depending on factory layouts
• end rollers 8, 14, 22 or 60 mm in diameter
• reinforced structure for heavy loads (bottles, tyres, slates…).

Spiral belt bends

Many customers need to use belt bends for lifting or declining products but keeping accurate transfers, either because of reduced space or to give a better access to operators looking after several machines (without steps across).

• angles up to 450° for narrow bends
• multiple 180° bends when the belt is wide

Buffer systems

Useful to regulate production flows and compensate short or longer machinery down-times, our dynamic buffers can increase the efficiency of your production lines. A wide range of solutions is available to handle raw or packed products:

• U-shaped buffer with travelling 180° bend
• in-line or multi-level buffers
• stacking on edge buffers
• FIFO (first in, first out) or LIFO (last in, last out)

Transfer stations

Several solutions to transfer rows at 90° in order to feed wrapping machines:

• servo driven tilting system with or without distribution plate and pusher
• pneumatic or motorised pull-nose
• infeed of one or several levels
• sanitary design with automatic lifting of the noses for cleaning or maintenance

Aligning & turning systems

Aligning by mean of row gates or motorized side belts. Products coming out of transfer stations usually need to be turned the short side leading to feed the wrappers. Several solutions:

• conveyor with twin belts running at different speeds
• conveyors equipped with 45° ends

Indexing systems

Synchronization and infeed of wrapping machines – new or existing flowrappers, X-fold or cartoning machines, etc. Contactless technology for raw products, which are  fragile, irregular, sticky or with special shapes at capacities up to 600 pcs per minute. Pressureless technology for regular products or trays. Several applications:

• individual wrapping or piled products
• 2-3-4 pieces side by side , 2-6 products next to each others
• gap closing, alignement of products, which cannot be accumulated
• infeed into lug chains or directly in the folding box (sticky products)

Product handling

Channeling of products from the oven discharge to feed secondary processing machines (enrober, creamers, cappers), wrapping machines or manual packing tables:

• predictor dribble board with photocells
• lane multiplication / reduction
• turning upside down or at 90°
• formation of rows or lanes from a random situation

Stackers

Several solutions according to products and down-stream equipment:

• penny-stacker: piling inclined with a flip roller
• star wheel stacker: vertical stacking in reverse position
• travelling stacking buffer
• stacker with independent stars rotating only when biscuit arrive
• manual packing table with or without guides

Loaders

Loading of biscuits on edge with low pressure control to feed chocolate moulding plants (biscuit with tablet) , creaming machines or wrapping machines.

Loading of various products – flat or in batches – into wrapping chains, carrousels, extraction in rows from vertical magazines, etc.

Tray loading systems

Loading of products by gravity with counting system:

• simple and flexible solution with independent lanes
• each tray is waiting for the right product quantity
• full width solution allowing to reduce loading speeds
• can accept round and rectangular shapes on the same line
• complete solutions with trays denester, merger and wrapper infeed

Tray denesters

Different types according to speeds and delivery expectations:

• technology using blowing and/or vacuum
• position in line with gravitary delivery of trays or location at 90° with positive motion to feed a step conveyor, a lug chain, etc.
• ergonomic loading with horizontal magazine with long autonomy

Very fast change-over thanks to an adjustable magazine by indexed wheel and a universal vacuum device. Ideal equipment to feed robot lines to achieve high efficiencies and versatility.

Merging systems

Different solutions to group production flows:

• using indexing conveyors with no contact “on the fly”
• usin gates after accumulation
• for raw and wrapped products, trays, etc.

Other conveyors

SG2C can also offer other types of conveyors :

• toughbelt with inclined sides for bulk handling
• modular plastic mesh
• stainless steel wiremesh
• etc.