Conveyor stacking system processes both steel and aluminum

Atlas Technologies offers the Multi-Vac conveyor stacking system. The patent-pending conveyor design was developed for companies that process both steel and aluminum for the automotive industry. The system provides a means for high-speed blanking of steel and aluminum with a single-design sheet piler, operating under identical parameters.

The conveyor system can be configured like traditional steel-only magnetic pilers. It can provide single, double, or triple stacking stations, as well as a reject and inspection station. Material thickness can vary from 0.02 to 0.13 in. for both steel and aluminum.

The system is equipped to accommodate contoured, waffle-edge, trapezoid, square, and rectangular blanks. The operating speed depends on the blank, but small, simple blanks can run at 80 SPM.

Minimum blank size requirement is 11.81 in. long and 15.75 in. wide. Larger blank sizes of 10 ft. long and 6 ft. wide are typical, but this can be defined by the customer’s application. Other parameters such as stacking height and handling are based on customer requirements.