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JONESBORO . . .
Conveyors & Drives, Inc., Atlanta GA |
MANTECA
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Flostor Engineering, Inc., Hayward CA |
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STOCKYARD
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W.W. Munroe Equipment Co.,
St. Louis MO |
INTERNATIONAL
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Autopak Engineering Group
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Determining
the curve "BR" needed for a certain size package
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Package sizes on straight line
conveyors are usually flexible, as long as the box fits
between the rails or guards. When the package enters a
curve, however, the engineering rules become more rigid. A
two inch (2") clearance should be the MINIMUM
distance between the corners of the box and the side of
the conveyor rail. The following formula is a guide for
determining the size conveyor "BR" (Between Rail
Width) needed for a given box size. It should be
remembered that this is only a guide and if there are any
concerns the product should be tested first.
*Between Rails
**Inside Radius
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SAMPLE PROBLEM:
The box size is: 26" wide x 33" long
The curve in question has a 48" inside radius
Using the formula above:
Note: For CHAIN ROLLER CURVES and
POWER BELT CURVES add chain guard thickness to above.
NOTE:
Use the INSIDE RADIUS in your Hytrol General Catalog for
each specific conveyor. Also, a more thorough guide
to package sizes for powered and gravity roller curves
can be found in the Hytrol Technical Manual. If you have
questions about the formula or need help determining if
a package will fit on a certain size curve, your Hytrol
distributor or Hytrol engineering should be contacted.
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Reverse
Drive How
we looked and what we did back then...
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 25
YEARS AGO. . .
• System (Advanced) Sales
School #2 graduated. Among those in the class
were Henning Hoj (Hoj Engineering & Sales
Co., Inc., Larry Fulghum (Conveyors &
Drives, Inc.) and John Williams (Engineered
Handling Systems).
• Fred Cunningham and Sam
Leone presented a donation to the Dr. John T.
Gray Memorial School for Exceptional Children.
• A special Hytrol bag
flattener was shown in the Application Ideas
section.
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 20
YEARS AGO. . .
• Delta, Inc. of Jonesboro,
sold by E. B. Coleman Equip. Co. was the
featured Installation story.
• Basic Conveyor School #41 was held in
February.
• Visitors in this issue included Bill Bastian
and John Houk
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 10
YEARS AGO. . .
• The Top Six Distributors
for 1990 included Conveyors & Drives (No.
1), Advanced Equipment Company (No. 2), and
Hytrol Conveyors Midwest (No. 3).
• Conveyor Sales School No. 84 graduated 19
students. |
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March
Distributor Service Anniversaries
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- Fortna Inc., West
Reading PA: 48
years
- Babush Conveyor Corp., Milwaukee
WI: 44
years
- McKessock Engineering Ltd., Toronto,
Ontario: 18
years
- Clearpack Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore:
2 years
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