Power & Free Asynchronous Overhead Conveyor

• Overhead conveyor transports bulky or awkwardly shaped items that regular conveyor can't by suspending it below a powered chain track.
• The power and free style of overhead conveyor provides exceptional flexibility in how you move items through your facility.
• It features "asynchronous" movement, so you can stop and start loads independently. It can also integrate several tracks with merges and diverts.
• The track can execute sharp turns and elevation changes, which maximize use of facility space and allow high-density storage.
• This conveyor can be run inverted with the load above the track if needed.

The basic power and free design comprises a powered enclosed chain track above an unpowered track with free, independently controlled trolleys. "Pusher dogs," simple mechanical devices inserted into the chain, engage the trolleys to move them and disengage to stop them. A single system can integrate multiple conveyor lines with diverts and merges for sortation and accumulation.

Parts Accumulation & Storage

Use power and free conveyors to accumulate parts between workstations. Since load carrying trolleys move independently, you can hold items stationary in a buffering area as more come up the line behind them; release parts to the next workstation as needed. Or take advantage of power and free's compact turn radius and minimal 8" center-to-center loading to create a high density storage system.

Paint & Finishing Lines

Like other overhead conveyor styles, heat- and corrosion-resistant power and free can transport parts through curing ovens and wash areas. But power and free is unique in its ability to divert and merge multiple tracks, providing superior flexibility in how you set up your finishing lines. For instance, sort products among three paint lines which then merge to go through a single curing oven.

Assembly Lines

Overhead conveyor is the choice method to move products through an assembly line because it presents work at an ergonomic height while providing access to every side. Use power and free conveyor to divert trolleys to workstations where individual loads can be stopped or moved independently. This is a convenient feature when different production areas work at different speeds.