A servo linear conveying system similar to this one is what Delkor uses in its integrated cartoning solution.
A major factor in developing such an integrated system, says Adam Koller, Delkor director of engineering, is to be able to move individual cartons to the next step in the process when each step requires different amounts of dwell time. Most conveying systems now in use rely on belts or chains to drive the cartons at a set speed. These conveyors tend to require more space and do not allow for variations in dwell time at each station, nor do they index quickly enough.
