ARB TECHNOLOGIES

How ARB technology can make

your proposals more competitive /
your production line more efficient
Ektam
Nisan 2013

Objectives for today

1. Overview of ARB technologies and applications
2. Common applications in your industry
3. To demonstrate how ARB technology has
improved new and existing layouts
4. How to work together to improve your current
solution

ARB Technology Overview

S400 ARB
ARES

Activation and De-activation

S400 DARB
S7000
Merger / Perpetual merge

ARB Technology

The roller extends top AND bottom of the belt

Movement Effect: If you support the belt on the roller, they spin
(they are activated) and drive the product forward

As a result, the product travels faster than the belt

The Right Belts The Best Service

S400 Activated Roller Belt

The angle of the movement of the roller,
together with the movement of the belt will
result in the movement of the product.

S400 Activated Roller Belt

Different Roller Angles
Larger roller angle => Faster product side movement => Less conveyor length required

30 DEGREE
MOTION BELT

60 DEGREE
MOTION BELT

S400 Activated Roller Belt

ARES carryway engagement system
Helix roller ensure rolling friction between
belt roller and carryway
The ARES technology allows steep roller
angles without rubbing action (wear)

Helix roller
Helix roller

ARB Applications
With active ARB
technology we can:
Align

Case turn

Center/merge

Singulate

Depalletize

The Right Belts The Best Service

S400 Activated Roller Belt

Selectively Activate or Deactivate the ARB effect.
ARB Roller activated

Product moves sideways

ARB roller deactivated

UHMW

Product does not move sideways

ARB Applications
With active ARB
technology we can:
Align

Case turn

Center/merge

Singulate

Depalletize

The Right Belts The Best Service

With selective ARB

technology we can:
Side infeed Switch

Sorting

S400 Passive ARB

Belt supported between the ARB roller
ARB roller are not engaged
and can freely rotate

Passive onto ARB

Roller direction

For 90 transfers!

UHMW

Passive off ARB (against a Rail)

Roller direction

90 transfer & layer forming

ARB Applications
With active ARB
technology we can:
Align

With passive ARB

technology we can:
90 Transfer

Side infeed Switch

Sorting

Case turn
90 Sorting
Center/merge

Singulate

With selective ARB

technology we can:

Layer Forming

Depalletize

The Right Belts The Best Service

S400 DARB
Base belt is S400 ARB
Additional roller on top of the S400 ARB roller
When the belt moves forward, the lower roller
spins forward under an angle, the upper one
spins backwards under the same angle.
A true 90 side movement of the product.

S400 DARB
High capacity 90 transfer / sorter
Roller spacing 51mm x 51mm
Longer roller > better contact
surface for uneven products

Changing product orientation

ARB Applications
With active ARB
technology we can:
Align

With passive ARB

technology we can:
90 Transfer

90 Sorting
Center/merge

Depalletize

Side infeed Switch

Sorting

Case turn

Singulate

With selective ARB

technology we can:

Layer Forming

With DARB we can:

Sorting 90

The Right Belts The Best Service

S7000
Rollers are perpendicular to the belt travel
When the belt moves, the rollers can spin either left or right.
Products moves 90 relative to the belt, but as the belt moves
forward, the product moves under 30-35 relative to the world

There is no forward movement of the product compared to

the belt! => small gaps between products

S7000
Bidirectional Roller Rotation
Direction
Allows systems with left and right
motion
Left/right Sorter

Switch

S7000 Rack n Roll

The Intralox Rack n Roll carryway systems
allows fast and flexible change of the carryway
roller angles

S7000 Switch
S7000 Switch Applications
3 basic Types
Simple Switches
1:2, 1:3
Side and center infeed

Multiple Outfeed
Switches
1:4, 1:5 >1:

Complex Switches
Multiple In and outfeeds
2:2, 2:3; 3:2, 2:4, .

Sweet spots

Sweet spots

Sweet spot

Product requirement dont

allow slat switch
Throughput >80ppm
No safety cage

More than 2-3 outfeeds

Varying number of outfeeds
Varying product sizes
Small gaps between products
Throughput >80ppm
No Safety Cage

More than 1 infeed and outfeed

Small gaps between products
Varying product sizes
Throughput >40ppm
No safety cage

ARB Applications
With active ARB
technology we can:
Align

With passive ARB

technology we can:
90 Transfer

With selective ARB

technology we can:
Side infeed Switch

Sorting

Case turn
90 Sorting
Center/merge

Singulate

With selective S7000

technology we can:
Layer Forming

Center infeed Switch

Bi-directional sorting
Depalletize

With DARB we can:

Sorting 90

The Right Belts The Best Service

Intralox Perpetual Merge Concept

Registration Conveyor

Activated Roller Belt Merge Conveyor

Infeed Conveyors
Registration Conveyor Principle: staggered
flight system ensure that products never
enter the merge next to each other

Objectives for today

1. Overview of common ARB technologies and the
main target applications
2. Common application in your industry

3. To demonstrate how ARB technology has

improved new and existing layouts
4. How to work together to improve your current
solution

90 DARB Sorter
Benefits:
Increased productivity: High throughput up to 150cpm
Decreased product damage: Touchless system
Maximized floor space: Tight divert centers possible and LSL
accumulation
Safety: No moving parts above the conveyor
Low maintenance: Only 1 drive per sorter
Technical specifications:
Max. belt speed:
75m/min
Min. gap:
sorter width + 100mm
Max throughput:
4100 cph for 400x600mm
case
Min product size:
100x100mm
Max product size:
no maximum
Activation system:

Where to use:
Where 90 degree sorting with throughput over ca. 40cpm is
required
Where product range cannot be handled with traditional
technologies

Alignment
Benefits:
Flexibility: Handles a large product range
Maximized floor space: Short machine length
Safety: No moving parts above the conveyor
Reliability: Products actively driven without trap points at
plows or guide rails
Low maintenance: Only 1 drive per aplication
Technical specifications:
Max. belt speed:
90m/min
Min. gap:
to be determined
Max throughput:
4200cph for 400x600mm case
Min product size:
100x100mm
Max product size:
no maximum
Activation system:
ARES and/or friction surface

Where to use:
When products have to be aligned:
In a short run
Where traditional technologies cannot handle the
product types
With long side leading
At a high throughput

Case turning

Technical specifications:
Max. belt speed:
90m/min
Min. gap:
product length
Max throughput:
4500cph for 400x600mm case
Min product size:
100x100mm
Max product size:
no maximum
Activation system:
ARES and/or friction surface

Benefits:
Flexibility: Handles a large product range
Maximized floor space: Short machine length
Reliability: Products actively driven without trap points at
plows or guide rails
High performance: Products make full 90 turns and are then
re-aligned
Low maintenance: Only 1 drive per switch
Where to use:
Where a range of products have to be turned (all or
selectively) at a throughput over 15cpm
Where products need to be turned long side leading
Where products need to be aligned after turning

Passive Layer Former

Benefits:
Maximized floor space : Doubles throughput of a
robot cell within a small area
Simplicity: Has only one drive and few actuators
(depending on layer complexity)
Safety: Does not required safety guards
Technical specifications:
Max. belt speed:
50m/min
Min. gap:
1.5 x required side movement
Max throughput:
3000 cph for 300x400mm case
Min product size:
100x100mm rectangular/square
Max product size:
no maximum rectangular/square

Where to use:
Where 2 row picking robots would be needed to make
the rate because the required throughput is between
25-50cpm
In this case only one robot cell is required resulting in a
smaller footprint, less maintenance, and less investment
for the end users

Where rates of 5-6 layers/min. are needed

S7000 Pallet Layer Former

Benefits:
Product flexibility: Handles a large product range including
cartons, litho, bundles, shrink-wraps, etc.
Layer flexibility: Can handle differences in layer patterns and
product types without mechanical adjustments
Elimination of product damage: Our NO-TOUCH system gentle
handles products without bumps or grippers
High throughput: Up to 200cpm (minimum of 40cpm and 5
layers per minute)
Where to use:
Where product damage is an issue
Where quick product change-overs occur, for example when
multiple production lines feed one palletizer
Where other technologies cannot handle the
required throughput or product range

Pallet Layer Descrambler

Technical specifications:
Max. belt speed:
To be determined
Min. gap:
No gap required
Max throughput:
6 layers/min
Min product size:
100x100mm
Max product size:
no maximum
Activation system:
ARES and/or Friction bed

Benefits:
Versatility: Handles a large product range
Speed: Enables higher throughput
Maximized floor space: High throughput in a small footprint
Simplicity: Mechanical movement possible without controls and
sensors
Flexibility: Handles interlocked patters and high count layers
Where to use:
Where pallet layers have to be descrambled and singulated and
where there are one or more of the following:
Throughput over 3 layers/min.
High rates plus a guaranteed elimination of side by sides
Need for uniform orientation
A large product range
High count layers

Objectives for today

1. Overview of common ARB technologies and the
main target applications
2. Common application in your industry

3. To demonstrate how ARB technology has

improved new and existing layouts
4. How to work together to improve your current
solution

Enabling Power of ARB

Assuming you need to:
1. Reducing footprint
2. Reducing controls and drives
3. Reducing overall system cost
4. Handling Packages others cannot
ARB could enable a smarter or more efficient
system layout

Avoiding the dreaded Leap of Faith

Improving Layouts

To evaluate if and how this technology can give you the

best system layout, Intralox engineers combine:
1. Unique ARB knowledge
2. Layout expertise

3. Intraloxs simulation program using physics-based

modeling.

More Competitive , Less Risk, Less Time

Layout examples
Switching and turning in a DC
An order preparation DC
A beverage packing line

Switching and turning in DC

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Order preparation DC

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Beverage packing line

Objectives for today

1. Overview of common ARB technologies and the
main target applications
2. Common application in your industry

3. To demonstrate how ARB technology has

improved new and existing layouts
4. How to work together to improve your current
solution ?

ARB Active ON
Turning
point

Aligning rail
low friction

ARB 45 belt
Activated

Back to layout

ARB Passive ON
ARB 45 belt
Not activated

Back to layout

ARB Passive OFF

ARB 45 belt
Not activated

Low friction
stopper

Back to layout

DARB Sorter
DARB belt

Back to layout

Activation
zones

ARB Sorter

ARB 60 belt

Back to layout

Activation
zone

Perpetual Merge
ARB Merge
ARB 45 centering

Back to layout

Registration
conveyors