Made for heavyweights

Minitec is expanding its comprehensive range of conveyor technology with the new RMS Max roller assembly system. This workpiece carrier transfer system is an ideal solution for transporting particularly heavy components in production lines where workpieces are assembled, processed, or tested.

Conveying is a core business area of ​​Minitec. The extensive program includes solutions for a wide variety of industries and applications. The spectrum ranges from conveyor lines with belts, rollers, or modular belts to accumulation roller chain conveyors and link chain conveyors to complex roller assembly systems for heavier loads.

Minitec is now introducing a variant for the transport and processing of particularly heavy loads: the RMS Max roller assembly system. This is a further development of the RMS roller assembly system and can transport workpieces three times as heavy, up to a weight of 1,000 kg per line meter. The roller assembly system is ideal for use in production lines, assembly technology, and factory automation when particularly heavy workpieces are involved.

High performance, flexible use

RMS Max is a transport system based on heavy-duty accumulation rollers that enables the efficient transport of workpiece carriers for assembly, testing, and machining tasks. The workpiece carriers can be accumulated and buffered; moreover, manual and automated workstations can be easily integrated into the conveyor line. The guide width can be customized thanks to the split conveyor rollers, and workpiece carriers with lengths from 600 to 2,500 mm can be conveyed.

The system ensures a smooth material flow – from the transport of heavy truck engines and battery modules to other loads that roughly fill the footprint of a Euro pallet.

The conveyor lines consist of continuously driven accumulation roller conveyors that can operate in reversing mode, allowing their direction of travel to be reversed if necessary. The RMS series from MiniTec features an automatic chain tensioner. The lines, with a maximum length of nine meters per drive unit, can be shut down during idle periods; This contributes to significantly reducing energy and maintenance costs. The system operates at belt speeds of up to 9 meters per minute.

Damped separators allow the workpiece carriers to be stopped in a controlled manner before and during processing stations. At the workstations, the pallets and components are precisely positioned by lifting and positioning units using centering bushings integrated into the workpiece carriers. Transport is achieved via accumulation-capable friction rollers. These are equipped with four precision ball bearings per roller, ensuring smooth operation.