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Overhead Friction-Driven Conveyor for Finishing

IntelliFinishing automated, complete finishing systems features a cutting-edge conveyor that offers a superior alternative to traditional power & free systems—without the need for a chain. This friction-driven conveyor uses a spinning drive tube to propel the carrier. The trolley assembly’s wheels are angled, enabling the carrier to move forward or reverse based on the drive tube’s direction. Combined with our smart controls, this technology allows carriers to:

  • move both forward and reverse at any point in the system
  • stop in a zone or process without affecting the rest of the line
  • move at variable speeds (including faster through non-value added areas)
  • deadhead into (and back out of) a process area

Recent Episodes

Virtually No Downtime   Albers Finishing & Solutions is a family-owned and operated company in Cheney, Kansas. The company specializes in processing parts by liquid painting, plating or anodizing to solve their customers finishing needs. The company’s origins began with an opportunity to deliver finished pieces to a business partner, which meant they’d need a…

For more than five years, Prince Manufacturing – a maker of hydraulic cylinders, valves and pumps founded in 1941 and serving a wide variety of markets with four facilities across three states – has leveraged an IntelliFinishing fully automated liquid paint system to bring new efficiencies to its operation. This system helps Prince uphold the…

Load Trail installed an IntelliFinishing automated finishing system capable of finishing trailers up to 53’ long and up to 10,000 lbs. per carrier at their Sulphur Springs, Texas facility. After final weld, trailers are loaded immediately on a carrier within each of their nine weld lanes. The trailers are then conveyed forward at 56′ per…