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ALUMINUM CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
The standard conveyors from FlexLink are based on
an aluminum conveyor beam with low friction slide rails guiding a plastic
multi-flexing chain.
Together, the conveyor platforms cover a wide range of applications. These
multiflexing conveyor systems use plastic chains in many configurations. The
chain design permits horizontal as well as vertical change of direction.
Chain widths range from 43 mm up to 295 mm, for product widths up to 400 mm.
Each system consists of a wide range of modular components which can be
fitted using simple hand tools.
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X45 (43 mm)
X45 is a system suitable for small products and whenever
compact integration of conveyors to machinery and equipment is required.
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XS (44 mm)
The XS conveyor permits transport of very small items
which are otherwise difficult to handle. The design is neat and compact.
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XL (63 mm)
The XL conveyor system is suitable for a wide range of
applications, and preferable in high speed applications. It includes
components for pallet handling (XLP) and vertical wedge conveyors.
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X85 (83 mm)
The X85 conveyor offers longest in class MTBF (Mean Time
Between Failures) and lowest in class noise level. Preconfigured conveyor
recipes and engineering tools makes engineering fast, accurate and easy.
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XH (103 mm)
Suitable for larger items, especially if point of balance
is somewhat off center. The system offers higher capacity than XS and XL.
The XH conveyor is also available in a stainless steel version.
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XK (102 mm)
Suitable for larger items, especially if point of balance
is somewhat off center. Higher capacity than other types. Includes
components for pallet handling.
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XB (175/295 mm)
The FlexLink XB conveyor system is designed to transport
bulky or soft, pliable, ready-packed products which call for the stable
support of a wide chain.
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XW (300–1200 mm)
The XW conveyor system is a system for wide applications.
It offers many of the benefits of the original FlexLink systems. The added
advantage of a wide chain permits effective transport and accumulation in
many different configurations.
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ALUMINUM GUIDE RAILS
The versatile system of guide rails and guide rail
brackets makes it possible to accomodate many different product sizes and
shapes.
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CHAIN PULL CALCULATOR
When designing a system with conveyor components from
FlexLink, it is necessary to calculate the maximum tension of the chain.
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CONVEYOR SUPPORTS
The conveyors are held in place by a well balanced range
of support components, with beam support brackets, support beams, feet, etc.
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DISTRIBUTED LINE CONTROL
The use of distributed line control leads to reduced and
simplified maintenance, simpler line cabling, and considerably lower power
consumption.
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MES SOFTWARE
Youtilize® is a production logistics Manufacturing
Execution System software. It manages all resources available in the
assembly process: operators, machines and parts as well as data and
information needed for production and quality assurance.
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STAINLESS STEEL CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
Our stainless steel conveyors can be run completely
without lubrication systems even at high speeds or with low fat products.
Two hygienic conveyor designs
XMY hygienic is a state of the art system with unique hygienic features and
a self draining design. It is designed according to the EHEDG* guidelines.
The XLX and XMX wash down systems are hygienic, industry standard conveyor
systems. Washing units are available as an option.
*) European Hygiene Engineering and Design Group, an EU machine directive
for safe and hygienic machinery.
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XLX (63 mm)
The stainless steel Series X conveyor is ideal for
filling lines within the food, personal products and liquid pharmaceuticals
segments.
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XMX (83 mm)
The stainless steel Series X conveyor is ideal for
filling lines within the food, personal products and liquid pharmaceuticals
segments.
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XMY (83 mm)
Stainless steel conveyor XMY was designed to meet the
requirements of the dairy, food and personal products industries with regard
to hygiene, safety, speed, and environment.
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CHAIN PULL CALCULATOR
When designing a system with conveyor components from
FlexLink, it is necessary to calculate the maximum tension of the chain.
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CONVEYOR SUPPORTS
The conveyors are held in place by a well balanced range
of support components, with beam support brackets, support beams, feet, etc.
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STAINLESS STEEL GUIDES
The versatile system of stainless steel guide rails and
guide rail brackets makes it possible to accomodate many different product
sizes and shapes.
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PALLET AND PUCK HANDLING
In
combination with line control and our Youtilize® MES software our pallet
and puck handling systems are able to handle a controlled flow of
individual products through the manufacturing process.
Single and twin track systems
Single track conveyor systems XL, X85 and XK contain special products
for pallet handling. Twin-track pallet conveyor system XT is well suited
for manual and automatic assembly and test systems in the automotive and
and electrical/electronics industries.
Puck handling
Puck handling system X45e is a compact, modular solution with embedded
intelligence for easy and efficient control of single piece flow.
Especially developed for handling of pharma, cosmetics or other small products.
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X45E PUCK HANDLING (max. 250 g)
The X45e drive and puck handling units offer unique
solutions for easy and efficient control of your single piece flow system.
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XL PALLET HANDLING (max. 3 kg)
A wide range of pallet components for light loads
ensuring cost efficiency, static control and cleanliness.
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X85 PALLET CONVEYOR (max. 10 kg)
The X85 pallet conveyor system is a toolbox for single
piece flow solutions enabling easy balancing, flexible routing and full
control of each product in process.
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XK PALLET HANDLING (max. 30 kg)
The pallet handling components for conveyor system XK
satisfy the demands for a sturdy pallet conveyor for medium to heavy loads
in demanding environments.
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XT PALLET HANDLING (max. 30 kg)
The XT system is especially well suited for manual and
automatic assembly and test systems in the automotive and
electrical/electronics industries.
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MONTRAC MONORAIL (max. 24 kg)
Montrac can be used wherever material has to be moved,
distributed, processed stepwise (e.g. assembled) or collected together at
one point from various senders.
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MONTRAC CLEANROOM MONORAIL (max. 24 kg)
The Montrac conveyor system, which contains only
components with electric drives, is by default designed for clean room class
ISO 5 and ISO 4.
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CHAIN PULL CALCULATOR
When designing a system with conveyor components from
FlexLink, it is necessary to calculate the maximum tension of the chain.
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DISTRIBUTED LINE CONTROL
The use of distributed line control leads to reduced and
simplified maintenance, simpler line cabling, and considerably lower power
consumption.
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MES SOFTWARE
Youtilize® is a production logistics Manufacturing
Execution System software. It manages all resources available in the
assembly process: operators, machines and parts as well as data and
information needed for production and quality assurance.
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ALUMINUM PROFILE SYSTEMS
FlexLink offers a wide assortment of aluminum
profiles and accessories such as connectors, fasteners, feet, etc to build
machine supports and safety enclosures.
Flexible building blocks
Structural systems XC, XD and XF are well balanced ranges of standard
components which can be combined to form almost any structure.
Characteristics
- A wide range of modular extruded aluminum beams with uniform T-slots.
- Standard component assortment for every application area.
- Easy to assemble, adjust, and dismantle using simple hand tools.
- Short time from concept to finished design.
- No welding or painting necessary.
- Pneumatic connectors extend usefulness of beams.
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XF (30 mm)
A system for compact and ligth enclosure applications.
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XD (22 mm)
A system for compact and light automation applications.
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XC (44 mm)
A system for heavier frameworks and machine stands.
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ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS
FlexLink has dedicated solutions for your production; software to control
your manufacturing process, as well as standardized products to manage PCB
handling and laser marking.
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High speed laser marking
The laser marking cell marks on all types of surfaces
including plastics, ceramics and metals. The equipment was originally
designed for PCB applications, but is also suited for industries such as
telecom, automotive, medical devices and machining operations, just to name
a few.
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PCB BUFFERS
Servo
controlled FIFO/LIFO buffer
The F1200 FIFO/LIFO Buffer utilizes a high speed servo control system, which
accurately positions the carriage for precise transfers. The FIFO/LIFO uses
a revolutionary transport system that simplifies the storage of PC boards.
This new system totally eliminates the need for pushers, pullers, and belted
carriage assemblies. The FIFO/LIFO incorporates a user-friendly touch screen
interface that displays real-time event messages.
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PCB DESTACKERS
Bare board destacker
The F1000 Bare board destacker is used when unpopulated PC boards are
required to be introduced in a production line. The module can hold up to a
300 mm (12") stack of unpopulated PC boards at a weight of 30 kg (66 lbs.).
The unit is able to segregate one board from its stack onto the production
line by utilizing a technically advanced releasing mechanism. It is able to
achieve cycle times of less than 5 seconds per board.
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ELEVATORS
Board elevator (wave loader)
The F1700 Elevator is used when an elevation or transfer angle change is
required in a production line. The unit is typically used before and after a
wave solder machine.
The Elevator uses a pneumatically actuated guided slide assembly to
accurately change elevations or transfer angles at cycles times under 9
seconds.
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PCB INVERTERS
High
speed rotation with pinpoint accuracy
The F1100 Board inverter is used to invert a PC board when required in
top-side/bottom-side manufacturing. The unit uses a servo controlled
high-speed rotate mechanism to invert the board with pinpoint accuracy. It
is able to cradle the board during its rotate cycle by using a two-sided
belt support system. The module is able to achieve cycle times of less than
8 seconds per board by utilizing its “flip-flip” software functions.
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PCB LOADERS AND UNLOADERS
- Multi-tasking buffer module
- Inline multi-magazine loaders
- Inline multi-magazine unloaders
- High capacity vacuum unloader
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PCB PASSAGE GATES
- Passage gate for low traffic areas
- High speed linear shuttle gate
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PCB ROTATE UNITS
Rotates PC boards at high speed
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PCB WORKSTATIONS
Modular workstation design
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HANDLING SOLUTIONS
FlexLink supplies material handling solutions that help you increase
production efficiency. Elevate, accumulate, distribute, divert, flip, turn
or push products in different manufacturing processes – you can do what you
want with our proven, flexible and reliable handling systems. Choose from
standard or your very own custom-made solutions.
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ACCUMULATE
Accumulation is used for temporary storage of products in
a process, for example between machines with different cycle times.
Accumulators (buffers) are also needed when downstream machines need to be
stopped.
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DISTRIBUTE
Diverters, both vertical and horizontal, and combiners
are used for distributing the product flow to different machines or for
making the products available in the requested configuration.
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ELEVATE
An elevator is used for elevating, lowerating or
providing buffer capacity at the end of a conveyor run, or between different
conveyors. A range of proven elevator designs support the standard pallet
conveyor ranges as well as more general non-pallet applications.
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PALLETIZING SOLUTIONS
Palletizing is placing and securing units or containers
on pallets. Typical applications can be tissue paper rolls, all sorts of
plastic bottles, cardboard boxes, etc.
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PICK AND PLACE SOLUTIONS
Picking and placing is where a robot moves items from one
place to another, for example from a conveyor in a production line to
another conveyor in a packaging line. The robot is often guided by a vision
system.
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RE-ORIENT
Re-orientation of products is used to rotate or flip e.g.
packets to suit the feeding of the following packaging machine.
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TRANSFER
Solutions to gently transfer a selected product from one
conveyor to another or to a machine.
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SERVICES AND SUPPORT
FlexLink provide services, support, tools and spare parts to safeguard your
investment and ensure total efficiency throughout the equipment lifetime.
Our value-added services
When you work with us, you can choose from a selection of service
agreements: condition evaluation, preventative maintenance, emergency
service and customer training. Our service support includes after sales
service, continuous improvement, lifetime support, technical documentation
(online) and support & spare parts (online ordering).
Continuous improvement and lifetime support
Continuous improvement is made up of several sections: system upgrades to
cover mechanical, electrical and software developments, engineering support
during analysis, design and installation, and system review for monitoring
system performance. Lifetime support helps you with decommissioning.
Our value-added support
Customer support is available 24/7 with online access to support, technical
documentation and ordering.
Our engineering tools
FlexLink offer a range of engineering tools in the form of easy-to-use
software. The tools support quality assured work and quick ordering of
parts, as well as the latest 3D CAD and easy to use configurators.
Our spare parts
Through overnight delivery from distribution centers, you get a reliable,
accessible supply of spare parts. Here you can order individual components
to create special functions, modify existing ones, or simply to serve as a
stock of spare parts.
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AFTER SALES SERVICE
FlexLink does not stop by delivering an installation that
starts producing on time. We offer a comprehensive after sales service
package to ensure that production never stops and that it is continuously
supported by experts throughout its entire service life.
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CUSTOMER SUPPORT
Customer support is available 24/7 with online access to
support, technical documentation and ordering. Wherever you are located, you
can be sure we provide the professional service you have the right to
expect.
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ENGINEERING TOOLS
Easy to use engineering tools that support quality
assured work and facilitates quick ordering of parts.
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COMPONENTS AND SPARE PARTS
Individual components are available to create special
functions, modify existing ones, or to serve as spare parts.
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INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS
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Automotive
FlexLink provides conveyor and handling solutions
primarily to tier 2 and 3 manufacturers within the automotive industry.
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Bearings
FlexLink was born inside the bearing industry. With over
30 years of experience in transporting, assembling and integrating
third-party machinery, we have the know-how and the production logistics
solutions to increase your line efficiency.
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Electronics
FlexLink provides production logistics solutions for the
electronics industry – complete assembly, testing and packaging lines for
manufacturing processes.
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Food
FlexLink have extensive experience supplying production
logistics solutions for the food and drink industry.
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Medical devices
FlexLink provide production logistics solutions to
producers of medical devices such as dental implants, hearing aids and sleep
therapy systems. We bring complete system functionality to the line – from
validation, GMP matching software, conveyors and assembly modules, to
packaging and palletizing.
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Optical
FlexLink provides space-saving and efficient production
logistics solutions for the optical industry, from order to finished lenses
or complete glasses.
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Personal products
FlexLink provides production logistics solutions for the
Personal Products industry – from the manufacturing and packaging of dental
floss and deodorant to soap and shampoo. The key is an efficient, reliable
and flexible production flow.
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Pharmaceutical
FlexLink has many years of experience supplying
production logistics solutions for the pharmaceutical industry. Our turnkey
solutions help you manage production flow in terms of material and
information to increase system uptime and line output.
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Production logistics
Production logistics increase the efficiency in new and
existing production systems, enhancing the ability to produce the right
products in time, minimize waste and safeguard quality assurance.
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Tissue
Customers choose from standard solutions modules for all
stages of flow management of paper converting operations - from individual
components to turnkey installations with optimized layout control.
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Solar
FlexLink is a worldwide company providing production
logistics solutions and all services to suit the global strategies of solar
customers.
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Tobacco
FlexLink has a rich offer of standardized conveyor and
handling solutions for the tobacco industry’s package handling, from
packages to cartons and cases.
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