Fanuc and QC Conveyors
Fanuc Robotics recently introduced their new robot, the M-3iA. It’s an intelligent, parallel-link robot which is designed to maximize speed and flexibility for assembly, small part handling and picking applications. It’s shown here moving product on top of our new Automation Series low profile conveyor. The robot was introduced at this year’s ATX show in Charlotte, NC. Fanuc is currently […]
The QC Industries Logo Through the Years
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working on organizing and cataloging all the various pieces of literature we’ve produced over the past 28 years. It’s been fun to see where the company has come from, and, as a graphic designer, to trace the history of our logo over that time. The “logo” above appeared […]
Special: Dual 24″ x 20″ AS40 Conveyors
We recently designed and shipped a very large conveyor setup for a customer who was moving large stamped parts out of a press. Due to the width of the parts, a very wide conveyor was needed. Our solution was to mate two AS40 Automation Series Conveyors together in a gang driven configuration. In order to […]
Innovative InnerDrive Solution Featured in Metalforming Magazine
One of our distributors, TCR Integrated Stamping Systems, recently designed and installed a system for Polaris Industries in Osceola, WI. Their writeup of the solution was featured in the July/August ’09 Metalforming Magazine. To meet the demands of a switch to smaller, more accurate batch sizes at the Polaris plant, TCR designed a system that moved parts out of the press […]
Specials: IS125-FT Conveyor with Lexan Cover
Each of our customers has slightly different requirements for their conveyors. In most cases our standard products are versatile enough to meet all those requirements, but often there is some parameter that we’re not able to meet with off-the-shelf parts. That’s where our Specials Engineers step in and make sure our products meet all the […]
Conveyor System with Custom Transfers
We often are asked to develop unique conveyor systems for customers. This particular system is unique in that the project consisted of three tiers. Parts would move in a loop on the lower two tiers and a takeaway conveyor would make up the top tier. Technicians would move the parts from tier to tier by hand as […]
Two Specials in One
Today we shipped a set of AS40-CD conveyors that contained two unique modifications from our specials engineering department: a cutout in the frame and a gang drive system. Our customer requested the cutout to allow a robot arm to pass under the conveyor; even our normal low profile wasn’t enough in this case. Our specials engineering team added […]
Automation Series Awarded “The Best of NED”
I’m excited to announce that QC Conveyors’ new Automation Series low profile belt conveyor has received one of New Equipment Digest’s Best of 2009 Awards. Our Automation Series was previously featured on the cover of NED’s March issue. New Equipment Digest presents their awards annually in their June issue. This is the second time a QC Conveyors product has received […]
Nosebar Tail Now Available for Automation Series Conveyors
Our Automation Series Conveyors now have a new option available: a nosebar tail. This will allow for even better transfer of small parts between conveyors or other integrated machines. As with the rest of the Automation Series, our main goal was superior performance and user-friendliness. The nosebar tail has a number of unique features that meet those goals, […]
Under-frame Idlers for Long Conveyors
Our longest Automation Series conveyors feature under-frame idlers to prevent belt slack from hanging below the frame. Conveyors 6″ wide or less receive partial-width idlers (shown below), while wider conveyors get a full-width idler (shown above) that runs the entire width of the frame. The length at which we begin adding idlers varies by conveyor width (see […]
