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MAC Automation currently offers five standardized types of automatic container indexing and loading systems. The styles are: In-line, Parallel, MAC-STACK (over/under), L-shaped, and Rotary Indexing Table. Three of the five listed systems are manufactured from either mild steel or extruded aluminum construction. These system types are the most common in the Iinjection Molding industry. There are other styles that are application or requirement dependent and are available upon request. All of the above mentioned systems can be filled or controlled by either machine cycle count or be a counting scale system independent of the IMM.
ILSS or ILSA –“In-Line System Steel or In-Line System Aluminum”
The first is the most common and most economical type of system found on the market. The system size is determined by the size and number of containers required for a certain amount of unattended run time. Systems for cycle count controls consist of an indexing conveyor, a gravity type accumulation conveyor, a control panel and leg supports with an end stop at end of gravity conveyor. Systems by weight scale control also include a powered roller style weigh scale conveyor with single point load cell with weigh scale controls. These systems are usually positioned along either side of the press with an under the press or multiple under the press conveyors feeding the container indexing and loading system. This may also be combined with other conveyors or equipment to create a custom system. Also available in a “Low Profile Aluminum” version, denoted as an ILLPA.
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