Washdown Can Conveyor

Move and Control Full and Empty Cans Safely and Efficiently, without Can Damage using the Strongest Magnets Available.
Bunting® Washdown-Duty Can Conveyors are designed to withstand the punishment of high capacity systems in a wet or washdown environment. Gentle can control and stability are maintained by powerful magnetic plate rails; whether you're conveying, elevating, or lowering full or empty cans. Bunting® Can Conveyors eliminate damage to today's thinner wall cans, and reduce the downtime that's associated with gripping and mechanical devices. What's more, to meet your specific requirement, Bunting® Magnetic Plate Rails come standard in a variety of magnetic strengths and sizes.

Magnetic Elements:
A full line of Ceramic and Neo Rare Earth Magnetic Rails are available depending on the can size, weight, speed and angle of incline. Matching magnetic corner pulleys and curve sections are used for upper noseover sections for smooth transfers if needed. Magnetic mattop conveyors can easily be provided in both single and dual lane conveyors as seen below and can convey any size of can up to full gallon cans. Bunting® manufactures the strongest – most powerful magnetic can elevators in the Industry – give us a try.

Frame Construction:
Standard Washdown Can Conveyors are designed with 11 ga stainless steel formed frame and can be fabricated in either a utility, food grade or sanitary construction. Typical frame sections are 8" wide and 10" deep with an open construction for easy washdown and can be provided with a drip pan. These conveyors are built with both fabric and mattop belts as seen below.

Angle of Inclines:
Standard angle of inclines are 30, 45, 60, 75 and 90 degrees depending on the can size, weight and configuration desired.

Drives:
Either standard duty or fully washdown duty motors and reducers are available depending on your application requirements. Drives can be either side hollow shaft direct drive mounted or top or bottom mounted with stainless guarding. Most drives are heavy-duty 230/460-3-60 TEFC constant speed motors to provide belt speeds from 40 to 500 fpm for high line speed applications.

Pulleys:
All Mattop conveyors feature drive pulleys that are designed in 8", 12", 18" or 24" diameters with vulcanized herringbone rubber lagging w/ crowned faces for maximum loading and belt tracking. Pulleys and return rollers can be provided in either stainless steel or a more economical epoxy painted steel. All drive bearings are self-aligning sealed precision ball bearings in non-metalic composite flanged housings.

Belts:
Selecting the right belt is one of your best safeguards to ensure long-term, trouble-free performance from your conveyor. Plastic mattop belts are by far the most common on newer can plant conveyor installations and can be from 6" to 10" widths as needed. Fabric belts, for most can handling applications are either 4" wide mono-filament belts for easy of tracking and minimized drive loading or mattop plastic belting for lower angle applications. Such factors as system capacity, can size & weight, infeed & discharge configuration, degree of incline, along with ambient conditions such as moisture or oil presence must be taken into consideration when Bunting Magnetics Co. Engineers recommend your belt. Bunting provides a variety of belt materials in both fabric and mattop belting and surface textures to properly match your application. All standard belts are endless, eliminating many of the belt problems caused by splice failures on laced belts.

In-feed and Discharge Boots:
Custom track boots and spoons for side sweep, in-feeds, and discharges are specifically designed for your can size and sweep angle.

Sliderbed Options:
Sliderbeds can be provided in either smooth or dimpled stainless steel depending on moisture and loading conditions.

Can Guides:
Can guides provide overflow restraint, and can be ordered with either wear-resistant plastic coatings to protect labels or plain stainless half rounds. Heavy-duty bridge supports provide full adjustability of the guides.

Drip Covers:
All stainless steel hinged and latched drip covers are available for moisture control and safety guarding.

Special Horizontal Magnetic Transfers:
Special horizontal washdown magnetic transfer conveyors are needed to transfer empty or full cans into our out of a steamer or labeler machine. A couple of these examples are shown here with full washdown motors and drives, composite washdown bearings, foodgrade or sanitary stainless construction with foodgrade belts. These conveyor magnetic elements are especially designed stabilize the cans at high speeds which can either be Ceramic or Rare Earth. The endless belts and construction make these conveyors almost maintenance free can conveying.