Brushless Conveyor Roller minimizes noise.
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Offering alternative to belt, line shaft, chain and sprocket drive systems, 24 Vdc-powered RollerDrive HTBL can move up to 500 lb consistently, with speeds to 256 fpm through series of gear ratios from 12:1-64:1. Available in lengths of 10.00-50.00 in., tubes are 1.90 in. dia and constructed of 0.065 in. thick galvanized carbon steel, stainless steel, or aluminum. RollerDrive is suited for material handling applications requiring accumulation or general transport.
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Interroll's New Rollerdrive HTBL Drive Delivers More Power with Less Noise
Wilmington, N.C., January 10, 2005. Interroll Corporation addresses its customers' needs for more power and cost-efficiency in announcing the new RollerDrive and DriveControl High Torque Brushless component (HTBL). Designed as an economical and safe alternative to traditional belt, line shaft, chain and sprocket drive systems, the 24 VDC-powered roller meets the demand for moving heavier loads with improved control capabilities. The new RollerDrive HTBL provides up to a 70 percent increase in torque at costs comparable to lower powered rollers.
"With the RollerDrive HTBL, we've created a safer, quieter replacement to chain and belt driven conveyors, while enhancing and improving performance," said Ken Bobick, Product Manager for the RollerDrive at Interroll. "In fact, noise emissions have been reduced to 45 - 50 dBA when the RollerDrive is mounted in the structural frames, making it the quietest roller in the industry."
The RollerDrive HTBL can move up to 500 pounds consistently, 1000 pounds in testing, with speeds ranging to 256 feet per minute through a series of gear ratios from 12:1 to 64:1.
The RollerDrive is ideal for any material handling application where accumulation or general transport is required, including postal and parcel distribution, warehouse conveying and order picking, distribution centers, packaging, and the pharmaceutical industry.
Available in lengths of 10.00" to 50.00", the RollerDrive tubes are 1.90" in diameter and constructed of 0.065" thick galvanized carbon steel, stainless steel or aluminum.
According to Bobick, the RollerDrive is most effective when used in conjunction with the DriveControl HTBL. Enabling engineers to control the RollerDrive specific to the application, the DriveControl is fully programmable with soft, configurable limits for speed, torque, acceleration, deceleration, and current limiting. This intelligent controller interfaces to either NPN or PNP photo eyes and can be externally controlled via outboard potentiometers or any external analog signal or PLC.
Interroll's four-quadrant controller offers precise acceleration and deceleration control as well as the ability to stop, hold and control motion on inclines, declines and spirals.
For more information about Interroll, call 1-800-830-9680, or fax 800-830-9679 or visit www.interroll.us.
Portrait of Interroll
Interroll is one of the world's leading suppliers of components as well as subsystems and modules for unit load handling, conveyor technology, and automation. Three global business units manage the Group's international activities, based on an incisive strategy in terms of market and product positioning. Within the Components segment, Interroll Drives and Rollers focuses on assisting regional engineering companies and original equipment manufacturers. Interroll Dynamic Storage and Interroll Automation, which operate in the Subsystems segment, are responsible for multinational system integrators and corporations as well as end-users. Listed on Switzerland's SWX stock exchange, Interroll employs roughly 1100 people in 25 countries worldwide.
Interroll key markets
Interroll supplies the following key markets with premium products and services: food processing, airport technology, postal and parcel distribution, third-party logistics providers, automotive, and the pharmaceutical industry. Products include stainless steel/food-grade belt drives, DC roller drives and conveyor rollers; modules for dynamic pallet flow and carton flow storage; sorters, belt curves, spiral curves, belt conveyors, and roller conveyors.
