Roller Conveyor incorporates open C-channel on frame.

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CRUZchannel frame incorporates built-in side guards that eliminate need for guardrails on floor-mounted conveyors and reduce guardrail requirements when hung overhead. Side shroud panels protect controls from damage and dust, while side window channel openings allow convenient viewing of sensor operation. Optional heavy-duty splice plates allow hanger mounts to be installed where it is most efficient, rather than only at bed joints.



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Innovative Ermanco CRUZchannel(TM) Protects Controls, Reduces Costs



Spring Lake, Michigan - Ermanco, a leading supplier of material handling systems and equipment, has introduced a new channel design on its roller conveyors. CRUZchannel is a special open C-channel on the conveyor frame, with an innovative design that offers better protection for controls and reduces installation and equipment costs.

CRUZchannel creates built-in side guards that eliminate the need for guardrails on floor-mounted conveyors and reduce guardrail requirements when hung overhead. Side shroud panels protect controls from damage and dust, lowering maintenance costs, while side window channel openings allow convenient viewing of sensor operation.

CRUZchannel's depth and vertical flanges add vertical and horizontal strength, enabling 12-foot lengths to carry more load than industry-standard 10-foot conveyor frames. This eliminates 20% of the required supports, header steel, and hanger drops, reducing installation time and costs. Optional heavy-duty splice plates allow hanger mounts to be installed where it's most convenient and efficient rather than only at bed joints, saving header steel.

Incorporated into all Ermanco straight, angle, and curve roller conveyors, CRUZchannel perfectly aligns conveyor sections, providing an aesthetically clean, linear system design. CRUZchannel is standard on Ermanco roller conveyors, including XenoPRESSURE®, IntelliROL®, NBA-23®, RLC-25(TM), and Controlled Flow Gravity conveyor.

Ermanco's core accumulation technologies include XenoROL® and XenoPRESSURE® line-shaft-driven live roller conveyors, NBA-23(TM) narrow-belt-driven live roller conveyors, RLC-25(TM) belt-driven live roller conveyors, and IntelliROL(TM) motorized roller conveyors. Ermanco's proven sortation systems include technologies such as urethane belt transfers (UBT); ERS® right angle sorters; multi-stage, air-operated pushers; ESA60 swing arm diverters; NBS 30(TM) and NBS 90(TM) narrow belt sorters; and XcelSORT(TM) sliding shoe sorters. Command Systems Software(TM), Ermanco's powerful suite of control routines, ensures successful integration of all material handling automation technologies. Regional sales offices and authorized business partners are located throughout the United States and Canada. Licensees and business partners are located in Brazil, Ireland, Japan, the Republic of South Africa, and the United Kingdom.

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