The best just got better. Dorner Manufacturing's new 2300 and 5300 Series conveyors are part of the new DustPruf family of conveyors. They bring the same industry-leading ease of automation, flexibility and performance that customers expect from Dorner conveyors. Plus, our SmartSlot™ technology is designed into the frame. The SmartSlot provides all the integration and add-on capabilities of a T-slot without the inherent drawback of debris collection.

As implied by their name, the DustPruf 2300 and 5300 Series are essentially “dust proof,” thanks to a streamlined frame design that virtually eliminates all catch points where particulates or debris can collect.

The DustPruf design delivers a cleaner and more efficient manufacturing process. Dust from corrugate or the packaging process will no longer affect conveyor performance. Granular or fine particle products that often become airborne will no longer fall back onto the conveyor. Medical and pharmaceutical environments will simply be cleaner.

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With a little help from the other end

Recently, Dorner was awarded a conveyor application where an injection molding manufacturer needed to move plastic blocks. To start, the blocks must be in a specific horizontal orientation, then they move down a decline, and finally horizontally again to discharge.

The challenge: this application required the discharge portion of movement to periodically be taken away for changing processes. The solution: a Dorner slave drive package.

Conveyor 1, a 3200 LPZ horizontal-to-decline, was designed with an extra output shaft on its discharge end. Conveyor 2, a straight 3200 Series, is moved into position at the discharge end of Conveyor 1 with its drive shaft lined up Conveyor 1's output shaft. The two shafts are linked together with a mount package and a timing belt. This allows the Conveyor 2 to be driven off of Conveyor 1's gearmotor. This not only eliminates the need for two motors, but it also allows for the second conveyor to be easily removed when not applicable.

Another feature of the slave drive is the ability to have faster speeds on Conveyor 2 due to different pulley ratios. The second conveyor can be used to "pull a gap" in product without the need for an additional controller and motor setup.

Whether for convenience, speed change, or changing production requirements, the slave drive can be employed as another smart solution for customers to achieve fast results.