COMPANIES waiting for an alternative telescopic conveyor to be brought onto the Australian market now have the opportunity to evaluate the latest model to be introduced by leading manufacturer Adept Conveyor Technologies.
From its NSW head office, Adept’s management announced the company will be launching its new “X-10der” telescopic conveyor range in Australia this year with a longer term strategy to supply the system to a wider market in the Asia Pacific region.
Sales director for Adept, Paul Johnson, said as a company that manufactures conveyors, Adept had been conscious of a need to expand their range in response to the demands for telescopic conveyors.
“With the introduction of our new X-10der range we are now in a position to offer Australian companies a more technologically advanced and proven alternative to what has traditionally been available to them. I am confident they will be pleased with the results this new range will achieve,” he said.
Standard X-10der telescopic conveyors reach fully extended lengths ranging from 5-23m, with a maximum belt width of 2m.
The X-10der’s telescopic stages are manufactured from a single piece pressed steel section that extends by means of a patented combination rack/geared tooth and chain system.
According to Paul Johnson, this makes for a sturdier and more reliable system that does not suffer from stress failures occasionally experienced by other designs constructed from multiple pre-fabricated sections.
It is designed to reduce the amount of maintenance work needed which results in a longer operational service life of the telescopic conveyor.
Maintenance down time is also reduced if servicing is required to the end mounted control panel.
It can be removed and replaced with a cassette style module which is easily plugged in within minutes.
The X-10der range also provides a number of optional capabilities to suit particular situations which include an angle adjusting hydraulic mechanism that enables the operator to adapt from loading a semi-trailer to a smaller delivery van at a lower level on the same dock.
Additional options enable a unit to traverse the loading dock on rails in order to service multiple vehicles at different locations.
An integrated bar code reader enables the operator to stop and start the conveyer to suit the rate of packages being fed, ensuring the control is with the operator making sure no packages are overlooked when being unloaded.
“X-10der’s are an ideal way to quickly and efficiently load or unload vehicles with a minimum of fuss and without the need for forklifts to keep driving in and out of the trailers,” Johnson said.
“For companies in the airfreight business Mini X-10ders are available to load cargo capsules at an impressive rate of efficiency.”
For more information email Adept Conveyor Technologies sales@adeptconveyor.com.au