tote de-stacker
Whilst the tote de-stacker is in operation a further two to four stacks of crates or totes can be lined up waiting to be driven down the modular belt conveyor or roller conveyor line. Stacks of crates/totes are delivered to the unit on pallets and can be loaded either onto a static stainless-steel bed platform before being introduced onto a plastic modular belt conveyor, powered roller conveyors, or directly onto the de-stackers’ belt conveyor or roller conveyor dependent on the customer’s preferences.
By utilising sensors and automating the conveyor element of the system, manual handling requirements are reduced to a minimum. Crates and totes are de-stacked by using a clamping system on the bottom crate/tote whilst the rest of the stack is lifted. The released crate/tote is then driven out of the unit by a chain and peg conveyor system and the cycle repeats until all the crates/totes have been processed.
During de-stacking an anti-topple arm swings across the entrance of system in order to control the back end of the stack. The L-A-C tote de-stacker is a complete stainless-steel build system which can be operated in both high care and low care environments and is capable of full wash down if required. The de-stacker also has a positive impact on health and safety issues as it removes aspects of the heavy workload involved with de-stacking. This includes reducing chances of finger trapping and manual handling fatigue whilst ensuring rapid and accurate delivery of crates/totes into the production conveyor system.
L-A-C can supply all controls including HMI screens to operate the tote de-stacker whether it be a stand-alone de-stacker or one that is fully integrated into a turn-key conveyor system.
