Munchman Conveyor Eliminates Production Line Downtime

The cost-effective MunchMan conveyor from Jorgensen Conveyor and Filtration Solutions manages long, stringy and nested metal chips generated from high-speed turning and milling operations to eliminate machine downtime. The conveyor’s design enables it to fit most of today’s CNC lathes and machining centers with little or no additional space required, compared to traditional single-belt chip conveyors.

The conveyor uses primary and secondary belts installed at the lower curve and through the incline and chip discharge areas of the system. These belts run in unison to grab chips, compress them and carry them securely up steep inclines. This design eliminates the risk of conveyor jams that can occur when chip balls tumble at the lower curve or jam in the conveyor incline section. Compared to traditional single-belt conveying systems, the physical effect of two moving belts compressing and moving difficult, long, stringy chips and larger chip volumes is dramatic, the company says.

For conveyor controls, the UVS Ecologic Conveyor Control with Jam Manager functionality enables unattended automatic clearing of minor conveyor jams. For applications that involve cutting oil and coolant, Jorgensen can build MunchMan with a coolant reservoir. For proper fit, Jorgensen fabricates every conveyor to the individual customer’s machine, creating customized solutions.