Conveying

Overhead Conveyors

Overhead chain conveyors for powder and liquid finishing lines, manufactured by XFS Equipment.

Overhead chain conveyor for an XFS Equipment finishing line

Purpose

What it is used for

Overhead conveyors set the dwell in every booth and oven by moving hanging workpieces along one path.

Details

Key Features

  • Drop-forged chain, floor chain and related hanging conveyors
  • Speed set to wash, spray and cure time
  • Carriers and fixtures designed with the part
  • Used on construction-metal, cabinet and general fabrication lines

Configuration

Available Configurations

  • Path laid out with load, unload and process zones
  • Drive and take-up selected for load and length

Integration

Integration with a Complete Line

  • Can be integrated with pretreatment, application, curing, and conveying stages as required.
  • Controls options include manual, semi-automatic, or automatic arrangements subject to design.
  • Final specification depends on product size, process time, and output requirements.
  • Application context: Powder coating lines
  • Application context: Liquid paint and e-coat lines
  • Application context: Pretreatment tunnels

FAQ

Overhead Conveyors FAQ

Answers to the questions we are asked most often when a finishing line is being planned.

What do you need to design an overhead conveyor?

Largest part size and weight, hanging method, process stages and required pieces per hour.

Overhead conveying is how an XFS finishing line keeps time. The chain path is drawn with the booths and ovens, then built in the same factory.

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