Automated Stacking/Destacking and Transfer Conveyors Speed Material Handling
We have the equipment and the expertise to help you configure and integrate units that will fit your specific needs, your plant layout, and your budget. Typical applications use a combination of custom-engineered and standard material handling components.

Enhanced productivity and ease of integration are frequently cited reasons why manufacturers install Bunting Standard-Frame and Custom Conveyors, Timing Belt Conveyors, and Stacking/Destacking Conveyors in both new and existing production lines.

Bunting Stackers and Conveyors speed material handling and feed blanks to your stamping presses and other production equipment. After stacked blanks have been fanned apart and loaded, Bunting Destacking Conveyors transfer them to the next workstation. During transfer, blanks can be inspected with a variety of sensing devices. If double blanks or defects are detected, conveyors can be reversed or the problem items rerouted onto a separate conveyor line. Blanks that pass inspection continue on to secondary operations, such as forming or punching. Bunting Timing Belt Destackers and Conveyors can be used to keep parts precisely positioned and spaced to facilitate operations such as laser cutting and welding.

Bunting Stacking Conveyors eliminate one of the most common bottlenecks in metalforming operations by providing an automated alternative to the manual stacking of sheet metal components as they come off the production line. Ruggedly built Bunting Conveyors can be used to move sheets or blanks directly from punch presses or stamping and blanking operations or other production machinery. These parts can then be transferred to Bunting Stacking Conveyors for stacking in predetermined quantities, ready to be transferred to another part of your plant or shipped out. Stackers can also be set up to convey rejected parts to separate locations.

Get Your Complete System from a Single Source
No single manufacturer makes everything required for automated material handling. That's why we work closely with top integration specialists who have the expertise and practical know-how to integrate our systems and modules with the upstream and downstream equipment you already have in place. They can bring together, assemble, and install all the necessary components - from superstructure to PLC controls - to achieve the level of automation you specify.

Standard Stacking/Destacking and Timing Belt Conveyor Specifications
Bunting Stacking/Destacking and Timing Belt Conveyors are designed and built to meet customer specifications. They can be configured to handle ferrous sheets in various shapes and sizes. They are engineered to allow quick changeovers for parts of different dimensions. Box frames offer exceptional strength and rigidity. Precision machining of crowned pulleys, frames, and the use of heavy-duty self-aligning bearings enhance reliability and durability.

Normal limits on sheet size are between 0.008 and 0.125 inches in thickness. Standard components include endless urethane belts that carry ferrous parts over high-energy permanent magnets tailored to each individual application. Rare Earth magnets are optional. Speeds of 40 to 400 FPM are typical, but other speeds, reversing, and indexing are also available. Conveyor frames are made of formed or machined materials for added strength and rigidity. Standard modules have 4" belts and come in lengths from 3' to 50'. They can be built to transport parts any desired distance. Stacker frames are made from rigid tubular structural steel with conveyor mounts precision machined for reliable belt tracking. Drive pulleys are all-steel, heavily knurled, and crowned. Controls are selected and configured to individual applications.