Push-rod conveyor

Transporting chips safely

A smooth material flow is crucial for efficient production processes. Our push rod conveyor ensures the safe transportation of chips and cooling lubricants over long distances. Thanks to its sturdy design and flexible adaptation options, it reliably supports industrial applications and helps to reduce downtimes and maintenance costs.

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Metal processing

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Machining

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Recycling

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Mechanical engineering

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Automotive industry

Overview

Push rod conveyors from KÖBO ECO>PROCESS

A push rod conveyor, also known as a harpoon conveyor, is an established conveyor system for transporting tufted chips and large quantities of cooling lubricant. This conveyor system is an economical and reliable way of transporting material over long distances (up to 200 m per conveyor) and optimizing production processes. Our technology is based on moving push rods that are hydraulically excited within a stable trough construction. The material is conveyed in a controlled manner through a targeted forward and backward movement, ensuring uniform and trouble-free conveying. The robust design ensures high process reliability and efficient handling of different materials.

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Structure

Our push rod conveyor has an adaptable cross-section, which means that the conveying capacity is optimally matched to the volume of chips and cooling lubricant generated in your production. Its structure is divided into several central components:

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Trough construction with counter hooks: A robust collecting trough with integrated counter hooks ensures safe guidance of the push rod and prevents uncontrolled movement of the conveyed goods.

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Push rod (harpoon rod): The specially developed push rod enables efficient transportation of small and tufted chips and ensures even material feed.

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Hydraulic unit: The hydraulic drive system ensures a controlled forward and backward movement of the push rod and ensures a constant delivery rate.

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Mounting options: The conveyor can be flexibly mounted on the floor or ceiling, depending on the available space and requirements, so that the production area is optimally utilized.

Functionality

A hydraulic drive generates an alternating forward and backward movement of the push rod. This causes the chips to move gradually within the trough construction in the direction of the discharge.

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A hydraulic cylinder moves the push rod back and forth in the conveyor trough.

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Drivers are attached to the force-guided push rod, which move the chip bundles in the conveying direction.

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During the backward stroke of the push rod, wall hooks hold the chips in place so that they do not slide back.

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Thanks to the special design of the trough with its adapted height and constant gradient, large quantities of cooling lubricant flow off efficiently in addition to the chips.

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What are the advantages of using our push rod conveyor?

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Fewer interruptions in the production process: The push rod conveyor ensures even transportation of workpieces along the production line, thereby reducing downtime and interruptions in the production process.

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More stable production processes thanks to efficient coolant transport: The flexible adjustment of width and height enables optimum drainage of large quantities of cooling lubricants and ensures a stable production process.

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Less maintenance thanks to reliable chip transport: The specially designed push rod reliably transports chips away so that additional flushing nozzles are generally not required. This reduces the amount of maintenance required.

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Greater efficiency through multiple operation: A single hydraulic unit can drive up to four push rod conveyors simultaneously, which reduces energy consumption and optimizes production.

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Smooth material flow thanks to high transport efficiency: Continuous material transport ensures a smooth process in production systems and reduces downtimes.

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Flexible integration thanks to intelligent design: The well thought-out design enables simple integration into existing production environments and saves valuable production space, e.g. through ceiling mounting.

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Optimum process control thanks to automation potential: The push rod conveyor can be easily integrated into automated production processes and facilitates the control and monitoring of the material flow.

Application

Exemplary areas of application

Push rod conveyors are used in numerous industrial areas where reliable and efficient conveying of chips and cooling lubricants is required. Their use is particularly advantageous for the long-distance transport of chips over distances of up to 200 meters. The most important areas of application include

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Metal Processing: Conveying turning chips, short and long metal chips, as well as spiral-shaped swarf generated during machining processes.

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Automotive Industry: Safe and continuous conveying of metal chips, chip bundles, and large volumes of coolant lubricants in manufacturing operations.

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Recycling Processes: Efficient separation of metal chips and coolant lubricants using a special slotted screen bottom, facilitating material recovery and recycling.

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Mechanical Engineering: Conveying chip bundles with large quantities of coolant lubricants and other production residues from manufacturing processes.

Thanks to their high conveying capacity of up to 10,000 liters of cooling lubricant per minute, push rod conveyors are an optimal solution for demanding production environments with high material throughput.

Specifications

Technical data

Conveyed goods

long or short / tufted chips

Width/usable width [mm]

400-1.000

Length [m]

max. 200 per PRC

Stroke length [m]

approx. 1.5

KSS transport [l/min]

up to > 10,000

What we offer you

Decades of experience

Our company has many years of expertise. Through continuous innovation and practice-oriented solutions, we have established ourselves as a trustworthy partner.

Complete solution from a single source

We offer our customers a comprehensive service from initial planning and implementation through to maintenance and optimization of the systems. In this way, we ensure that all components are perfectly coordinated and offer maximum efficiency.

High level of customization options

Every production environment is unique - which is why we adapt our push rod conveyors precisely to the specific requirements of our customers. Our tailor-made solutions ensure optimum integration and maximum productivity.

Fast response times

Our experts are always available to respond quickly to inquiries, faults or requests for adjustments. Thanks to optimized processes and efficient resource planning, we guarantee rapid processing of all requests, which minimizes downtimes.

Personal support

We attach great importance to close cooperation with our customers. Our support team accompanies you from the initial inquiry to the final implementation and beyond. Thanks to direct communication channels, we guarantee short decision-making processes and rapid implementation of your individual requirements.