Model GL Gantry Furnace Loader

The Model GL Gantry Furnace Loader is a flexible gantry robot designed for new or existing sinter furnaces. It provides an affordable solution for loading parts and sinter plates onto a sinter furnace belt.

How Does It Work?

“Green” powder metal parts and sinter plates (optional) are conveyed into the gantry loader. The gantry picks a part and places it directly onto the sinter belt or places it onto a sinter plate and then places the assembly (plate and part) onto the sinter belt. The Model GL also has the ability to stack parts prior to placement on the sinter belt.

Front of the Model GL Gantry Furnace Loader. Notice the large front door made from extruded aluminum framing. This door swings up, providing access to the front of the sinter belt and gantry loader for teaching and or maintenance functions.

Back end of the Model GL Gantry Furnace Loader. Flow through nests can be used on the infeed conveyors to allow a bypass feature if parts are not to be loaded onto the sinter furnace belt.

Ground level front view of the Model GL Gantry Furnace Loader. Notice the narrow depth of the gantry loader allowing placement on short furnace load tables. Lower guarding panels are also included to seal off the area next to the furnace table.

Front view of the Model GL Gantry Furnace Loader with the access door open. This particular gantry uses both a mechanical gripper and a magnetic gripper for handling two different parts at the same time. In this application half the sinter belt was loaded with part A and the other half of the belt was loaded with part B.

Front view of the Model GL Gantry Furnace Loader with the access door open. In this application two different part infeed conveyors were used. The infeed on the left used a belt conveyor with a stripper plate to separate the parts for pick and the infeed conveyor on the right used an escapement to meter one part at a time to the pick nest.

Benefits

Easy access to front of furnace through swing up door

Small footprint saves valuable floor space

Easy relocation from furnace to furnace

HMI screens provide easy part setup

Features

6″ color FANUC Teach Pendant for program selection and machine operation

Hinged front safety door with interlock

Servo X and Z axis

240-volt single phase power

Covers standard 36″ sinter furnace belt

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