actuate

Here a bank of stock builds to a level where a sensor actuates the vertically oriented rollers to counter rotate and draw in the bank to begin the sheeting process.

A second PLC actuates another conveyor that feeds blended material to a bag-filler.

The bolt-less and clamp-less Norstar System positions the wheel-shaped spider horizontally under a hydraulic arm, which descends and actuates an unlocking cylinder that holds two or more molds shut.

The new assembly acts as a material pick-up point, but also includes a positive-seating valve that actuates the purging sequence.