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.