Reliability and minimal maintenance are essential qualities for any components and systems specified for processing and packaging automation and for this reason HepcoMotion® is the supplier of choice for many companies. At TOTAL 2013, this British manufacturer will be showing linear and continuous motion products that best meet the needs of high speed and high duty applications that are characteristic in these sectors.

The MCS aluminium framework system from HepcoMotion® allows a customised workbench and storage solution to be made from standard elements, so the customer can achieve a bespoke product at an off-the-shelf price. The end result is lightweight, robust and can include a choice of accessories to make it 100% fit-for-purpose.

Innovative linear and rotary guidance for fast and cost effective automation

To achieve a competitive edge manufacturers are increasingly automating their processes, making better products for lower costs. In many cases off-the-shelf automation systems can do the job but in others this is not an option. And this is a field in which linear and continuous motion specialist, HepcoMotion® is breaking new ground.

Anyone who has tried flipping a pancake to cook the reverse side knows it takes a degree of skill - and it’s no different in automated mass production. Indeed it is a process that continues to confound many bakery machine manufactures but not Sugden Limited in Nelson, Lancashire. They have developed a system that will flip pancakes with a high degree of efficiency, accuracy and repeatability and the HepcoMotion® DLS (Driven Linear System) is a key component in this success.

For the label converting and finishing machinery manufacturer, A B Graphic International, the availability of an off-the-shelf ring track system allowed its designers to create a far more cost efficient mechanism for its new turret rewinder module. In place of a complex centre shaft arrangement to carry the turret disc, a HepcoMotion® PRT2 precision ring track system was specified instead. And not only did it greatly simplify the mechanism it also introduced other design advantages too.