Lug chain feeders
A lug conveyor that enforces a fixed gap between products and passes them on in a set rhythm. It works on its own — timing product infeed ahead of a packaging machine or a manual station — or as part of a robotic cell.
Machine video
How it works and what it delivers
Lugs mounted on a chain or belt divide the product stream into equal pitches. The product stops flowing at random and starts arriving at the next station always in the same position and on the same beat.
A lug feeder does not require a robot. It very often works as timing ahead of a packaging machine, or as infeed to a manual packing or inspection station — bringing order to a product stream that an operator used to handle. Only when robotics enters the picture does the same feeder become the prerequisite for stable robot pick-up: without a repeatable position, a pick-and-place application has nothing to grip.
We match lug pitch, height and shape to the specific product — a rigid carton is guided differently than a delicate or irregular item.
Applications
- Timing product infeed ahead of a packaging machine
- Transporting individual items at constant intervals
- Feeding manual packing and inspection stations
- Optionally: supplying pick-and-place and robotic applications
Benefits
- Repeatable product position and spacing at the outfeed
- Steady line rhythm and fewer stoppages from jams
- Lug pitch and geometry matched to the specific product
- Works standalone — robotics is an option, not a requirement
Visualisations
Views of the design from different angles.
Line integration
The machine enters the line as a synchronised element, not a separate purchase. We handle the mechanical and electrical tie-in, commissioning and service — including where the neighbouring units come from other manufacturers.
- Speed synchronisation with the packaging machine or robot
- Product presence signal and pitch occupancy control
- Works with vision systems for robotic pick-up
- Can be extended with further lanes and stream splitting
Selected projects
Installations where this unit works as part of a line.
Integrating a tomato weighing line with a flow-pack machine
Automatic take-off from the customer’s line and timed infeed to the packaging machine
Packaging of sękacz cakes in modified atmosphere
Two horizontal machines with timed product infeed ahead of packaging
Automatic packaging line for grave candle inserts
Take-off from the line, reorientation and batching ahead of the packaging machine
Need this machine built around your process?
Describe the product, throughput and line layout — we will prepare a proposal matched to the real conditions in your plant.
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