Can Elevator

Millard has developed one of the most efficient Can Elevators today that occupies a minimal amount of floor space.  Our Can Elevator is used where floor space is restricted and moving cans in a vertical direction is required.  The single rotating center core provides speeds up to 1,200 cpm (cans per minute) with quiet operation and gentle handling of cans.  We can integrate it into your existing or new line.  Standard designs can be customized for elevations, LH/RH process rotations, exit locations, and can sizes. See our "Case Study" for more details.

Features:

• Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Construction
• Rotating center core with flights to push containers up an incline rail system
• A precision UHMW lead screw to meter the cans into the rotating core
• Various discharge configurations, including a flat top conveyor or integrated cable conveyor
• Single point manifold style lubrication
• Conveyor drive section is designed to integrate into the customers conveying system
• Custom designed to specifically fit product cans and meet exact customer requirements
• Low maintenance and operating costs
• Speeds up to 1200 cpm (cans per minute)
• Quiet operation
• Wash-down duty for sanitation
• Minimal moving parts and wear points
• Full integration into existing or new lines

Can Lowerator

Millard has developed one of the most efficient Can Lowerators today that occupies a minimal amount of floor space.  Our Can Lowerator is used where floor space is restricted and lowering cans in a vertical direction is required.  Our single rotating center core provides speeds up to 1,200 cpm (cans per minute) with quiet operation and gentle handling of cans.  We custom fit each elevator to your can size(s), elevation and can integrate it into your existing or new line. Standard designs can be customized for elevations, LH/RH process rotations, exit locations, and can sizes.  See our Elevator "Case Study" for more details.......the Lowerator is the same machine in reverse.

Features:

• Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Construction
• Rotating center core with flights to guide containers down a rail system
• A precision UHMW lead screw to meter the cans into the rotating core
• Various discharge configurations, including a flat top conveyor or integrated cable conveyor
• Single point manifold style lubrication
• Conveyor drive section is designed to integrate into the customers conveying system
• Custom designed to specifically fit product cans and meet exact customer requirements
• Low maintenance and operating costs
• Speeds up to 1200 cpm (cans per minute)
• Quiet operation
• Wash-down duty for sanitation
• Minimal moving parts and wear points
• Full integration into existing or new lines

Drop-Out Conveyor

Drop-Out Conveyors are used to segregate disoriented trays or containers when traveling along  two 1" wide belts in a span of about 4'.  The trays ride along until they reach the "drop zone" where, if they are not oriented properly, they will fall between the two spaced belts, through a hollow bed, and onto a chute or bin for recirculation.  The drop-out conveyor usually leads up to a case packer where proper orientation is required.  These specialized conveyors are custom fit to your product size and follow the same rugged standards that our Belt Conveyors follow.

Features:

• (2) belts 1" wide
• 4' section or custom length for drop out area
• Hollow bed
• Mechanical rejection by gravity - no powered assist
• "In-House" PassivationPassivation treatment is intended to improve the surface condition of stainless steel by dissolving iron that has been embedded in the surface during forming or machining. If allowed to remain, the iron can corrode and give the appearance of rust spots on the stainless steel. Passivation restores the original corrosion-resistant surface by forming a thin, transparent oxide film and is the preferred method for the sanitary durability of stainless steel. Millard has one of the largest "In-House" Passivation operations available for our customer's fabricated items. See our case study on passivation for details. Finish for Sanitary Durability
• Same standard features as our Belt Conveyors

Low Back Pressure Conveyors

Low Back Pressure (LBP) conveyors are used for starting and stopping container lines, unequal paced lines between processes, product stream inconsistencies, and accumulation points in a process.  Our LBP conveyors contain the same high quality construction found in all our conveyors with a thicker roller belt applied.  We use plastic modular belting (e.g. Rexnord, Intralox, or customer specified) with rollers so the belt will roll under your product when it is slowed, stalled, or stopped.  Includes all the standard features found on our Belt Conveyors in Support Equipment/Services. 

Features:

• Plastic modular belting (e.g. Rexnord, Intralox, or customer specified)
• Custom engineered to fit application
• Integrated stop gates as required
• Same standard features as our Belt Conveyors