The Conveyor Module - Festo MPS Manual Del Usuario

8.5 The conveyor module

The module is supplied fully assembled. The attached motor controller permits clockwise and
counterclockwise rotation.
The conveyor module is used for transporting and buffering the workpieces. Optical proximity sensors with
fiber-optic cables are used to verify that workpieces are present upstream from the feed separator and at
the end of the conveyor.
The conveyor belt is driven by a DC gear motor.
The workpieces can be stopped and separated by an attached electromagnet (solenoid) with separator. The
end positions are monitored by inductive proximity sensors.
Required modifications of the conveyor module
The following components are omitted:

Electric deflector
The following components have been added:

Pneumatic stopper module
The conveyor module can only run in one direction.
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The conveyor module can be
mounted on a profile plate, a profile
foot or a slotted mounting frame.
The DC motor is freely positionable.
The conveyor module is suitable for
transporting and separating
workpieces with a diameter of
40 mm (e.g. "basic body" or
"cylinder for assembly" workpiece
sets).
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