Solutions for the Plastics Industry

Innovative Conveyor Technology for Plastic Manufacturing and Processing

The plastics industry plays a critical role in the manufacturing of a wide variety of products, from packaging materials to automotive components. To maintain high-speed, precise production and ensure safe handling of materials, efficient and adaptable conveyor systems are essential.

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Modern plastic manufacturing operations process large quantities of molded parts, raw materials, and finished products, requiring efficient systems for transporting, sorting, assembling, and packaging. Conveyor technology ensures a steady flow of goods, reduces manual labor, improves efficiency, and minimizes handling errors in high-demand production environments.

Injection Molding and Blow Molding

Belt conveyors are ideal for transporting molded plastic components from injection and blow molding machines to downstream processes. Their precision ensures parts are transferred without damage, allowing for faster production cycles and minimal downtime.

Handling and Sorting

Montech conveyors facilitate the accurate sorting and handling of plastic products based on size, shape, or type. Whether for raw plastic pellets or finished components, these systems offer flexibility to adapt to varying production requirements, ensuring smooth product movement.

Automated Assembly and Testing

Conveyors support the integration of automated systems, such as part assembly or leak testing. With their modular design, Montech conveyors can be easily customized to accommodate different processes, ensuring reliable transport during quality control and testing phases.

Packaging and Labeling

For the packaging of plastic products, Montech’s belt conveyors enable precise product transfer to packaging and labeling stations. Their adaptability ensures accurate positioning of products, whether for plastic bottles, containers, or automotive components, ensuring proper labeling and packaging.

Incline conveyor with perpendicular discharge

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Plastic parts are efficiently transferred on a GTB incline conveyor, where they are inspected and sorted for further processing.

Multi-level transfer system

Kundenspezifisches Transfersystem LTE mit feststehenden Kurven. - Customer specific LTE transfer system is equipped with fixed curves.
A custom multi-level transfer system with TB belt conveyors prevents collisions and ensures a continuous, cost-effective flow of workpieces without expensive lift systems.

Incline conveyor with hopper

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Plastic components are transported on an incline conveyor, with a large hopper acting as a buffer for varying quantities.

Inclined Cleated Belt Conveyor

Steigbandförderer mit Kleinteilen. - Incleaned conveyor with small parts.
The GTB-600 inclined cleated belt conveyor efficiently elevates small plastic parts, with an angled hopper for direct loading, ensuring a compact and versatile solution.

Feed/Discharge Conveyor for Parts

Steigförderband BTB mit Stollen und Blechrutsche. - BTB rising conveyor with cleats and a sheet metal chute.
The BTB-140 conveyor efficiently transports plastic parts to and from machining, with a drip pan for fluid collection and a sturdy Quick-Set frame.

Conveyor with Embedded Light Box

Förderband mit Glasabdeckung um Konturen zu überprüfen. - Conveyor with glass cover in the chassis to check the contours.
The GTB-700 max conveyor with an embedded light box provides enhanced illumination for precise quality control in plastic part inspection.

Buffer and Extraction System

Kleintransportband KTB mit einem Stollen als Abschiebesystem. - KTB minidrive conveyor with one cleat as a displacement.
This buffer and extraction system uses a GTB max conveyor for transport and a KTB minidrive conveyor for precise product transfer, ensuring gentle handling of plastic CD cases.

Gravity Roller Conveyor with Centering

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This gravity roller conveyor uses lateral guides to center plastic parts as they move down the sloped conveyor for seamless processing.

Transfer system with drawbridge conveyor

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The LTE transfer system moves plastic parts on compact carriers, using cost-effective curves for smooth turns. A drawbridge conveyor allows easy access when needed.

Transfer System with Simple Pass

Transfersystem mit Durchgang, Förderbänder werden ineinander geschoben. - Transfer system with pass conveyors are pushed into each other.
This transfer system features a retractable pass-through conveyor, providing easy access to both sides of the production line while ensuring seamless reconnection.

Key Requirements for Plastics Industry Conveyors

Conveyor systems used in the plastics industry must be capable of handling a wide variety of materials and products with precision and efficiency. Conveyors should be flexible enough to accommodate different sizes, shapes, and weights of products, from fragile plastic films to heavy automotive parts, while ensuring continuous, smooth operation even at high speeds.

Given the fast-paced and ever-evolving nature of the plastics industry, modular design is crucial. Modular conveyors offer the flexibility to quickly adjust and expand the system to accommodate changes in production or product requirements.

To meet the rigorous demands of the plastics industry, conveyors must also support automated testing and assembly processes, minimize downtime, and operate efficiently with minimal maintenance.

Optimized Material Flow and Handling

Montech’s conveyor solutions are specifically designed to optimize material flow throughout the entire plastics production process, from molding to final packaging. Our modular TB30 and TB40 conveyors are well-suited for handling plastic components, ensuring precise alignment, consistent product transfer, and reliable material flow during both infeed and outfeed stages.

Their energy-efficient design and low-maintenance requirements provide significant cost savings and ensure sustainable operation, making them the ideal solution for modern plastic manufacturing lines.

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