Loading and unloading section

Inlet and outlet sections of galvanic lines are designed depending on the type of line.

Rack lines

The rack lines are equipped with stands for loading and unloading of racks. The loading and unloading can take place outside the line itself. This saves space in the surface treatment hall itself. A possible solution is also a two-storey system, where the loading and unloading of goods takes place on the ground floor and the line itself is located on the first floor. The entire facility fits into the built-up area of a smaller multi-storey building while maintaining a more than comfortable amount of space for the necessary logistics of the goods.

The goods are then transported with the entire rack by a hand truck or by means of a lift to the line. The racks can also be transported using roller tracks. In automatic lines, the loading section is often the only place where human labour is required. 

Loading and unloading can be done at several stations at the same time, so that in high-performance lines there is no bottleneck at the inlet and uninterrupted operation of the line is ensured.

Loading and unloading outside the line itself improves the working conditions of the workers in this section. It also increases safety in the workplace, as these workers do not come into contact with any chemicals and work with a few moving parts on the line only.

Barrel lines

The inlet and outlet sections of barrel lines can be designed with either an automatic or manual system.
 

Automated loading and unloading of barrels include:

• Pallet and box tippers
• Vibrating feeders
• Belt conveyors
• Scales

When the inlet section of the line is automated, a pallet or a suitable box is fed into the line. This is tipped into the hopper and discharged by means of a tipper. From there, the goods are transferred to the barrels of the line using vibrating feeder and belt conveyors. A precisely weighed quantity is always dispensed into each barrel to match the specified recipe for the goods and to optimise the use of the entire barrel.

The automated solution for loading and unloading the barrels significantly improves the efficiency of the line and significantly reduces the number of workers.

Surface treatment lines are usually equipped with rack and barrel storage to ensure continuous operation of the line.

Stand for rack loading off the line

Rack lifting station

Tipping station for barrel loading

Loading and unloading section

Manually operated carts

Wet barrel unloading into a cart

Tipping unit with a scale and vibrating channel

Scale with vibrating channel