Wirtz – Plate Stacker – PS-23-50

The Wirtz Model PS-23-50 Continuous Plate Stacker can stack pasted grid panels or continuously cut grid strip with a simple change over. The plates enter on a diverging conveyor that can be set for panels or spread apart to diverge plates of either lugs in or lugs out configurations. There is a position sensor on the in feed which detects if a grid is out of position or if it was not trimmed properly and it activates an in line reject station to abort the plates at line speed. The stacks are generated, aligned, and then stop fingers hold the oncoming plates while the completed stacks are indexed forward. Multiple lift tables (depending on customer requirements) then present the stacks for removal by an operator or by a robotic unloading system.

Entry Conveyor

The operator can use the handled wheel on the side of the stacker to set the spacing between the conveyors. It can be set so there is no spacing (like for panels) or it can space out the plates so the they can be stacked into the carrousel.

Stacker

The plates are collected and aligned at the plate stacker. Once a stack is completed, stop fingers catch the new plates as the completed stack indexes forward. This is set up for continuous lugs in plates, however with a simple change over by removing the center section it can stack panels.

Lift Table(s)

Depending on the space available, Wirtz can design multiple lift tables into the footprint.