David Wood Foods produces in excess of 420,000 loaves of bread a week, operating 24/7, 364 days of the year at its Newport site and actuators are an essential element of this production line. The company uses HepcoMotion's DLS4 belt driven actuator system which comprises belt-driven linear modules, an AC motor/inverter package and a range of compact planetary gearboxes for use with servomotors. A total of 10 x DLS4s are used in three key areas of the production line. Two are used to push the loaves into the oven, four are used as an infeed and outfeed in the cooler, and the final four are used in the packaging area to assist with packing the loaves into the delivery baskets.
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