Pad Printing Linear Indexers:

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A linear indexer is the most basic of all part conveying accessories. It can be a simple two position pneumatic unit with few inches of travel, or it can be stepper motor driven with up to two meters of travel. The concept is simple. The operator loads the part in home position and cycles the machine. It moves from one position to the next until all the colors have been transferred onto the part. Then it returns to home position where the operator can remove it.

This is the slowest method of moving the part available because the actions occur is series rather than parallel, but it will work nicely for relatively short run multi-color jobs. It only requires one fixture, which translates into quicker change-over between jobs.

Linear Indexers are well suited for applications requiring multiple axis part conveying. TOSH enables users to stack programmable linear indexers in perpendicular axes, allowing us to convey parts in multiple axes.