Norwalt Design is a company specializing in the design, engineering, and production of high-speed assembly systems to automate the after-molding handling, decorating, and assembly processes. Since 1971, Norwalt has strived to reach this goal with the hopes of ascertaining the fastest and highest quality of production. At Norwalt Design we offer various High Speed Assembly Machines such as Automated assembly Systems, Medical device assembly systems, Cap closing machines, Lining machines, Layer packers, Pucker & Depuckers, Leak testing machinery, Feed systems, and Prefeeders. At Norwalt Design, only objective is to meet your needs and expectations for efficient, high-speed materials handling solutions.
Noise produced from air conveyors can be rather loud. it can reach volumes that can affect the performance of workers. It is important to mitigate that sound. Norwalt manufacturers a custom line of air conveyors to conveyor parts to its assembly machines. Current air conveyors have been designed for ease of manufacturing and assembly. For example, the frame is aluminum channel with sheet metal bolted on top. Guide rail mounts are mounted to a Universal 80/20 mount. However, the blower/channel/air hose system used generates quite a bit of noise and when multiple units are coupled together is well over the 85dba specified by OSHA standards for ear protection (Stand alone units are in the 76dba range). Many customers have taken this standard lower and we have had to build enclosures to reduce the noise, which is quite costly.
The goal of the project is to modify or come up with a new design to reduce the noise level of the current unit by 5-10dba but keeping the current performance intact. This can be measured by the time it takes caps to convey from one end to the other and also to ensure the caps supplied convey when the entire conveyor is filled with product. Also, the ease of fabrication, universal guide system, overall cost, and ease of assembly should be at the same level or an improved level.
Benefits for Company: Currently in order to meet our customer’s needs, we must build small sound enclosures around areas or take exception to customer specifications of the low noise level. A new design that can accomplish this noise reduction will enable us to be more competitive in the market place.
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