Shuttleworth Swingers automatically divide products from one or two infeed lanes to up to 31 lanes. The simplest Swinger can pattern form or divide products sequentially to up to eight lanes while the latest generation of Shuttleworth's Programmable Electronic Swinger is designed to perform sequential pattern forming, dividing, and line balancing up to eight lanes using resident intelligence. The only input required are "lane full" or "high limit" sensors.
When a programmable logic controller (PLC) or other external controlling device such as a PC is added, the Swinger can route products to up to thirty-one conveyor lanes based on numerous criteria such as height, weight, size, color or bar code label. In this mode, the Swinger can intelligently sort products in preparation for packaging or further distribution. The Swinger is designed to work with Shuttleworth Slip-Torque conveyors as well as with other types of conveyors.