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Gated & High-Speed Gated SmartFeed®

Equipped with Shuttleworth’s innovative Slip-Torque™ roller technology, Gated SmartFeed & High-Speed Gated SmartFeed® provides low back pressure accumulation, allowing for gentle product handling while also properly spacing the product into the wrapper – minimizing the potential for product damage to occur. This will benefit the user with a highly efficient packaging line running at peak performance.

The Gated SmartFeed & High-Speed Gated SmartFeed® uses a product stop to synchronize the release of the product to the flighted infeed of a wrapper or case packer. The combination of the low pressure queue area, speed change, and the product stop, makes for a jam-free operation. Gated SmartFeeds operate at rates of 20 to 80 products per minute. The high-speed Gated SmartFeed can reach rates of 150 products per minute.

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Breadsticks - System Spotlight
Feeding & Metering - Shuttleworth Product Handling
Indexing and Metering - Capability Class
Indexing & Infeeding

Features / Benefits

  • Provides even consistent flow to packaging equipment
  • Synchronized release of product prevents 'overfeeding' of packaging equipment
  • Slip-Torque surface allows products to accumulate without crushing or marring the product or primary packaging
  • Anodized aluminum and stainless steel conveyor designs available
  • Easy integration with current packaging line
  • Easy interfacing with extended roller shafts to assist with product transfer

Additional Products

Express®

Express conveyor units feature Slip-Torque technology for low back pressure product accumulation, offering substantial savings and shorter lead times over custom systems.

Multi-Packer SmartFeed®

Designed to release a pattern of multiple products in time with a flighted or belted wrapper infeed

Servo SmartFeed®

Combines buffering and indexing into a single source solution for feeding packaging equipment without the use of devices