Plastic can spacer system

This spacer system is installed on a conveyor line just before a labelling machine.

Its function is to space plastic can between them. They can be of different sizes.

The spacer consists of two side conveyors with roughened belts, sandwiching the cans.

These belts are mounted on a dynamic floor to absorb small variations of can widths and maintain grip pressure.

Each motor drives the roughing belt at a different speed to the horizontal conveyor. The speed can be adjusted to obtain a controlled spacing.