Material handling and conveyor systems
CDS machines plastic guides, rollers, sprockets and other components for material-handling and conveyor equipment, using customer drawings or established replacement-part geometry.
Request machining for a new part, an approved revision or an obsolete replacement. Material, dimensions and fit requirements come from your equipment specification.
Identify the individual part you need, then follow its machining page for the relevant profiles, features and quotation records.
Rollers and idlers have machined outside profiles, bores and end features. Specify the roller body and its shaft or bearing interfaces; complete assemblies require separate confirmation.
Sprockets engage a chain through machined teeth. The drawing identifies the chain profile, pitch, tooth count, hub, bore and required mounting features.
UHMW guides, rails and wear strips provide fixed sliding surfaces. CDS machines straight and curved profiles to the specified cross-section, path, length and mounting details.
Scrapers use an edge to remove residue, product or carryback. The machining request defines the blade profile, thickness, edge and attachment features.
For a machined sheave, provide the specified groove profile, diameter, bore and mounting features. CDS must confirm the material and configuration for the individual part; no load rating or standard range is established.
Need a bushing, chute liner, impact plate, product diverter or stop? Submit the customer-specified part geometry and material for machining review.
Your engineering team selects the material for the equipment. CDS confirms the specified grade, part geometry and requirements for machining and supply.
A grade change can alter dimensions, wear behavior and stiffness. Use the approved material callout for the part being ordered and identify any customer-authorized alternatives.
A dimension measured after machining may differ from the installed part because of temperature, moisture or loading. The drawing should state any required inspection conditions. Equipment fit and performance remain the responsibility of the customer's engineering team.
Often considered for sliding abrasion. Sustained loading and thermal movement require separate engineering consideration.
Used in loaded wear applications; moisture can alter dimensions and stiffness. Exact nylon type and required inspection condition matter to the specified fit.
Lower moisture uptake than nylon can help with dimensional fit. Specify POM type and grade; identify Delrin explicitly if that brand is required.
A candidate for less demanding or non-load-bearing duties; it is not an automatic UHMW substitute.
The exact grade, detection method, product and line conditions, validation criteria and required documents need separate review. Color or a base polymer cannot establish food-contact status or detection performance, and not every component has an established detectable option. Review detectable-plastic requirements when detection is part of the project.
A wear or fixture component may belong to bulk handling, palletizing, a conveyor curve or a transfer station. CDS reviews the individual drawing, material and quantity for machining.
Storage and retrieval
For an AS-RS wear-part request, provide its drawing, material and mounting details. CDS confirms whether the component's size and features fit its machining equipment.
Wear and fixture parts
Submit wear or fixture parts with the customer-approved material and geometry. If inductive sensing requires a non-metallic component, that requirement must be resolved in the customer's specification before machining.
Changing container size, pocketing or timing? See Packaging and Processing for change parts and the interfaces between stations.
Machining and inspection
For material-handling and conveyor work, CDS machines and inspects components at its U.S. facility under strict process control and quality standards. Confirm the inspection method and records for the actual part through Quality and Documentation.
CNC milling and CNC turning explain supported machining processes. The geometry determines which approach needs review.
Provide the drawing and manufacturing requirements, or discuss replication of an existing part. CDS does not diagnose conveyor failures or design component changes.
