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Sortersystemcomponents
TheSorterSystemModel2840(SL)includesallthetools
neededtosortchecked-initemsunassistedbylibrarystaff.
UptothreeStandardBinsModel2899canbedockednextto
thesorterforautomaticsortationofchecked-initems.
•AredEmergencyStopbuttonismountedonthesorter
cover.Pressingthisbuttonwillimmediatelystopall
processesinboththeinductionsystemandsorter.
•Thesortercoveriscompletelytransparent,providingboth
protectionandaclearviewofthesortationprocess.
•Thesorterconveyorcanbeconfiguredtooperateinsync
withtheinductionsystemconveyor,providingafully
automatedprocess.
•Thesweeperunitispositionedperpendiculartothe
conveyor,andtwosweepersattachedtothebeltpush
checked-initemsintotheappropriatebookbins(tothe
leftorright).Athirdbincollectsitemsfromtheendof
theconveyor.
•Adiverterbetweentheconveyorandeachbookbin
spreadsitemsevenlyinthebins.
•Sortersystemelectronicsarelocatedintheelectronics
enclosurebeneaththeconveyor.
•SorterSystemModel2840powerisindependentfrom
theinductionsystem,requiringitsownpowercable
connectiontoapoweroutlet.
•Uptothreeeasilytransportablebookbins(Model2899)
canbesimultaneouslydockedatthesorter.Libraryitems
arenotsubjectedtoexcesswearsinceeachbinisequipped
withaspring-supportedfloorthatgreatlyreducesthe
distancebetweentheconveyorandthebinfloor.
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