Installation and Maintenance Manual: Shoe Sorter
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Installation and Mai ntenance Manual: Shoe Sorter
Published October 2019
Rev.A1
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Term and Acronym Definitions
TERM/ACRONYM
DEFINITION
AC
Alternating current
Accumulation
The collection or staging of multiple cartons, cases, or totes of product on conveyor.
Back pressure
Pressure against carton(s) in the direction of carton flow resulting from weight of densely
accumulated cartons.
BF
Between frame; this refers to the distance between conveyor bed side frames.
BHCS
Button head cap screw
BOM
Bill of Materials
BRBDC
Belted Roller Bed Direct Current; DC roller conveyor format driven by brushless DC servo
motors.
Carton or Case
Term for conveyable items generally contained in cardboard boxes.
CB
Carriage bolt
CCW
Counter-clockwise
CW
Clockwise
DC
Direct current
DC Card
A control card used to power and control the logic used when operating a MDR in DC
conveyor applications.
Diffuse
A photoeye format that houses both the emitter and receiver and senses an object when
the light beam is reflected back to the sensor. This type of photoeye is a standalone unit
and does not use reflectors.
Discharge
The point where cartons, cases, or totes exit a conveyor or similar unit used in a material
handling system.
Divert
(noun) A conveyor unit used to change the direction of a carton, case, or tote in a
controlled manner. (verb) To change the direction of a carton, case, or tote in a
controlled manner.
Drive Pulley
A motor-driven pulley used to transmit rotational energy to linear motion in AC belts.
E-stop
A highly visible button or pull cable designed to shut down equipment in the case of an
emergency.
ETO
Engineered to Order; Orders requiring custom Engineering
FAT
Factory Acceptance Testing
Flange
A feature in sheet metal consisting of a face and bend connected to an existing face
along a straight edge.
Gapping
The separation of cartons, cases, or totes which are initially in contact with one another.
Generally done by progressively increasing the speed of consecutive zones, forcing
cartons, cases, or totes to "pull a gap."
