The Helix Upender, from Multi-Conveyor, is typically used to change product orientation by either 90 or 180 degrees, either clockwise or counter-clockwise, to facilitate ink-jet printing, labeling, case packing, or hand pack operations.
Constructed with two table top chains set at 90 degrees to each other, products enter the system supported on the bottom chain. As they are transported, the two chains are simultaneously twisted causing the product to rotate.
An arm style upender is an angled "arm" mounted alongside the main transport conveyor. The product is guided to the side of the conveyor, which engages the upender arm, moving the product up the arm, thus changing its orientation by 90 degrees.
