UPGRADES

UPGRADES

Enhance the performance of your existing equipment with targeted upgrades and modern retrofits. Our innovative solutions boost throughput, improve shingle precision, and streamline your production process—saving you time, reducing waste, and increasing overall productivity.

Position Lock Upgrade

Engineered to securely lock the cutting cylinder bearing housings in place, ensuring consistent and precise gapping between the carbide knives and the carbide anvil rings.

When the cutting cylinder knife gap is set to the anvil core, the cutting cylinder bearing housings can be “locked” into position through adjustment of the screws/hex nuts. The capability to keep the cutting cylinder knives at the desired gap to the anvil core reduces the likelihood of cutting cylinder movement. This in turn increases the life expectancy of the knife set by minimizing chipping/breakage. The bearing support plate is bolted to the bearing housing using two socket head cap screws to keep the screw assembly and the gearbox assembly connected.

Linear Bearing Upgrade

The Linear Bearing/Rail Upgrade is for your palletizer shuttle. This system is designed with linear bearings and rails that with proper set-up and maintenance procedures are rated for over 7,000 hours of operation, which will improve reliability and reduce maintenance in this area of your palletizer.
Liner Bearing/ Rail Upgrade includes:
Each bearing is rated for dynamic load of 62,000 N

Coater Roll Insertion Heater Upgrade

Make your process safer, less costly and more efficient with Reichel & Drews Coater Roll Insertion Heater Upgrade. Instead of using hot oil, switch to electrically-heated rolls. A small control panel will deliver the heat that you choose per a recipe-driven menu. Each heater is then automatically controlled to your exact setting.

Hydraulic Carriage Raising Upgrade

Our Hydraulic Carriage Raising Upgrade is engineered to replace the traditional wedge block jacking system with a modern, reliable hydraulic solution. This upgrade delivers smooth, controlled raising and lowering of the cutting cylinder carriage, greatly reducing the risk of damage to parting blocks and enhancing overall cutting precision. By maintaining consistent carriage positioning, the system extends the service life of your cutting cylinder, improves day‑to‑day cutting operations, and significantly reduces ongoing operating and maintenance costs. Designed as an independent, hassle‑free component, the hydraulic upgrade ensures long‑term performance and dependable operation for your equipment.

Model SLB-1500 Scissor Lift

The Model SLB-1500 is built for optimal productivity, reliability, and safety as a direct replacement for the current scissor lift(s) in your operation line and is also designed to assist your existing shuttle. Productivity features incorporated into the scissors lift allow significant production rates increases.

A heavy-duty support structure, table and floor mounting, and a 21-1/2 inch-wide scissors provide excellent stability and reliability. The cylinder has been positioned at twenty degrees for more capacity at less working pressure. This means long service life under the most demanding loads. A consistent, reliable proportional valve provides a gentle but fast downstroke.

The deceleration system not only provides smoother stops, reduced hydraulic shock and longer scissors component life, but it prevents the unit from any uncontrolled descent.

Servo Conversion for Shuttle

Driven Shuttle Upgrade

This servo conversion modernizes your shuttle and gives you enhanced control over your processes—all right at your fingertips.

 With recipes for numerous applications, you’ll have the ability to fine-tune your shuttle speeds that your production demands. You’ll benefit from increased production time, reduced maintenance costs, and improved control-ability.

Shuttle Lift Deceleration System Upgrade

For Shingle Palletizer

Replaces legacy mechanical deceleration valves with an electronically controlled system designed to improve precision and reliability. A laser-based control module manages shuttle and scissors‑lift speed and descent, while programmable motion control provides consistent and accurate positioning during operation.

Using a servo‑positioned valve, the system delivers smooth and repeatable lift movement and reduces mechanical wear. Eliminating the mechanical valve components decreases overall maintenance needs and improves long‑term system reliability. This upgrade serves as a direct replacement for older valve configurations, providing a modern and more stable control architecture for shuttle lift applications.

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