Tow Line

Side Tow

Side Tow Cart System

The Side Tow Cart System has become a trend-setter for assembly line applications throughout the states. With the use of Side Pin Tow Carts, this system can be installed with absolutely no concrete work, whatsoever! A side tow system can be routed as a loop or inline. Since the cart is offset from the track, operators can work on 3 sides of the cart without the burden of stepping over the track. Another big advantage to this system is that carts can be pulled off the line with ease. This design is protected by US Patent #9,096,383

Dual Pin Crossover

The Dual Pin Crossover is our newest development for Crossing Over the drive section, ensuring to hold EXACT center spacing in order to keep maintain consistent takt times for synchronous conveying applications. This design ELIMINATES the need for an air actuated cylinder to push the carts across the “dead zone” at the drive section. This design is protected by US Patent #9,096,383

Side Pin Tow Carts

Side pin Tow carts are designed so that all four of the cart’s wheels are on the outside/inside of the track; therefore, the tow pin would be located on the far right or left. Standard side pin carts will include a bumper bar on the front side that disengages the tow pin from the chain when something is in its path. This cart will also be equipped with dual tow pins–one in the front and one in the rear. The rear tow pin will have a bearing to reduce friction around curves. Side Pin Tow Carts can be utilized on In-floor and On-floor systems.

Inline Tow Conveyor System

Inline Tow Conveyor System

In some situations, a loop system does not suite the applications, such as transporting product from one end of your facility to the other–this is where our Inline system comes in handy. An inline system pulls a tow cart from one point to the other–in a straight line, “U” shape, “L” shape or a “zigzag” configuration. This system is as simple as it gets! Carts can be rolled directly to the entry box and pins will engage with the use of gravity, then when the cart gets to the exit box the tow pin mechanically disengage–automatically.

Inline Track

To minimize floor space we route the chain side-by-side, so that the return chain is parallel to the main tow chain. The track sections are spaced on 3″ centers, as shown in the photos below, and can range from 2″ – 4.5″ in height. The return track section is coved by a removable “Z” bracket which can be easily removed for maintenance. In many Assembly installations we have provided rigid brush-seal to prevent foreign objects from falling into the main track section.

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Rhodes Tow Line

The RSI Tow Line Conveyor System is ideal for the production of items that require progressive or sequential operations. The system can be specified as an in-floor or on-floor system that moves product through progressive workstations for different production applications.

RSI is a world leading supplier of surface finishing and material handling systems, serving the wood, metal and plastic industries. RSI has successfully integrated the latest, unique technology with the ultimate in product transport systems, giving the customer a single source solution to their production problems, from start to finish!

The patented RSI In-Floor and On-Floor Tow Line Conveyor Systems are used throughout manufacturing, assembly, finishing and material handling applications. There are currently a multitude of Rhodes Tow Line Conveyor Systems operating worldwide. Systems range from thirty feet in length to over seventy-two hundred feet in length.

Total System Access – Total system access is one of the many features of The RSI In-Floor Tow Line Conveyor System. The system is virtually free of structural interferences. Throughout the entire conveyor, employees have the freedom of mobility with access around and between carts. Because of the simple modular design of The Rhodes Conveyor, systems can be easily and quickly expanded, preventing costly plant shutdowns with minimum or no loss of production.

Power and Free – The RSI Tow Line Conveyor is a power and free system. Unlike other conventional systems utilizing fixed cart spacing, carts on The Rhodes Tow Line Conveyor can be placed into workstations upon request, processed on a variable time frame, and then randomly distributed back into the system for additional operations.

Durability – Robust components used on The Rhodes Tow Line Conveyor Systems have been time tested to ensure that they adhere to the highest standards of quality, longevity and merchantability.

Variable Centers – The RSI Tow Line Conveyors have the capability to easily accommodate infinite variable centers. The system has been engineered to run multiple drives on one precision calibrated tow line chain. Accordingly, every horizontal chain link is a potential cart center. Spacing of carts is unlimited.

Cart Delay and Close Packing – The RSI Tow Line Conveyor allows the tow pin, on any cart in the system, to disengage the chain. This delays the cart at preset workstations. The next approaching cart causes this delayed cart to re-engage the chain and continue on, allowing the next cart to enter the workstation. Carts will stop and remain in zero-pressure accumulation whenever encountering a track-mounted stop devise. When the stop is released, the cart will automatically engage the chain and continue through the system. Cost savings abound with cart accumulation as equipment sizes are reduced and valuable plant space is saved.