Automatic Tracking Unit (ATU) Operation overview
Traditional tracking frames use servo/guide rollers to actuate the tracking frame meaning the servo/guide rollers are a mechanical means of detecting belt drift.
Our system uses electronic belt detection to sense belt drift and relay that information to a tracking frame via a control box. This allows us to put the belt drift detection in the best possible position on the conveyor and use this information to actuate a tracking frame placed in a position to make the greatest impact on the conveyor tracking. This is not currently possible via mechanical means.