@article{IR,
      recid = {1558707},
      author = {Clevidence, Nicholas and Fulkerson, Thomas and Robertson,  Andrew},
      title = {Magnetic bearing conveyor roller : Clean room roller},
      address = {2019-11-18},
      number = {IR},
      abstract = {This project is covering the development of a magnetically  suspended belt conveyor
system that would be able to  operate in high-end cleanroom environments. The design  would
have sets of rollers held in place by permanent  magnets so that it would levitate in mid-air.  Thus,
eliminating friction produced from conventional  roller designs.
Cleanroom environments are critical to the  developing and manufacturing of many
products today; from  pharmaceutical medicines, to medical equipment, to food  products, to
semiconductors, to microprocessors, and many  more high-end products. The maintaining of
these clean  rooms is heavily reliant upon clean and safe equipment used  throughout the process.
The design is intended to be a  proof of concept for a feasible clean room conveyor design  that
could potentially fulfill the strict requirements that  clean room systems need and provide a cost
competitive  product to other systems.
The research and design process  will have us looking into many different designs
proposed,  patents, research, and published papers around bearing  solutions. These bearing
solutions will be the cornerstone  to the conveyor design. Many different motors will also  be
researched to see which is best for the  application.
This project will be designed, manufactured,  and tested throughout the course of the Fall 2019
semester.  And the completed project and prototype will be presented  at the end of the Fall 2019
semester on Tuesday December 3,  2019.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1558707},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.58090/usi.1558707},
}