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New, aesthetic Conveying System for the future
The young Swiss startup Avancon SA (www.avancon.com) has set itself the goal to revolutionize the unit handling systems in distribution and logistics centers. They offer now a new modern and very innovative conveying system. This will be distributed worldwide by manufacturers of conveyor systems and logistic system integrators. The system has been developed by Dieter […]
Football kit supplier scores big with warehouse automation
The UK’s leading football teamwear supplier saves £200,000 on manpower, floorspace and labour in its first year of using an AutoStore solution from Element Logic. A series of firsts Based in Dundee, Scotland, Direct Soccer is a family-run business and one of the UK’s leading football teamwear suppliers that offers in-house personalised printing and embroidery. […]
Sport Conrad increases efficiency in order fulfillment with sustainable AutoStore solution from Kardex
At Sport Conrad, located in the region of the Bavarian Alps, an automated storage and retrieval system will reliably handle steadily growing order volumes in the future. Optimally adapted to the spatial conditions on site, intralogistics expert Kardex is implementing a future-proof and highly efficient AutoStore solution with state-of-the-art components. Since its foundation 125 years […]
Unloading and reloading station for AGVs in the production of electric drives
Task In the production plant of an automobile manufacturer, components for electric drives need to be fed into the fully automatic assembly process. The workpieces are packaged in trays. Several of these trays are stacked on a pallet, which in turn is placed on a large load carrier. This is a steel trolley on heavy-duty […]
Managing sloping production lines – 3 possibilities
Height differences between machines can become a problem in production – especially if you have to disrupt the production line, for this costs money and requires resources. Luckily, there are several ways to manage height differences. Disturbances in a production line are a nightmare for any manufacturer, for if the line does not run smoothly, […]
Dutch shoe retailer Schuurman Schoenen implements Magazino robots
The robotics company Magazino has won Schuurman Schoenen as a new customer for the mobile picking robot TORU. The Dutch company, known for offering a wide range of shoes, will use the robots in its warehouse in Neede, Netherlands. By using the TORU robot, Schuurman Schoenen is implementing flexible automation for the manual picking process […]
The most common conveyor belt issues and how to prevent them
Like any type of machinery, conveyor belt systems will eventually experience issues from time to time. Regardless of how well-maintained conveyor belt parts are, it’s normal to face problems, especially given that conveyor belts are one of the most used pieces of equipment across many industries. While some problems are bound to happen, there are […]
Plastic load carriers from the automotive specialist
A trouble-free internal material flow is one of the essential factors for efficient production of components for the automotive industry. Errors and faults in transport and storage systems result in time-consuming and costly interruptions. The Craemer Group, internationally established supplier to the automotive industry, is one of the leading manufacturers with large-scale production of automotive […]
Automated sortation system installed specifically to deal with “small traffic”
The UKs largest dedicated parcel carrier officially opened its new purpose built, 15,000 square metre, parcel distribution hub in Warrington back in 2014. Designed to support the continuation of growth of the company the new hub has a capacity of around 550,000 parcels a day – almost three times that of the previous site in […]
Overhead Conveyor Automates Electroplating System
PACLINE Overhead Conveyors has developed a pre-engineered system for handling the 10 to 12 foot long copper bars used in Electro-Plating shops. This sophisticated design has eliminated the necessity of using hand operated trolleys for the transfer of workloads to and from the hoist lines of plating tanks. The PAC-LINE™ overhead conveyor, using our standard […]
Selma Increases Production Capacity, Improves Ergonomics
Customer: Selma Oak Flooring SIC Code: 2426 Application: Oak and laminated flooring manufacturing facility The situation: “We use conveyors throughout the whole manufacturing, rework, and recycling process,” says Dave Clark, the plant’s manufacturing operations manager. “We used to do a lot of hand carrying or moving around the material on skids and in carts. Three […]
NSK bearings save costs when maintaining ship loading conveyor
When the need arose to replace the bearings supporting a bend pulley on a ship loading conveyor at an iron ore port in Australia, NSK designed a solution using spherical roller bearings that were not only made from its proprietary HTF tough steel, but also featured a detachable nitrile seal. The result was an extension […]
