Overhead Conveyor Improves Efficiency in Apple Packing Warehouse This empty carton handling system from Pacline Overhead Conveyors helps reduce congestion on packing lines and significantly improves efficiency. Fruit packing lines are typically busy and congested with cartons, trays and other packing material. By removing the cartons and packing material from the floor area, packers become better organized resulting in increased productivity. This enclosed track conveyor system is ceiling mounted to keep the floor space free and clear while delivering up to 20 cartons per minute to packing locations. Packing cartons are conveniently transported over the packing area so packers can select them as needed. The PAC-LINE™ conveyor system offers a full range of standard, pre-flanged conveyor components which makes the design and installation process simple. The PAC-LINE™ conveyor has a universal link chain that travels inside a round conveyor track where it is protected from dust and other contaminants. Read more about fruit packing operations efficiency and the advantages of implementing an empty carton overhead conveyor system on our blog. Published on www.freshplaza.com, April 2011 GET MORE INFORMATION Your NameCompany NameE-mail Address Phone NumberCountryIndustry/ApplicationWhat is your application?Assembly LineEmpty Carton and Tote HandlingCorrugated Trash RemovalPaint & FinishingParts Accumulation & WIPGarment HandlingGreenhouseWoodworkingProduce PackingEntertainment ProductionCreative DisplayOtherTell us about your project?CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Δ...
Hot Tips for the Material Handling Distributor Any material handling salesperson worth his salt can smell an equipment justification a mile away. There are some very basic elements of a return on investment analysis which, when combined, add up to an (almost) immediate sale of a material handling system. A salesperson needs to develop a knack for identifying a prime candidate by spotting the somewhat obvious signs. Whenever I spot the “three amigos” of the material handling world- a crowded plant floor, a multiple shift operation, and a process that I know is mechanizable- my brain’s left side begins a frenzy of “imagineering”. I have had a great number of initial customer visits go extremely well when I play the “what if” game out in front of my potential business partner. I think that they are immediately impressed by my insight and from that point forward I earn the reputation as a problem-solver and a visionary. Experience is the material handling professional’s most valuable asset. Material handling professionals gain the experience part of the equation only after spending a few years in a particular business, studying the marketplace of products available, inviting themselves to see installations (regardless of who sold them) and reading articles in trade publications like this. Now for the “hot” tip I promised. Any time you can apply a piece of equipment to solve more than one task you stand a better chance of achieving your customer’s ROI goals. I have a piece of equipment that can solve two material handling problems for less money than the alternative and the alternative only solves one problem. Does...
Santa Buys an Overhead Conveyor Pacline Overhead Conveyors was called in recently to assist one of Santa’s helpers at the Hudson’s Bay Store in Toronto. Each year the flagship store of the Bay at Queen and Yonge St. brings the magic of Christmas to their store windows. The Husdon’s Bay Christmas windows attract thousands of visitors (and shoppers) of all ages throughout the Christmas season. Kevin Davies, President of House of Kevin was hired by the Bay to create his special magic in one of the 5 featured windows. Davies had an idea and the engineers at Pacline Conveyors helped put his magical idea into ‘motion’ GET MORE INFORMATION Your NameCompany NameE-mail Address Phone NumberCountryIndustry/ApplicationWhat is your application?Assembly LineEmpty Carton and Tote HandlingCorrugated Trash RemovalPaint & FinishingParts Accumulation & WIPGarment HandlingGreenhouseWoodworkingProduce PackingEntertainment ProductionCreative DisplayOtherTell us about your project?PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Δ Davies’ window design used a loop of the PAC-LINE™ enclosed track overhead conveyor to animate his display. The conveyor was custom painted green and is loaded with toys being brought into and out of Santa’s workshop.We think this is how Santa really gets the job done! HAPPY...
Overhead Conveyors for Small Wood Shops When it was time for expansion this wood finisher thought ‘over the top’. Small and mid-sized furniture manufacturers are often threatened with high volume, low margin orders, meanwhile, small facilities and manual handling methods can lead to disastrous quality and financial results. Canadian furniture supplier Contract Supply based in Mississauga, ON needed to automate its finishing operation in an already tight space. Contract Supply (CS) has manufactured chairs and tables for the restaurant and hotel industry for over 20 years. Within their 65,000 square foot facility, CS handles all design, upholstery, assembly and finishing operations. As with most small and mid-sized furniture manufacturers, these processes were generally done manually. The company supplies high quality wood and metal products primarily to the commercial food service market including: hotels and resorts, restaurants, food courts, shopping malls, libraries, schools and healthcare facilities. They will even tackle large volume refurbishing and refinishing of customer’s existing chairs and tables. As business grew for CS so did the size of their jobs and eventually, CS was faced with the following production issues: There was a need to increase volume to accommodate the larger customers; Current space was limited; Their (wood) finishing process in particular (from sanding, staining, sealing and lacquering) was ‘back breaking’ and time consuming; Smaller ‘special’ batch jobs were still an important part of the business. Shopping for ideas Eugene Honcharuk, president of Contract Supply knew something had to be done to meet production demands and maintain efficiency so he went to a trade show to shop for ideas. One option Honcharuk was presented with was a...
Powder Coat Finishing Turnkey Systems Former communist countries like Russia present new opportunities for North American powder finishing suppliers. Operating a metal products manufacturing plant with a powder coating shop is tough in today’s environment. Doing so in Russia is even tougher. In the new Russia, the rocky transition from state-owned production to the private sector is underway and one company that is positioning itself to take advantage of the free market system is Promet, a Moscow manufacturer of security safes and metal office furniture. For suppliers to the powder coating industry, companies like Promet and countries like Russia are opening new opportunities. In Promet’s case, ITW Gema and Pacline Overhead Cconveyors are among the North American suppliers involved in the transition from a manual to a fully automated powder coating line. Promet is just one of the many private companies springing up across the country, led by a new establishment of entrepreneurs that are educated and motivated. Success can come quickly for those that have some financial backing and a few good ideas. Costs are still low as workers themselves move into private placements. Just a couple of years ago, factory workers earned $10 US per day. Their wages have now risen to $30 per day for those with the skills and work ethic, a good wage for the average Russian. Homes and apartments formerly owned and supplied by the state were turned over to their occupants at no charge. Gasoline and domestic cars are inexpensive. Business still poses challenges. For a company such as Promet, formed in 1991, competition doesn’t seem to be the main focus of...
