OVERHEAD CONVEYORS AND THEIR BENEFITS

OVERHEAD CONVEYORS 

AND THEIR BENEFITS

“The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.”- Edward Teller

Meaning of Overhead Conveyor: As the name suggests, Overhead Conveyors are the conveyors which tap the unused space of your warehouse and factory via a revolving, endless loop of the chain within a rigid track, or a straight run of trollies.

Saifi Overhead conveyors with modular designs are meant to work around the complicated twists and turns of on-floor machines and can be easily implemented in most of the plants and factories.

Since each company may have different requirements and specifications, we at Saifi Automation, offer complete customization in Overhead Conveyors, be it the track or the carriers our the team specializes in manufacturing the conveyors as per your desired shape, making them incredibly versatile.

Saifi Automation has built a trust amongst its customers for more than three decades for providing the best conveyor solutions to cater to your specific needs and requirements.

TYPES OF OVERHEAD CONVEYORS

There are as many types of Overhead conveyors as many products they support. The most common ones are explained below:

Ø  FOUR-WHEEL AND MINI FOUR-WHEEL CONVEYORS

Four-Wheel and Mini Four Wheel Conveyors are conveyors where the load is supported and moved on wheels within a track that is open or enclosed.  

Depending    on    the load (weight, volume, and dimension) of the material that has to be carried, the conveyor can be mini or normal four-wheel conveyor.

They are generally used in production lines or carry lines where the material that has to be moved is large or has odd shapes.

Ø  I BEAM OVERHEAD CONVEYOR

Since the time of the first automobile, I-Beam overhead conveyors have brought increased efficiency to production lines.I-Beam Monorail Conveyor Systems comes with flexible designs and with heavy-duty capacity. I- beam Monorail is an ideal high-capacity solution for transporting and storing work-in-process.

It is an open design conveyor where the chain rides on an I-Beam.

This type of overhead conveyor is used for applications requiring higher capacities.

At Saifi Automation both the size of the I-Beam as well as the chain can be designed to accommodate different capacities.

Ø  INVERTED FLOOR CONVEYORS:

As the name suggests, they are inverted towards the floor, the track is on the ground and the load is above the track. They occupy less space than traditional floor conveyors. They are most commonly used in paint finishing applications to avoid dust or oil dripping onto parts.

FEATURES AND ADVANTAGES OF OVERHEAD CONVEYOR SYSTEMS

Saifi overhead conveyor system offers unparalleled convenience and unmatched services, enabling users to effectively automate the production process. Some of the advantages of well-designed overhead conveyors include:

1. Heavy Duty Capacity and Highly Durable: The trolleys and load bars are available to withstand high capacity of 1-50 kg per feet to 200 – 300 kg per feet. Also, the systems and tracks are high-capacity and extremely durable. Trolleys are designed to run smoothly through frequent, heavy use.
2. Increased Safety and Easy to Use:  Overhead conveyors are simple and safe to use and provide minimum risks compared to traditional ways. They help move the bulkiest products within a fraction of seconds and can bypass the hazards posed by human handlers with a conveyor. These systems are clean, focused, and efficient, eliminating the possibility of an injury that comes with moving individual loads by hand.
3. Space Optimization: Since the Overhead Conveyors are suspended from the ceiling of the facility, an overhead conveyor creates and optimizes space for other essential functions, from storage to quality testing.
4. Enhanced productivity: Since an overhead conveyor system carries materials and products wherever they’re needed without human guidance and eliminates the conventional the cost involved, human errors and unnecessary delays and hence overhead conveyors results in greater output flow capacity and greater productivity.
5. Environment Friendly and Easy to Clean: All our conveyors are manufactured keeping in mind that they are designed and used in an eco-friendly manner and can be cleaned easily. Since overhead conveyors correspond to logical handling, they ensure continuous movements through which the flows are cleaned regularly.
6. Cost Reduction: Using Overhead Conveyors can cut down your cost involved in the conventional operations drastically, by giving you more advanced solutions without much involvement of human labor and thereby decreasing the entire cost involved in the process.
7. Modularity and Adaptability: Overhead Conveyors offer modularity and are adaptable to the different requirements of different customers, the work area, the weights managed the type of platform, etc.

Overhead conveyors not only facilitate smoother operations but is also economical and highly productive,. They streamline the production processes, offer maximum protection to the workforce, and take advantage of their entire workspace.

APPLICATION OF OVERHEAD CONVEYORS IN VARIOUS FIELDS:

Today, overhead conveyors are used widely in an array of industries, including:

·       Automotive engineering

·       Transportation and Baggage management

·       Aerospace manufacturing

·       Canning and bottling

·       Food service production

·       Mail, shipping, parcel, and logistics

·       Packaging

·       Chemicals and pharmaceuticals

·       Tooling and Industrial manufacturing

·       Retail, including supermarkets

CONCLUSION WITH RETURN ON INVESTMENT

1. Overhead Conveyors ensure the continuous and hassle-free movement of goods twice as fast as manual handling.
2. Your investment can be recovered in less than two years as it speeds up your process, enabling you to produce more and profit more.
3. The warranty on the conveyor of the system is just another advantage.
4. As less of the humans are involved, human errors and damage due to human handling reduce by 50%.
5. Site accidents due to product handling reduce by 65%.
6. Optimizes space usage by 60%

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT OVERHEAD CONVEYOR SYSTEMS?

We can conclude that overhead conveyors are indispensable for making operations smooth and efficient.

At Saifi Automations, a team of experts designs and customize Overhead Conveyors for your organization according to your required weight and speed specifications, to improve both the productivity and the work environment. 

If you want to learn more about the latest in Overhead Conveyor Systems, you may please contact us!

You may visit us @www.saifiautomation.com

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Founded in the year 1987, Saifi Con-Fab System Pvt. Ltd. is one of the leading Manufacturers, Exporters and Importer of a wide range of Monorail Overhead Conveyors, Belt Conveyor, Slat Conveyors, I-Beam Overhead Conveyors, Six Wheel Model Head Conveyor, Three Wheel Over Head Conveyor, Conveyors Components and much more.