HOW TO CHOOSE THE MATERIAL HANDLING SOLUTION THE RIGHT WAY?

 

HOW TO CHOOSE THE MATERIAL HANDLING SOLUTION THE RIGHT WAY?

In today’s scenario where the production of thousands of goods is taking place in just a few seconds and industries are required to handle huge quantities of materials, it becomes a matter of concern, how an organization should choose the right material handling solution.

Undoubtedly, material handling is a necessary component of any flexible manufacturing system and we all agree that the conveyors are the machines which organizations can use to efficiently handle the materials. But today in this blog, we are going to discuss how to choose the right conveyor for your organization wisely to yield the maximum returns.

We at Saifi Automation understands that with the wide variety of materials, configurations, accessories, and sizes, choosing a conveyor system can be an overwhelming and exhausting task. Also, once the investment is made it becomes an irreversible decision.

No doubt, these machines reduce the need for manual labor and increase the pace of progress in any application they are a part of but only when they are chosen wisely.

Following are the things you should follow while opting to purchase the right conveyor system?

1.     Understand the requirement of your Business

Primarily, before choosing the right conveyor solution system, first assess whether your organization is actually requiring a conveyor solution system or not. You can consider the following factors to understand the requirement – like the product you manufacture, quantities you need to manufacture, whether manufacturing is seasonal or round the year, the weight of the products you deal with and the number of orders, you need to fulfill during the year.

For example, you need to manufacture your product in huge quantities and get bulk orders then you must plan to invest in a good conveyor system to make your work easier, faster and error-free.

2.    Do not go by the words of the seller

Many times, we just rely on what our vendor is asking us to purchase instead of understanding the actual requirements of our business. It’s important to understand the necessity of any business equipment, you are planning to invest in.

For example, you just need a small conveyor solution for your type of business activity and you purchase big heavy machinery made to handle huge tons of weights, then it won’t be of any use to you and would result in a liability instead of an asset. So, don’t just go by the words of the seller and choose the conveyor systems wisely after considering the size, weight, design, functionality, modularity and the cost of the system which is most suited for your business operation.

3.    Different Conveyors for different Material Handling

Quite often, we make this blunder mistake thinking that all conveyors perform the same function. We need to know that there are different conveyors for different material handling and they cannot be substituted for one another. Here is a brief list of few conveyor solutions and material they handle, for your knowledge to know which conveyor is meant to handle what type of product.

Belt Conveyor

Belt Conveyor Systems are material handling systems that use continuous belts to convey products or material.

It maintains an endless loop through the belt enabling movement of materials on the belt.

Material Handling: Electronics /Carton Boxes/Tray Handling (transfer only).

Slat Conveyor

Slat conveyors are a type of conveying conveyor that utilizes a chain-driven loop of slats to move products from one of its ends to another. Standard slat conveyors are used throughout the industry to transport small to medium-sized objects that require orientation control and no accumulation

Material Handling: Wheeler Assembly/Heavy Weight Transfer

Chain Conveyor

Chain conveyors use an endless chain both to transmit power and to propel material through a trough, either pushed directly by the chain or by attachments to the chain.

Chain conveyors are primarily used to transport heavy unit loads.

Material Handling: pallets, grid boxes, and industrial containers -Truck/Bus/Car/Tractors assembly.

Idler Belt Conveyor

Idlers are the 'low friction sliding surface' over which an endless conveyor belt is 'dragged' by the drive pulley(s), and are vital to the conveying process as it enables a conveyor to operate for many thousands of hours without wearing out the belting.

Material Handling: loose material like powder and granules.

Modular Conveyor

Modular belts are made up of interlinking plastic modules. This creates ultimate strength with very low friction; making it a very desirable belt which is a great alternative to flat belting.

Material Handling: - Food processing/Hot temperature Products/ Chemicals Products/ Pharmaceuticals.

Roller Conveyor 

Roller Conveyors use parallel rollers mounted in frames to convey products. They may be powered by gravity, a motor or manually.

Material Handling: Heavy Weight transfer & assembly like Led/AC/Refrigerators/Washing Machines.

Hinge Conveyor

Hinge Belt Conveyor are the heavy-duty scrap handling and recycling conveyors and one of the most versatile of conveyors which can be used to handle nearly every kind of part and all types of scrap.

Material Handling: all types of scrap.

Wire Mesh Conveyors

Wire mesh belts are used in high temperature (baking, bakery, and snack food conveying) or freezing temperature (frozen food conveying) applications. 

Material Handling: They turn out to be the perfect choice for conveying hot, oily, or cold products.

Over Head Conveyors

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.

Material Handling: These conveyors are used for Paint Job/ Heavy Loads material movement/Bucket Transfers

We at Saifi Automation - a team of experts is here to guide you and help you choose the most suited conveyor system for your organization with all the latest features and much more, at the best affordable prices.

 We do all the hard work for you so you can just sit and relax and automate your processes with the automation solutions we provide.

Conclusion with Return on Investment

1.      Today about 60% of the manufacturing concerns are using conveyor systems for at least 1/3 of their operations.

2.     Installing the Conveyor system in your industry reduces human labor costs by 50%. (For example: if your average manufacturing labor cost is somewhere around 30,000 then it is predicted to decrease to 50% when you go for automation).

3.     As fewer humans are involved, human errors are reduced by 50%.

4.     Site accidents due to product handling reduce by 65%.

5.     Because of better product handling, businesses can focus more on their operations and increase their production multi-folds.

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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.