PACLINE Overhead Conveyors Case Study: Powered Over/Under Conveyor Improves Safety and Conserves Floor Space

Publisher: Pacline Overhead Conveyors

Format: PDF
Date: 2008-09-09

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Overview:
This case study presents details about the new assembly conveyor system installed by Pacline Overhead Conveyors at Cardwell Westinghouse's facility where their 2300 DJ self adjusting slack adjuster is produced and assembled. It highlights how Pacline assembly conveyor met the client's requirements and helped improve safety and reduce floor space at their production facility. The drawbacks of the old manual conveyor system that was being used for assembly of the slack adjuster are stated, and the criteria that the new conveyor system had to meet are listed. Design aspects of the new conveyor solution are illustrated with the help of images. The new conveyor system that accommodates Cardwell 2300-DJ Slack Adjuster as well as the role of the touch screen control panel in ensuring accurate and adjustable cycle times are described. The paper also emphasizes on the convenience offered by the modular conveyor system in terms of its quick and trouble free installation.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.	Manual Conveyor System Was Inefficient and Unsafe	1
2.	Here's How the Old Conveyor System Worked	2
3.	New System Must Improve Safety and Reduce Floor Space	2
4.	The PACLINE Solution	3
4.1.	Powered Over/Under Conveyor System with a Touch Screen Control Panel	3
4.2.	Over/Under Conveyor Design Conserves Plant Space	3
4.3.	Solidworks Used in Carrier Design Process	4
4.4.	Touch Screen Control Panel Ensure Accurate and Adjustable Cycle Times	5
4.5.	Modular Conveyor System Allows for Quick, Trouble Free Installation	5