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Buy a Conveyor or Not: When is it Time to Buy a Conveyor?

By December 6, 2022August 11th, 2023No Comments

Buy a conveyorBuy a conveyor or not. Sometimes it is difficult to determine when the right time is to buy a conveyor. You may find it easy to justify an existing manual material handling process by saying “that’s how we have always done it”. However, if you review the scenarios below you will realize that buying a conveyor can improve employee morale, increase production efficiencies, prevent lost time accidents and reduce labor costs. If you have any of the situations listed below at your production facility, it is definitely time to consider adding a conveyor system as part of your material handling process.

  • Buy a conveyor if you have production machines capable of running “lights-out”, that is, with no operator to machine interaction, you will definitely want your material handling for these machines to be unattended too. This can be accomplished by using a box filling conveyor system.  With a box filling system, empty boxes are staged and shuttled into the filling area one at a time.  After the box is full the conveyor moves it out of the way and another empty box is moved into the filling area.
  • Buy one or more conveyors when you see a production employee constantly moving to and from different machines. Non-productive walk time will be eliminated when multiple conveyors deliver parts to one central location.This time can be more productive for things such as inspecting and preparing parts for the next operation.
  • Buy a conveyor when you have machines that discharge parts close to the ground and require an operator to bend down to reach the parts. These machines are prime candidates for conveyor assistance.  A Z-shaped conveyor can deliver the parts to the operator at an ergonomic height and eliminate the likelihood of a lost time injury.
  • Buy a conveyor anytime an operator has to take parts to a location higher than they can reach. Taking parts to a raised height, such as a vibratory bowl or hopper, is potentially dangerous. Installing a conveyor system will easily transport the parts up to the required loading height and keep the operator safe on the ground.

If it’s time to buy a conveyor, then contact us for a quote.

Paul Kuharevicz
Paul Kuharevicz
Sales Project Engineer at Dynamic Conveyor Corporation
Paul Kuharevicz is a sales project engineer at Dynamic Conveyor Corporation. Paul’s contributions have led to a wide range of custom conveying solutions designed to meet the changing needs of manufacturers, and helped develop the original DynaCon conveyor line. You may recognize Paul from the company’s videos highlighting many of these solutions. Paul also contributes to St. Francis de Sales Church, having served as chairman of the buildings and grounds committee,and as co-director of the church’s Capital Campaign. Paul is on track to meeting his goal to ride his bicycle “around the world” by riding 24,000 miles in 12 years, and also enjoys photography, cross-country skiing, and hiking with his wife.
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