Conveying equipment selection

1. Environmental conditions are also a major consideration. Most warehouses operate under air-conditioning and lighting. If there are extreme temperatures, special use of belts, bearings and drive units is required. Although the warehouse is in a relatively clean environment, the conveyor system may have to connect a cleaner area with a harsher environment (such as a waste paper box area). Some items must be isolated based on health and safety factors. These factors will also affect the design of the conveying system and storage area.

All goods handling equipment require different levels of maintenance. For gravity systems, regular inspections are usually only required to ensure the normal rotation of the rollers. In more complex systems, the manufacturer should provide regular maintenance measures. Generally, companies have fixed maintenance personnel for expensive manufacturing equipment, but they don’t think it is necessary for the equipment in the warehouse and ignore it. In fact, in the preliminary planning stage, for the complex handling system, the maintenance cost must be included in the procurement budget, and the maintenance requirements must also be included in the system selection and evaluation considerations.

2. Selection and consideration of conveying equipment

Because the surface of the conveyed goods is in direct contact with the conveyor, the characteristics of the goods directly affect the choice of equipment and the design of the system. The characteristics of the conveyed items, including size, weight, surface characteristics (soft or hard), processing speed, packaging method, and center of gravity are all factors to be considered.

When planning the transportation equipment manufacturer, all items to be transported should be listed, small and large, heavy and light, sealed and unsealed. The design of the device is not only large or heavy items that affect the design.

For example, lighter objects may not be able to activate the sensor, and smaller objects will also affect the choice of equipment type, such as drum type or belt type. For some cumulative conveyors, the weight distribution range of items has an important influence. When planning, the main system does not need to process all items, and it may be more economical to process less commonly used items by a second system or manual methods.

All new conveyors must be well coordinated with the existing goods handling equipment. Simple systems, such as the use of stackers; complex systems, such as the use of robots, unmanned trucks, or access machines. These existing systems will affect the selection and configuration of equipment, especially at the transfer operation point.

In order to ensure the reliable operation of the transportation equipment, the transportation equipment manufacturer mainly finds and eliminates possible faults in time. For this reason, the operator must observe the working conditions of the transport aircraft at any time, and deal with it in time if any abnormality is found. It is very important that mechanical workers should regularly inspect and inspect any conditions or parts that require attention. For example, an idler roller is not very important, but a high-speed conveyor belt that conveys worn materials may quickly wear through its shell, and a knife edge may appear, which may severely damage an expensive conveyor belt. Trained workers or experienced staff can detect impending accidents in time and prevent them before they happen. The conveyor belt of the belt conveyor accounts for a considerable proportion of the overall conveyor cost. In order to reduce the cost of replacing and repairing the conveyor belt, it is necessary to pay attention to training operators and maintenance personnel on the operation and maintenance of the conveyor belt.