Conveyors
Conveyor Layout Engineering
Greenfield or Brownfield, low volume or high volume projects, Design Systems can provide complete facility layout development for your project. We will evaluate and assess:
- Site characteristics
- Building sizing
- Process flow requirements
- Material flow requirements
- Manpower requirements
- Station set-up
- Facility Utilities requirements
- Determine appropriate conveyor types
- 3-D Layout development
Conveyor Standards Development
With our extensive knowledge in conveyor design, Design Systems has helped develop detailed conveyor standards for manufacturing companies. Criteria used during development of conveyor standards include:
- Cost
- Safety
- Modularity
- Availability
- Durability
- Function
- Maintainability
- Etc.
Conveyor and Equipment Cycle Time Analysis
Design Systems will analyze your existing equipment or conveyors with a complete detailed cycle time analysis to verify throughput capabilities. This analysis will be broken down in detail to include the complete system cycle process. Some of these items include:
- Conveyor Dog Loss
- Transfer Times
- Locking
- Positioning
- Controls Communication Times
- Process Times
- Merge / Diverge points
- Control zone restrictions
Conveyor Detail Engineering
Design Systems has the expertise to take concept level data through the bid package level to shop detail level ready for fabrication. This detail experience includes:
- Drives
- Take-ups
- Horizontal turns
- Vertical Curves
- Fork Transfers
- Transfer stations
- Lift Stations
- Screen guarding
- Sections
- Structural Steel
- Tool Rail
- Carriers
- Racks
- Tooling
- Fixtures
We also will conduct in-shop floor reviews during the fabrication process to ensure the highest standards and compliance with our drawings is being achieved.
Conveyor Chain Pull Analysis
Design Systems, Inc. has developed its own custom chain pull program CP2000 to handle the specific needs and detail of the variety of conveyor systems that exist. To meet our customer needs, Design Systems, Inc. also uses CPplus to perform chain pull analysis. Our experienced engineers will enter the specific data from your system to analyze:
- Max. Chain Pull
- Min. Chain Pull
- Max. Chain Tension
- Min. Chain Tension
- Min. Take-up Tension
- Best Drive location
In addition, Design Systems Inc. can provide actual system chain readings using load-cell testing.
Conveyor Systems Design Analysis
Design Systems provides all levels of conveyor systems design expertise for all types of systems. Our engineers have literally hundreds of years of experience in a variety of different manufacturing environments. We have the knowledge to; assess your needs and develop conveyor concepts for evaluation, develop bid package level drawings used to procure systems, create or detail fabrication and installation drawings. Design Systems’ conveyor engineers not only put the first lines on paper for you, but those same engineers will follow their design all the way through the process including:
- Installation Coordination
- Project Management
- Punchlist Development and Tracking
- Start-up Support
- Final De-Bug
- Launch Assistance
Conveyor Systems Integration
Design Systems has the highest credentials in the design implementation, and integration of automated systems. Our experienced staff of engineers will take the time to understand your unique manufacturing process and develop a detailed system integration plan.
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