Conveying and handling of furniture for accessorisation
Project summary:
The purpose of this installation is to convey and handle furniture so that it can be accessorised.
Technical description:
There are 6 zones laid out as follows:
- “Start of line” zone
- A rail guided shuttle with a straight central-drive double-knife-edge belt conveyor
- A turntable equipped with a straight central-drive double-knife-edge belt conveyor
- A straight knife-edge belt conveyor
- “Access station 1” zone
- Three straight knife-edge belt conveyors
- A lift with its straight knife-edge belt conveyor
- “Access station 2” zone
- Three straight knife-edge belt conveyors
- A lift with its straight knife-edge belt conveyor
- “Access station 3” zone
- Three straight knife-edge belt conveyors
- A lift with its straight knife-edge belt conveyor
- “Repair station” zone
- Three straight knife-edge belt conveyors
- A rail guided shuttle
- Straight central-drive double-knife-edge belt conveyor on the shuttle
- “Packing station” zone
- A straight knife-edge belt conveyor
- A lift with its straight knife-edge belt conveyor
- A turner with two straight belt conveyors
A turntable with a straight roller conveyor
- A straight belt conveyor
Technical data:
- Products: Kitchen furniture
- Product weight: Variable
- Product size: Variable
- Rate: The target rate of the line is 45 items/hour, giving a takt time of 1 min 20 secs/item of furniture
- Number of hours of operation per day: 2 x 8 hours – 5/7 days
- Environment: Standard
