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MATERIALS HANDLING & LOGISTICS
“ With the new conveying system installed, production capacity increased by 354 per cent with a reported equipment efficiency of 99.99 per cent.”
during transfer between conveyors and handling equipment.
In collaboration with the customer, FlexCAM proposed a multi-stage installation schedule. The conveyor specialist deployed temporary solutions to ensure there was no interruption to production. Once no longer required, temporary solutions were redeployed within the production environment. Parts of the system were pre- assembled and thoroughly tested to ensure trouble-free operation prior to installation.
ON THE PLUS SIDE
With the new conveying system installed, production capacity increased by 354 per cent with a reported equipment efficiency of 99.99 per cent. There was zero productionlossduring
installation and changeover time was reduced by 91 per cent.
The new system released 90 per cent of the usable f loor space occupied by the old system. Production rejects (labelling) were reduced by 99 per cent, spare parts requirements were reduced by 80 per cent, and maintenance load was reduced by 50 per cent.
Commenting on the end result, Sosiawan says the project was well planned and delivered ahead of schedule and without any interruption to production.
“The whole system was up and running within 24 hours of final cut in.
“Apart from solving the original problem, we delivered a fully optimised design offering a long-term quality solution allowing the customer to further expand their product range,”hesays. ✷
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