A conveyor system is a piece of mechanical handling equipment that is used to move materials from one location to another. Conveyors are especially useful when heavy or bulky materials must be moved. Because conveyor systems allow quick and efficient transportation of a wide variety of materials, they are extremely popular in both the material handling and packaging industries. Conveyor systems are typically at the heart of many different manufacturing operations. There are several different types of conveyor systems available, depending on the individual needs of specific industries. Conveyor systems are utilized by a number of different industries including the automotive, computer, electronic, food processing, aerospace, pharmaceutical, bottling, canning and packaging industries.
Benefits of conveyor systems include:
- Safely and quickly transports materials from one level to another
- Safer than using a forklift or other machinery to move materials
- Can be installed almost anywhere
- Can move loads of all different shapes, sizes and weights
- Properly made conveyors have reliable safety measures to help avoid accidents
- Can be custom made to meet a variety of different needs
- Improves efficiency
Many factors must be considered when selecting a conveyor system. Depending on what the conveyor system will be moving, it is extremely important for industries to know exactly how the conveyor system will be used. Points to consider include:
- Transportation needs
- Accumulation and sorting needs
- Size of materials to be moved, including weight and shape
- Where the loading and pickup points need to be located
Bay Industrial Group offers custom designed conveyor systems to meet any need. Their expert team works directly with your company to access your individual needs and help you design and integrate a conveying system that will provide you with the efficiencies that you require. Bay Industrial Group’s highly trained and experienced staff and fully-equipped manufacturing facility allows them to fully test and de-bug all custom built solutions prior to presenting them to the customer for approval. This unique approach minimizes downtime in your company’s manufacturing process.
Bay Industrial Group has extensive experience designing and integrating custom conveyor systems. Their core concept development team has worked together for over twenty years creating custom solutions to a wide variety of manufacturing challenges. Custom conveyors built by Bay Industrial Group include:
- Drag chain
- Slat conveyors
- Mattop
- Table top
- Belt conveyors
- Light, medium and heavy rollers
For more information on Bay Industrial Group’s custom conveyor systems please contact Bay Industrial Group today.