Staying competitive in manufacturing is a difficult task these days. Costs are rising and margins are narrowing, all while demands for innovation in research and development increases across industries.
While some of the challenges inherent to modern manufacturing simply have to be lived with, there are some areas where manufacturers have a great deal of control. Among the most significant is in optimizing assembly production.
When one factors in labor, time, and other resources, assembly accounts for as much as three-quarters of total manufacturing costs for any given product. By making sure assembly production is optimized, manufacturers can make considerable gains in improving overall efficiency and lowering costs. But as with most things, this can be easier said than done.
Just a few weeks ago mk North America released four new videos about their VersaMove pallet conveyor line.
Never heard of a pallet conveyor before? This first video highlights the various pallet conveyor platforms from mk, as well as showcasing some of the possible uses.
Production lines frequently need to have the ability to accumulate or store pallets before the next process. This is done for many reasons including staging product prior to the next process, queueing product before transferring or providing storage for line operator duties. With three different VersaMove pallet system platforms, there’s a size to meet just about any production line.
Pallets, particularly workpiece pallets, can be accumulated on a number of different conveying surfaces. If you are looking for a multi-lane configuration, common in pallet conveying, with a low backpressure surface, you cannot beat the performance of an accumulating roller chain conveyor.
