Shifts gifts May 1st 2005 A high capacity conveyor system is enabling Russ Berrie, a leading distributor of toys and giftware, to handle 600 cartons an hour with minimal manual handling and a high degree of flexibility at a distribution centre in Southampton
Designed and installed by European Conveyor Systems, it links eight picking zones and four packing zones on the ground and first floors, and a high-level despatch sorter. Altogether, the conveyors are about a mile long
The system includes three long zero-pressure accumulating conveyors that enable almost 400 cartons to be held without risk of damage so that staff can be allocated to different tasks allocated to different tasks. More articles from European Conveyor Systems Ltd: |