Steel slat conveyor
July 1st 2007 A steel slat conveyor system
engineered and built by Excel
Automation, is central to creating
the efficient build programme for
the latest, environmentally friendly,
electric urban delivery vehicles
taking to the streets of the UK.
The new vehicles produced by
Modec all feature a common
chassis and cab design, the
vehicle variant coming by way of
the rear end such as flat back, van
or a SDV (special delivery vehicle).
The Excel production line carries
the electric vehicle through virtually
every build and assembly station
before the rear body section is
mounted. The slat conveyor bed is
set 1m above the floor level
allowing easy access for operatives
to build onto the basic chassis
frame. This also removed the need
for deep pit excavations, allowing
the head and tail drives to be
mounted into shallow pits.
The conveyor is 2500mm x
31.5m, and is able to support 8
body assemblies at 3000kgs each,
with capacity for a chassis at every
work station plus operators that
need to walk on the conveyor to fitout
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