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High capacity conveyor takes little floor space
25 January 2013
A conveyor system that transports goods between ground and upper floors with a high level of reliability and minimum footprint has been completed by European Conveyor Systems for AarhusKarlshamn UK (AAK), manufacturer

A conveyor system that
transports goods between
ground and upper floors with
a high level of reliability and
minimum footprint has been
completed by European
Conveyor Systems for
AarhusKarlshamn UK
(AAK), manufacturer of
specialist oils and fats for
food and cosmetics.
A £4m investment programme at AAK involved upgrading the production facilities and replacing part of the conveyor system that links production with the despatch area and runs partly at high level on a bridge.
New powered slat conveyors ensure consistent performance and reduce maintenance. The slatted belts are 400mm wide, to handle tubs and boxes which weigh up to 20kg.
To raise products from the ground floor production area to the upper level 5.8m above, and to use the least amount of floor space, ECS has installed a pair of spiral conveyors - one taking tubs and bottle-in-boxes from two filling lines, the other dedicated to a bag-in-box line.
The twin line has a nominal throughput of 36 items/min; the single line 14 items/min.
A £4m investment programme at AAK involved upgrading the production facilities and replacing part of the conveyor system that links production with the despatch area and runs partly at high level on a bridge.
New powered slat conveyors ensure consistent performance and reduce maintenance. The slatted belts are 400mm wide, to handle tubs and boxes which weigh up to 20kg.
To raise products from the ground floor production area to the upper level 5.8m above, and to use the least amount of floor space, ECS has installed a pair of spiral conveyors - one taking tubs and bottle-in-boxes from two filling lines, the other dedicated to a bag-in-box line.
The twin line has a nominal throughput of 36 items/min; the single line 14 items/min.
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