To keep pace with the growth of its
online retail operations in Doncaster,
Next tasked Rusmail Conveyor
Systems & OCA to develop a
solution for handling sacks of parcels
for despatch to stores and homes.

The resulting overhead conveyor
system equates to over a mile of
conveyors capable of loading, sorting
and directing the sacks to specific
off-loading points.

The project covered the design,
fabrication, installation and
commissioning of 6 conveyor loops
of varying lengths each with a cable
driven overhead conveyor equipped
with hooks and sack recognition
devices. The bespoke system also has
automatic unloading systems, stainless
steel drop-off chutes and PLC-based
inverter speed control systems.