As the manufacturing shop floor continues to be impacted from today’s digital transformation, every system, process or equipment must ultimately be evaluated for continuous process improvement. As conveyor belts are an integrated part of the manufacturing process, they too should be considered when seeking opportunities to improve operational excellence (see this related Manufacturing Transformation blog post on the history of the conveyor belt).
Special thanks to the folks at Dorner Conveyors for creating the below Infographic that highlights some of the optimization strategies that can be applied to conveyor belts, as part of your journey towards achieving and sustaining operational excellence.
Here are some interesting points featured in the graphic below:
- Sorting technologies increase packaging productivity by over 90% when used in tandem with conveyor solutions
- Only 2% of belt conveyors have unplanned outages due to mechanical or electrical issues
- Germany has the fastest conveyor belt system, which is used in the lignite mines and has a speed of 15 m/second
- Backlit conveyors lower the rate of error by 66%
- Scheduled maintenance is important to keep conveyor systems running at their full potential, and can decrease the chance of equipment failure, health and safety violations, and accidents
