200% Efficiency Boost for Empty Case Replenishment with 90 Degree Transfers
Optimizing empty case replenishment using a Hytrol zero-pressure accumulation conveyor with Itoh 90-degree transfers.
Project Summary
Industry Operation
Major Food and Beverage Distributor in South Carolina
Key Technologies
Fully automated process with zero-pressure handling and sorting of empty cases. Hytrol E24EZ Zero-Pressure Accumulation Conveyor and Itoh Denki F-RAT NX75 90-Degree Transfers
Success Impact
Increased empty case replenishment by 200%, eliminated manual labor, saved over 5 feet of valuable floor space.
Automating empty case flow for higher throughput
A major food and beverage distributor in South Carolina successfully optimized its empty case replenishment process by automating it with a Hytrol zero-pressure accumulation conveyor and Itoh 90-degree transfers.
By integrating cutting-edge automation technology, the distributor streamlined operations across five drop filler lanes, improving overall productivity and reducing operator involvement, while enhancing space utilization.
Challenge: Create a more efficient, automated process for empty case replenishment.
A food and beverage distributor customer in South Carolina had an ongoing challenge with replenishing empty cases to 5 drop filler lanes. The previous process was manual, demanded too much floor space, it was time consuming with dedicated labor, and overall highly inefficient. They needed a more efficient way to execute the case replenishment process.
Solution: Integrated fully automated process with Accumulation Conveyor and 90-Degree Transfers.
AEC material handling specialist and engineer, Brian Hester, solved this challenge by implementing a combination of Hytrol E24EZ zero-pressure accumulation conveyor and Itoh Denki F-RAT NX75 90-degree transfers. Efficiently providing zero pressure handling and sorting of empty cases without operator intervention.
Hytrol E24EZ conveyor operates quietly and is highly flexible. And because the drive train is distributed along the length of the conveyor, it can achieve multiple speeds and directions, and even start or stop within individual sections. What’s more, the Itoh Denki flat right angle transfer modules use three motorized conveyor rollers within each unit to allow forward, backward, left, or right movement.
Result: Increased empty case replenishment by 200%.
This solution eliminated manual labor, saved over five feet of valuable floor space, and led to a 200% increase in replenishment efficiency.
- Fully automated process
- Zero operator involvement
- Saved over 5’ of much needed floor space
Meet the expert behind the project.
Brian Hester, Engineer & Material Handling Specialist
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