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CCL engineered and installed a fully enclosed twin-tier conveyor bridge with lift transfers, linking buildings approximately 40 metres apart in North West England.

A fully enclosed heavy-duty powered roller conveyor bridge for Morningside, carrying 1,500 kg pallet loads across an approximately 10-metre span without external support stands.

A proposed CCL handling system for Gordian Strapping, combining automatic cardboard edge-protection bundle transfer, strapping integration and controlled outfeed collection.

See how CCL approached Bristol Maid’s 3.5m mezzanine transfer and what the project shows about belt choice, access, controls and layout planning.

A CCL barrel-handling example, with guidance on container formats, transfers, throughput and the scope to agree for a brewery project.

Project Scope Central Conveyors Ltd were asked to produce a Plate Link Belt Conveyor System to convey scrap mild steel metal punchings from underneath a specially designed stamping press machine located in a pit to a scrap metal bin located on a separate floor. Central Conveyors Ltd followed a specification supplied by the customer to match the throughput supplied by the stamping press, carefully designing the conveyor in strength & speed to efficiently work in tandem with

Conveyor Manufacturers UK - Central Conveyors Ltd, have taken on a new R and D project, which was truly bespoke This new piece of work was instigated at the request of a client, and the requirements came from a series of early meetings. The project focused on the development of a bespoke system, something which was research and development heavy in the early stages. There were various challenges along the way with this particular project. This included searching to find pr

CCL Provide a Fully Automated system, To prove the system worked prior to manufacture a full functional design specification was written. Step 1. 2 x pallets consisting of 4 x ½ Kegs 3 stack High, will be loaded on to load area (zone1) Step 2. Once loaded correctly, the system will be given a signal to automatically Index forward to position (2). In Feed System: Existing process for ½ Kegs chain conveyors Step 3. 2 x pallets consisting of 4 x ½ Kegs 3 stack High, will be lo

It is common that during large production lines there is a lot of time spent on moving products around to present them correctly for standardized machines. When planning a production line or automated system, a common trapping is to have separate machines for each process. However, with some smart planning, having a machine that can fulfil two or more roles at once can greatly save on cost and space. Floor space after being very important resource in large factories it can be

When planning a production line, it is common for the product throughput to be the only consideration, it can be easy to neglect some of the offshoots of the main line. However, by the inclusion of side lines and additional machinery it is possible to make great long term labour savings and overall increase productivity. The video below shows an animation on a Pallet Stacker designed and built in-house by Central Conveyors Ltd. The goal of this system was to remove empty pal

Central Conveyors Ltd have the supply chain, relationships, experience and expertise to carry out projects throughout the USA. Our team have been busy working on an exciting and interesting project in Los Angeles. Our vast knowledge of materials handling and special purpose machinery/conveyor systems (Includes building control systems to UL standards) now stretches across the Atlantic. If you have any projects that need tendering or quoting for, do not hesitate to get in tou

We are always proud to share and showcase our work, and here (below) are some photos of a recent project for Argos (Llandudno - Mostyn Champneys Retail Park). We have now completed in excess of 20 installations with Argos! CCL are experienced manufacturers and installers of floor to floor belt conveyors. We have a full range to suit all mezzanine floor heights and a range of belt widths to handle various products weights. Key design features: Load/unload points - conveyors on

Here at CCL we are always working on new and interesting conveyor projects for our customers. We thought we would share some of our more recent work. We have been working on a new installation of conveyor system for one of longstanding customers Abbey Glen Ltd, who are one of the UK's leading rental providers of linen and workwear. This system helps them with the processing of laundry. Below we have a new series of belt conveyors, again for another one of our longstanding cus

Central Conveyors ltd on final stages of completing the system ready for site installation next week, we always setup and test at our factory prior to dispatching and start of installation to make sure a fully working system is achieved before hitting the customers site, Next stage is to deliver to site and start the installation process by our highly trained and skilled engineering staff. Once fully installed we perform a SAT (site acceptance test) to make sure whole system

CCL has manufactured and supplied manual free-track, powered overhead, floor-mounted inverted and power & free conveyor systems. The photographs below show equipment from previous CCL projects. Each new enquiry starts with the product, the handling sequence and the building layout. Describe the job before choosing the track Explain which workstations the product must visit and where it is loaded and unloaded. Record the product dimensions, weight and how it can be supported.

CCL completed the installation of three mezzanine floor conveyor systems at a major retail outlet in the Midlands. The project photographs below show the completed equipment and provide an example of CCL's floor-to-floor conveyor work. Conveyors for retail stockrooms and mezzanine floors A mezzanine creates additional space, but goods still need a practical route between levels. Inclined belt conveyors can connect ground-floor handling with an upper storage, picking or produc

Central Conveyors Ltd recently won a contract to supply a major food client 28 bespoke conveyors,The system was to convey items through a production cell and had to be totally stainless steel fabrication with food grade belts. A conveyor specification built around the food process The project brief called for 28 bespoke conveyors to move items through a food production cell, with stainless steel fabrication and food-grade belts. For a new project, the product, cleaning regime