Overhead Conveyor Projects: Manual Track, Powered and Power & Free
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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. Include the carrier in the handling brief, and identify any variations between products.
State whether every item follows the same route or whether some items need to stop, wait or take a different route. Manual and powered movement serve different operating needs; power & free arrangements can support independently stopping and routing suitable carriers. CCL can review the proposed process before an arrangement is selected.
Plan the route and the handover points
Send a marked-up plan showing the proposed route, workstation positions, available headroom and changes in height. Identify doors, columns, vehicle routes and areas where people work. Include the loading method, the collection point and any interface with other machinery.
Tell CCL the normal and peak demand in items per hour, the product mix and the operating hours. Explain how work arrives and what should happen when a receiving station is occupied. These details help turn an outline route into a practical project brief.
Controls and integration
Identify the equipment that needs to exchange signals with the conveyor and describe the intended operating sequence. If identification or routing is required, explain what information is available and how destinations are assigned. CCL's in-house control panel designers and PLC programmers can work with the mechanical team on the agreed integration scope.
Photographs from previous CCL projects
An example from CCL's project archive
Our historical laundry project shows overhead transport and controlled discharge working together in a restricted layout. Read the original project account as an example of CCL's experience; it is not a standard specification for a new installation.
Prepare your overhead conveyor enquiry
Send product details, a layout, process stages, required output and photographs of the proposed area. Include environmental conditions, access restrictions and the installation window. If the specification is incomplete, send what you have so CCL can discuss the information needed next.
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