Spiral solution for drinks business
June 1st 2007 When Diageo decided to
make changes to its
packaging lines at Shieldhall,
Glasgow, it awarded the
contract to Conveyor
Systems. CSL's spiral
conveyors are fitted with an
inverter as standard both to
allow speed variation as
required, and to avoid
'snatch' if starting and
stopping under load. High
friction inserts in the slats
ensure smooth transfer and
prevents slippage. In the
bottling hall, the infeed to
the CSL spiral was extended
to link up with the case
packing line. Prior to each
spiral elevator, powered roller
sections with a manual
diverter by-pass were
strategically positioned as a
precautionary measure to
enable manual palletising,
should by chance any
problems occur in the upper
palletising area.
A smooth continuous flow
of cases weighing up to 15kg
are transported from the
ground floor case packers,
from 800mm up to 3metres
and over a trucking aisle onto
the existing higher level
conveyors and palletiser.
The company say that the
system has achieved greater
efficiencies as there is no
necessity to make time
consuming adjustments to
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