Trash Handling Conveyor Case Studies

Miles of Conveyors for Under Armour® Distribution House

Under Armour® started in 1996 as a simple plan by founder Kevin Plank to make a superior T-shirt for athletes – a shirt that provided compression and that would wick perspiration off the skin rather than absorb it. Plank, then 23 years old, produced shirts out...

Overhead Conveyor Performs Double Duty

Overhead Conveyor Performs Double Duty Unpublished Mechanization of the distribution center has become commonplace, to the point that certain tasks within the distribution process are mechanized as the standard approach. Mangers don’t even consider doing these tasks...

Automated System for Corrugated Carton Removal

How an automated system for corrugated carton removal can save space and the environment A very common application of overhead chain conveyors (monorails) is the removal of corrugated cartons from the order picking areas of a modern distribution Center. These areas...

Hot Tips for the Material Handling Distributor

Any material handling salesperson worth his salt can smell an equipment justification a mile away. There are some very basic elements of a return on investment analysis which, when combined, add up to an (almost) immediate sale of a material handling system. A...

Overhead Chain Conveyor Aids Order Picking and Trash Removal

Mechanization of the distribution center (DC) has become commonplace, to the point that certain tasks are mechanized as the standard approach. Split case distribution is considered to be the most difficult of applications to mechanize. But, a Tennessee distribution...