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Astec Conveyors have recently invested in a vertical automated sheet steel storage and retrieval system. This has 36 storage positions and the operator can store or retrieve stored sheets as required. With an investment in the region of £100,000.00 materials handling efficiency has been improved and further factory floor space has been created for manufacturing.Read More

Astec Conveyors have recently supplied two Parcel Sortation Conveyor Systems against a very tight deadline to meet the seasonal rush. The two systems are reversible for Inbound and Outbound traffic at two different sites in the UK. Each system has a combination of metering induct belts, belt conveyors, belt bends, Patented Astec switch units, powered and gravity roller conveyors. If you feel Astec...Read More

After successfully manufacturing and installing two previous case conveyor systems, Astec Conveyors have been awarded the contract to supply a third conveyor system for a major UK food manufacturer. Each system takes cases from two lines in the packing area, merges them into one line and transfers them through a tunnel into the cold store building for palletising. When in the cold store...Read More

Due to continued growth, Astec Conveyors are investing over £250,000.00 on new manufacturing equipment. This includes replacing the existing brake press with a new state of the art machine being installed today as the first part of the investment programme. There will also be a second new brake press, an automated sheet steel storage and retrieval system to complement our existing laser cutting...Read More

With the requirement for flexibility in E Commerce and end of line packing facilities, there is more demand for our customers to be able to change conveyor positions easily and quickly, ready for the next sorting or packing operation. Astec have a range of mobile modular conveyors to meet this requirement, these can be gravity or powered roller conveyors, belt conveyors or modular...Read More