As part of a new product launch Astec have provided a number of conveyors for a packing operation for a major food manufacturer. This included a variety of conveyors for handling products and various packaging through the system. These included modular belt conveyors, mobile belt conveyor and a three tier packing station assembly. The conveyors were manufactured from stainless steel, each with a stainless steel control...Read More
As we all know mattress can be very difficult to man handle due to the size and weight. This is more so on a continuous mattress assembly line, where the operators have to manually carry out a series of mattress movements during the process. These can include transferring sideways, turning through 90 degrees and turning completely over onto the opposite side. Astec have designed, manufactured and installed a series...Read More
Astec have recently supplied further mobile modular belt conveyors for a major Contract Packing company in the UK. The success of the flexibility of the conveyors to be used in a variety of different packing operations has led to further orders. The modular belt conveyors are mounted on heavy duty locking castors for ease of movement, each with variable speed control with the...Read More
Astec Conveyors were asked to design bespoke mobile modular belt conveyors for handling waste cardboard off cuts from the manufacturing process. Previously the off cuts, up to 2,800mm wide dropped onto mobile trolleys that were then taken to the waste compactor and manually unloaded. The new mobile conveyors are moved a short distance, the power is connected to the drive and the waste stack is conveyed...Read More
Astec Conveyors designed and manufactured a further heavy duty modular flat belt conveyor system for a leading corrugated cardboard manufacturer to transport stacks of corrugated cardboard weighing up to 1,000kg each. The use of plastic modular belting is an alternative to conventional roller conveyor and provides solid support for transportation, dramatically improving the stacks stability. The heavy duty conveyor side frames are constructed...Read More
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