The majority of industrial conveyor applications occur in environments that are more or less room temperature. Shipping, crating, inspection, and others are all applications for which no special consideration of temperature is required.
For many others, however, extreme low temperatures or high temperatures are the norm, and specialty conveyor systems are needed to accommodate them. This post will focus on the latter: conveyors designed for high heat environments, and the solutions offered by mk North America.
Some of the most challenging product and material handling applications are those for which easy access to the bottom of a product is required, such as with code dating, bottom inspection, and others.
In these cases side grip conveyors may be the ideal solution. Made with parallel belts that grip firmly by the sides, these systems move product along while allowing full access to the top and bottom, in addition to securing product during steep inclines.
There’s a bit of popular wisdom that almost everyone has either heard or thought to themselves at some point: "Everything’s made of plastic these days."
But while the worldwide use and production of plastics has been rising steadily since the 1950s, metal’s not going anywhere just yet. One recent analysis even called industrial metals “the building blocks of an economy,” adding, “there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the industrial metals industry over the long term.”
Steady demand for metal means steady demand for metal working: die casting, stamping, cutting, assembly, handling, inspection, packaging, and all the other discrete processes that transform metal from raw ore to final product.
The solar industry in the United States is growing exponentially, with high energy costs, environmental concerns, and government funding driving demand higher than ever before. But with increased demand comes the need for expanded supply.
Solar panel and solar cell manufacturers must substantially increase production to meet demand in coming years, which means improving efficiency and refining the process from drawing board to installation.
There’s more that goes into this than could be covered in a single blog post, but one essential element is automating and streamlining the production process using efficient conveyor systems.
