reduce manual handling with conveyors
Reduce Manual Handling with Conveyors UK
Powered conveyor planning to reduce manual carrying, repeated lifting and product movement between production or packing stages.
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Conveyor Problem Solving UK
Use these pages when the project starts with a production problem rather than a known conveyor type.
Productsize, weight and stability
Routelength, height and access
Linespeed, transfers and controls
Planning pages
Conveyor Problem Solving UK pages
Many conveyor enquiries begin with a practical problem: products jam, operators carry too much, the line queues or a new machine needs connecting.
These pages help describe the issue clearly so the conveyor options can be matched to the real cause.
fix production bottlenecks with conveyors
Fix Production Bottlenecks with Conveyors UK
Conveyor planning for production bottlenecks, slow transfer points, product queues and machine infeed/outfeed delays.
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Product Transfer Problems on Conveyors UK
Help for conveyor transfer problems including product tipping, gaps, jams, speed mismatch and poor handover between machines.
View details →conveyor jam reduction
Conveyor Jam Reduction UK
Conveyor planning to reduce product jams, tipping, rubbing and poor flow on packaging and production lines.
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Space Saving Conveyor Layouts UK
Space saving conveyor planning for compact production areas, U-shape layouts, curves, low-level routes and limited floor space.
View details →improve line flow with conveyors
Improve Line Flow with Conveyors UK
Conveyor planning to improve product flow, reduce waiting, connect machines and create smoother production movement.
View details →add conveyor accumulation
Add Conveyor Accumulation UK
Conveyor accumulation planning for adding buffer capacity before or after machines on production and packaging lines.
View details →replace manual carrying with conveyors
Replace Manual Carrying with Conveyors UK
Powered conveyor options for replacing manual carrying between machines, benches, packing areas and dispatch points.
View details →connect packaging machines with conveyor
Connect Two Packaging Machines with a Conveyor UK
Conveyor planning for connecting filling, capping, labelling, coding, inspection and packing machines.
View details →conveyor for limited floor space
Conveyor for Limited Floor Space UK
Compact conveyor planning for production areas where floor space, operator access or machine positions limit the available route.
View details →conveyor height matching
Conveyor Height Matching UK
Conveyor height matching for machine infeed, outfeed, transfer points, packing benches and production line upgrades.
View details →conveyor layout for new machine
Conveyor Layout for New Machine UK
Conveyor layout planning when adding a new filling, capping, labelling, coding, inspection or packing machine to an existing line.
View details →Need a conveyor quote?
Tell us what you need to move and where it needs to go.
Send the basic product, route and output details and we will help identify the right conveyor options.
Problem definition
Measure the failure before selecting the remedy.
A jam, bottleneck or manual-handling issue should be described by location, frequency, product condition and the event that triggers it. The correct solution may be a transfer correction, guide change, control sequence, buffer or different conveyor type.
Transfer instability
Inspect support gap, height, speed relationship, guides and product centre of gravity.
Production bottleneck
Compare upstream/downstream rates, stop patterns and recovery capacity.
Uncontrolled queues
Calculate required buffer time and permissible product pressure.
Build the brief around measurable conditions.
The initial enquiry does not need a finished engineering drawing, but it should separate confirmed data from assumptions. Record the load range, route, target flow, operating environment and interfaces. Unknown values can then be measured or tested rather than guessed.
Project review
Send the confirmed data and identify what is still unknown.
Lancing can use the product, route and operating information to define the next engineering checks and quotation scope.