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Conveyor Application Challenges to Consider: Scalability, Expansion, Automation, and Integration

on Thursday, March 28, 2024 By | Craig Newberry | 0 Comments | Conveyor System Designs Flexible Conveyor Solutions
Designing a conveyor system that overcomes common challenges like scalability, expansion, automation, and integration is possible with the right manufacturer. Here are 5 ways you can solve your application challenges with a Glide-Line conveyor design:
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Improve Complex Tote and Tray Handling with Expert Control Throughout the Assembly Line

Totes and trays are frequently used in manufacturing packaging and assembly environments to facilitate the efficient handling and transportation of products through processing stages. They are commonly used to handle batches of products or kits of parts during assembly operations.
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How to Better Convey a Solar Panel for Increased Production Capacity

U.S. solar panel manufacturers set new production records over the last few years but are still not able to meet local demand. In 2022, less than 15% of U.S. solar installations were sourced from domestic producers. Government initiatives aim to increase solar manufacturing capacity drastically, with the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) setting a 50 GW production target for 2030.
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Irregularly Shaped Products Are Hard to Convey Without a Zero Contact Zoned Conveyor

In applications where you need to convey, manipulate, or orientate irregularly shaped products, sometimes it is useful to utilize a system design that can adapt accordingly. This is particularly evident when you want to convey and accumulate assemblies, but they cannot tolerate contact with each other or associated backpressure of accumulation.
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Traffic Control Conveyor Solutions for Direct Material Handling

Just like traffic officers and airplane marshallers, conveyors need devices that help control the movement of products around the factory. Considering the diversity of products that manufacturers handle daily, these devices come in various designs that solve specific traffic control situations.
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Playing It Safe: Conveying Delicate Musical Instruments During Manufacturing and Assembly

Producing musical instruments is a delicate craft, but technology enables companies to manufacture precision parts quicker than ever. Whether it’s brass instruments or custom guitars, automation is ringing changes across the industry.
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Zero Contact Zoned Conveyor for Direct Product Handling

Glide-Line’s zero-contact zoned conveyors offer unmatched flexibility and control when handling products directly on the line. Whether you are moving rugged assemblies or delicate items such as electronics, appliances, musical instruments, and photovoltaic cells, each individually controlled zone guarantees zero contact or collisions between products.
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Application Engineers, Here’s How We Can Help You

Application engineers are the unsung heroes of the resurging manufacturing sector. Overcoming the myriad of challenges that integrators faced over the last five years largely fell at the feet of the applications engineers who are responsible for designing the right solutions – even as resources dwindled.
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Modularity, Cost, and Simplicity: Collaboration Benefits Available From Glide-Line Conveyors

Inspired by pure frustration with available technologies, Glide-Line embarked on a journey to redefine what’s possible with automated conveying and product handling solutions. Over the last decade, we’ve kept our focus on our core principles. These are:
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Improve Tray Handling Within Your Assembly Automation Process With the Right Conveyor

If your plant uses trays to convey parts or products, you may feel like tray handling within your assembly automation process could use some improvements. Trays, products, and parts are all susceptible to damage on the wrong conveying system. Prevent parts damage and product loss with these tips for improving tray handling at your facility.
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Glide-Line offers the most versatile multi-strand panel and pallet-handling solution available for the assembly automation industry.

We solve problems that other conveyor systems manufacturers won’t. We developed Glide-Line from the ground up with a few key, driving factors in mind. First, our conveyors had to be robust and reliable. Second, they would be simple – easy to maintain and service. Finally, we insisted on flexible configurability, creating an efficient, hassle-free customer experience. We’ve built the most versatile multi-strand panel and pallet-handling solution available for the assembly automation industry.
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