Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Retrofitting Your System

 

There are a number of benefits that can be gained when selecting a retrofitting solution to fulfill the needs of your company. The primary advantage that many companies look at when making this decision is cost. Through the retrofitting of an inventory management system, a company can take advantage of updated technologies without the full expense of developing a solution that consists entirely of brand new components. Depending on the scope of the inventory management system, this savings can range from thousands to millions of dollars.

In a retrofitted inventory management solution the companies existing equipment can be re-used or equipment that has been lightly used in another operation can be integrated into the solution. Retrofitting then allows individual elements or the entire inventory management system as a whole to be easily optimized for maximum efficiency. The flexibility of being able to adapt machinery to accommodate new or different products or processes is a benefit that meets the unique requirements for many companies, manufacturers and distributors.

Saturday, December 20, 2014

Conveyor and sortation systems

Many people hear the word conveyor and think well a conveyor is a conveyor but that is not true.  Here are just a few examples of conveyor and sortation systems available today!

Conveyor & Sortation Systems

  • Sliding Shoe Sorters?
    Sliding shoe sorters engineered to meet the unique requirements of your company and provides quiet, gentle and accurate sortation at the highest throughput rates in the industry.
  • Narrow Belt Sorters?
    Employing a series of narrow belts, this simple innovative design reduces operational costs and energy consumption while offering increased sort reliability.
  • Tilt Tray Sorters
    Single and double tray tilt-tray sorters capable of sorting a wide variety of items from both conventional and irregular-shaped, ultra-light products to heavier packages, bags, cartons or apparel.
  • Cross Belt Sorters?
    Low-noise, low-maintenance, multi or single-cell cross-belt sorters designed to convey and sort fragile or high-friction items.
  • High Speed Arm Sorters?
    The High Speed Flat Face Arm Sorter strategically spaces and moves items onto the sortation conveyor and is often implemented as an essential sortation component in the conveyor system.
  • Spiral Belt Conveyors?
    A simple, yet robust, space-saving configuration that offers a perfect solution to common issues associated with differences in height.
  • Spiral Chute
    Constructed with standard fiberglass 90° modules with an exit scoop, these chutes help control the descending speed of items and ensure that they are lowered gently and safely.
  • Accumulation Conveyor?
    Designed for quiet product flow and optimized throughput in accumulation lines while reducing the risk of damage to transported items.
  • Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors?
    A perfect solution for issues related to mezzanine, through-floor, inside and outside applications.
  • Lineshaft Conveyor?
    One of the safest, cleanest, quietest, most versatile and cost-efficient conveyor systems available to the material handling industry.
  • Belt Curves?
    High speed capabilities and low noise operations custom designed for your specific application.
  • Pallet Conveyor
    A full line of pallet conveying equipment, designed to handle a wide range of load configurations, as well as custom designs to suit your unique application.
If you are looking for the perfect conveyor and sortation solution to meet your unique needs, contact Kuecker Logistics Group today at (816) 666-8404.

Friday, December 19, 2014

Kuecker Logistics announces a new product Modula Lift

Modula Lift, the next generation vertical storage system from System Logistics is the ideal solution for any warehouse’s storage needs. The Lift is a fully automatic vertical storage system providing increased storage capacity, improved picking accuracy and more ergonomic product handling for every product type in many different work environments. The Lift optimizes the available floor space within a facility, by utilizing the ceiling height available.

The Modula Lift is a breakthrough of evolution from the previous model and is able to store and pick items, components, semi-finished and finished products of any type, thanks in part to the unit’s storage capacity (132,000 Lbs. net load capacity and the ability to consolidate over 9,000 Square Feet of static storage into a unit footprint of only 158 Square Feet). The Modula Lift has been designed to have a modern and attractive appearance, while having a robust frame structure composed of steel load bearing profiles, fully welded and reinforced storage trays and modular exterior steel cladding panels all produced using fully automated production processes.






For more information visit http://www.kuecker.com/new_product.php