Client:
Our client is a manufacturer of Conveyor system and End of Arm tools for food and healthcare industries in North America.
Scope:
The scope was to design a loop conveyor for Sanitizing the medical equipment used in general hospitals.
Why APA?
APA has around 8 years of experience in the design of conveyors, automation equipment, welding fixtures, assembly line automation, work stations/work cells, and EOAT (End Of Arm Tools).
Design Challenges:
- ● Connecting 2 halves of the loop conveyor without flow restriction and tray wobbling at the connecting
- points.
Design Process:
- ● Studying the client’s requirements and developing various concepts through a continuous improvement-
- based iterative process.
- ● Performing sizing calculations of long-lead items such as motors, sprockets, etc.
- ● Selecting cost-efficient standard components (Ex: Rectangular tubes, L angles, shafts, sprockets, plastic
- conveyor chain, plastic chain track, etc.) as per standard and stock size availability with the local distributors.
- ● Finalizing the design and preparing the 2D drawings of all the machining parts, Weldment parts &
- assemblies with Bill of Materials.
- ● We have performed sizing calculations of long-lead items such as motors, sprockets, etc., and get
- confirmation from the respective manufacturers during the initial stage of design completion. This helped to speed up the construction schedule.
- ● APA Engineering known for its cost-effective solutions and round the clock support, brought down the
- client's Design and product cost to 2/3 of the usual cost.
Value Delivered:
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