If your order fulfillment operation makes use of an Accuglide Accumulation Conveyor, for product accumulation, there is a pretty good chance that it’s an older piece of equipment. These are the workhorses in many warehouses and DCs, capable of lasting for decades under ideal circumstances.
Many warehouses, DCs, and order fulfillment operations rely on an Accuglide Accumulation Conveyor, and for good reason: It’s a great piece of technology that does its job well. In addition to controlling product flow and optimizing throughput, the Accuglide can help mitigate product damage, reducing both inventory and labor costs and driving profits.
Trying to decide which spare parts your order fulfillment operation needs to have on hand? These considerations will help you prioritize which parts to stock.
A sorter rebuild may be necessary if your sorter is more than 10 years old, is experiencing more errors and downtime, or just isn’t running like it used to.
Building a new warehouse or DC takes a lot of work, and has a lot of phases. But the final phase—lifecycle cycle support—is the longest phase of all.
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As an employee of Conveyco for 8+ years, my team and I have preformed many conveyor system rebuilds and sold millions of conveyor parts. Along this journey I have read many maintenance and sorter...
In many operations an aging sortation system represents the single point of failure, if it goes down it will bring an entire operation to its knees. As equipment ages and changes occur in the facility’s operations,...