You can call it environmental awareness, sustainability, ‘green' or carbon footprint awareness. You can call it being conservative with your resources; no matter what term you use, operations must improve and become more efficient to achieve maximum profitability. Doing more with less is a matter of leveraging your plant investments for the largest return.
Whatever business you're in -- pharmaceutical, beverage, food, automotive, distribution, manufacturing, or other industries -- tracking waste and re-use in your daily operations has become increasingly critical. That emphasis on reducing waste and redundancy is increasing in most industries.
Many progressive industries are designing internal reclamation processes for utilization and recycling of goods they don't need or are waste. Here are some recommended conveyors for each type of waste conveying application.
Post Production Item |
Current Method of Transport |
Recommended Conveyor Solution |
Empty cartons or boxes (and related cardboard waste |
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Overhead "takeaway" belt (trash conveyor) with high-sides and input points for refuse. Carries to a central location for recycling. This helps to reduce labor in the takeaway process. |
Strapping or banding |
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Drums or bins staged on low-level takeaway conveyors. Accumulated to release once full or picked up for recycling. |
Excess fill or dunnage |
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Collected and repacked (if desired) with floor to floor conveyor for reuse |