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“Sometimes you have to make a Technological breakthrough, to achieve a Functional breakthrough!” GW
“The PowerPallet offers solutions to manufacturing that were not available before” GW
The PowerPallet: Simple, low profile, motorized carts. Easy to replace and maintain. Wide range of sizes and payloads. The Track:
Simple “erector set” installation and future reconfiguration.No controls on the track No large electrical cabinets with associated wire troughs No pneumatic plumbing and valve installations. The Software:
No huge programs to write and manage.The PowerPallet's already contain all of the mechanical software. Only move recipes are needed to program the line. Lean Assembly Systems:
Nimble high speed movement without one-way limits.Increase throughput and reduce WIP inventory. High product mix, one-piece flow. Heavy or large products. Lean Material Handling:
Connect assembly system directly to stockroom. Automatic delivery of right sized containers closer to the point of use. Less issued stock. No batching to carts or cart farms. Automatic removal from the point of use for product change-over. Storage And Retrieval:
The PowerPallet is the only “Automated” device in our “ASRS”Multiple PowerPallet's operating on multiple levels. Much higher throughputs. Each PowerPallet provides insertion/extraction and delivery. No cost increase to have multiple smaller storage caches. Decentralize the storage system to fit your functional requirements. The Rest Of The Story:
We're not just a Conveyor company. We are a very experienced Automation company. We've been building custom automation since 1992. We can build all of the other things you need to automate your factory. |
Ward Systems Inc. - We'll bring you into the 21st century
When comparing the PowerPallet to conventional conveyor systems, it's a matter of...
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 Conventional Roller, Belt & Chain Roller |
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All the mechanical controls of the conveyor system concentrated in identical removable pallets. |
All the mechanical controls of the conveyor system hard-wired throughout hundreds of feet of track. | ||
| All the electrical controls of the conveyor system contained in those same pallets. | All the electrical controls of the conveyor system in large control cabinets throughout the system. | ||
| Small, office voltage, main control box connected to the system by radio. | Main controller hard-wired to sub controllers and distributed I/O through multiple LAN systems. | ||
| Hundreds of feet of extruded aluminum track with no moving parts. | Hundreds of feet of motorized conveyor sections continuously running. | ||
| No wire troughs on the conveyor system; no wiring. | Wire troughs throughout the system containing hundreds of feet of wiring. | ||
| No pneumatics on the system. | Pneumatic plumbing filtered, drained and regulated throughout the entire system. | ||
| All maintenance offline with little or no downtime. | All maintenance real-time, in place, online with potentially big downtime. | ||
| PowerPallet's with identical software doing identical things no matter how complicated the layout. | Single huge coMplicAted program timed and tailored to each and every section of the system. | ||
| Nimble high speed movement without one-way limits. | Single speed directionally dependant sections of conveyor limiting throughput and flexibility. | ||
| Quiet PowerPallet's gliding on urethane wheels gently starting and stopping. | Loud continuously running rollers or chains with harsh pop-up stops and chain transfers. | ||
| PowerPallet's able to do their own storage and retrieval. | Must interface with stacker-cranes or rotary carousels to store and retrieve products | ||
