PowerPallet - A Whole New Conveyor Technology

“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

Technology Improvement:
A conveyor system based on intelligent motorized pallets driving on simple extruded track!
With one product, this technology facilitates both lean assembly and material handling.

When comparing the PowerPallet to conventional conveyor systems, it a matter of...


PowerPallet

VS.

Conventional Roller, Belt & Chain roller
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.
PowerPallets 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 PowerPallets gliding on urethane wheels gently starting and stopping. Loud continuously running rollers or chains with harsh pop-up stops and chain transfers.
PowerPallets able to do their own storage and retrieval. Must interface with stacker-cranes or rotary carousels to store and retrieve products

The PowerPallets:

All the controls of the conveyor system concentrated in identical devices
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 PowerPallets 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:

Simple extrusion makes overhead track inexpensive with no maintenance requirement.
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 PowerPallets 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 Ventures Inc. - We'll bring you into the 21st century

 

Ward Ventures Inc.
12912 Madrona Leaf Ct.
Grass Valley, California 95945
Phone: 530-271-1800
Fax: 530-271-1801
Toll Free 800-458-6458
E-mail sales@wardventures.com