published on 13/07/09
Outsourcing is becoming more common place as companies are looking to reduce overheads and costs. Contract Engineers are being kept increasingly busy as several companies are replacing or upgrading their current conveyor systems.
Packserve’s maintenance engineers maintain,install and relocate conveyors which are machines and equipment which carry ingredients, products, containers, packs or packaging components from one place to another. At Packserve we offer cost effective engineering services to Original Equipment Manufacturers and End Users.
There are a large number of different types of conveyor, designed to convey different types of product or to perform particular tasks. They can be divided into four main groups:
• Conveyors for bulk products e.g. powders or free flowing
solids
• Conveyors for both bulk products and small unit loads
• Conveyors for small unit loads e.g. bottles or cartons
• Conveyors for large unit loads e.g. pallets or kegs
In their simplest form conveyors are mechanical assemblies which can be demountable and easy to move. In their most sophisticated form conveyors can be complex machines with drives, controls and sensors. In this form they undertake complex tasks or those needing highly accurate sorting, ordering or distribution of the items or products being conveyed.
Contract engineers are skilled at fitting the most Common forms of belt and slat band conveyors which are used for all types of semi-automated or automated processing and packaging functions. They facilitate different requirements during production, and enable different products and packaging functions to be handled.

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