Improvement of transportation automation systems in the stone mining industry
In the process of improving the automation system for transporting warehouse loads in the decorative and curb stone production workshop, which utilizes a frequency converter, all the advantages and economic benefits of using frequency converters were practically demonstrated.
The workshop, specializing in the production of curb and decorative stone, is located near the town of Welsh in the United Kingdom and has been supplying its products for over 20 years. Over the past year, the managing company Aggregate Industries (UK) Ltd has implemented a systematic automation of production that has significantly enhanced productivity and reduced labor costs.
Thanks to the new packaging and bag stacking system, developed by specialists from Mori Engineering, a proprietary pallet handling system was designed for transferring pallets to the wrapping machine. The system includes two conveyors connected in a technological process through a combination of optical and mechanical sensors, as well as a turning table used to rotate pallets 90° before feeding them into the wrapping machine. The company's management decided to invite engineering specialists to determine the optimal type of motor and frequency converter.
Tim Hilditch, the managing director, expressed satisfaction with the equipment choice: "Reliability and price are key criteria for selecting equipment, and Optidrive fully meets these requirements. We have been using Optidrive frequency converters at our packaging plant for several years and have not encountered any problems. We even recommended them to our partners at Mori Engineering."