PECM Issue 19 2016 | Page 152

Storage, Handling & Distribution Move, handle and reconfigure with ease The Tube and Bracket Company designs and supplies modular Graphit® solutions that are easier to move and handle, allowing rapid reconfiguration of production line and storage systems. The ability to reconfigure and upgrade Graphit® systems means operatives can quickly change the shape and function of storage units to suit new materials and work area layouts. Graphit enables solutions that provide much-needed lightness and easeof-handling when it comes to order preparation. The system’s modularity makes it easier to cope with varying customer volume profiles because installations can be dismantled, stored and rebuilt in response to seasonal business and workforce variations. Tel: 01295 277791 www tubeandbracket.com Bulk Material Handling and Packaging System Improves Process Performance National Bulk Equipment, Inc. (NBE). NBE introduces this automated, bulk material handling and packaging system built on the NBE integrated construction and controls infrastructure. The complete process sequence, including: pallet/base supply, slipsheet pick-and-placement, bulk material infeed, packaged contents isolated densification, NTEP-certified weighing, and finished-package accumulation conveyance operates on paired, process-specific structural framework chassis with all automation and control functions centralized to a single, menu-driven HMI to enable standardized and system-wide data reporting. The NBE integrated construction and controls infrastructure provides the basis for reduced total cost of ownership, relative to the common systems integration concept of bolt-together, divergent ‘islands’ of equipment, while al 6