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02.09.2009
Conveyor Systems interface and meet all levels of food hygiene
A leading producer and distributor of fresh chilled foods invited a number of companies to tender for the design, manufacture, supply and installation of a new product handling system that would transfer individual or stacked pizza film wrapped bases between high and low care food quality areas.
Conveyor Systems Ltd (CSL) was eventually awarded the contract after presenting successful propo...
01.09.2009
CSL experience proves flexible to CeDo unloading requirement
CeDo - the leading European manufacturer and supplier of polyethylene and aluminium disposable household branded products, recently appointed Conveyor Systems to design and supply a ‘Goods Inwards' centre for unloading boxed goods from 20 - 40 ft vehicle containers to its Telford plant.
CSL designed and supplied a new a fabricated, hot dipped galvanized 1.5 m height docking platform that was...
01.06.2009
CSL provide heavy duty pallet handling system for recycling industry
One of UK's fastest-growing waste management companies specialising in recycling waste paper collection and processing, recently appointed Conveyor Systems to design and install a handle system to transport and reject under/oversized large bales of paper prior to entering a stretch hooding machine.
Premier quality paper material is collected and sorted at the MRF, baled and film wrappe...
01.02.2009
Vaillant warm to CSL cost effective solution
As Europe's leading heating technology manufacturer, Vaillant returned to CSL to re-configure and relocate one of three existing CSL packaging conveyor lines, modifying PLC software to handle a new product introduced to the range.
The fully automatic heavy duty system was designed to transport a new central heating boiler on a polystyrene base to an ergonomic position that facilitates quick and safe packing ...
23.07.2008
Langmead Farms use innovation in UK traditional industry
Langmead Farms is an innovative and ethical supplier of quality salad products and believes that every aspect of farming and the supply chain process must be constantly reviewed to provide the best quality products in the most cost effective and efficient way. Having installed state-of-the art baggers, check weighers and metal detectors for packing of lettuce, spinach and green salads, Langmead Farms insta...
01.03.2007
CSL Aid NHS With Modernisation Strategy
NHS ModernisationAs part of the modernisation strategy developed by NHS National Procurement to streamline the way supplies are ordered, stored and delivered to hospitals across Scotland, a brand new 100,000sqft. NDC was planned to operate as a computerised logistical hub incorporating the most modern storage and distribution systems. The warehouse can stock 12,000 items and has 10,000 pallet and 8,000 shelf locations....
01.09.2005
CSL Nail Wolf Systems Handling Requirements With New Pallet Handling System
Looking to improve on efficiencies associated with moving individual 1 tonne pallet loads of boxed metal roofing nail plates by fork lift truck, from the manufacturing unit to the warehouse located separately some 100 metres away - Wolf Systems invited Conveyor Systems Limited to review procedures and to put forward handling proposals for improvements.
Energy/labour saving, reduc...
01.07.2005
CSL at Georgia Pacific
Working closely with main contractors Advanced Labelling Systems at Georgia Pacific, CSL provided a simple but effective conveying system that singulated and accurately presented packs of shrink wrapped paper rolls in a stretch film outer to their labelling equipment.
The project was challenging in as far as floor space was limited and packs exiting from the shrink wrapper, which was located 1.4m above ground level, had to be trans...
01.11.2004
CSL Rose to the Challange At Maple Leaf
With the demand for specialist bakery products expanding in both the UK and Europe, CSL was called upon to design an end of line conveying system for the packaging of various sized bags of bagels into cartons and plastic supermarket trays.
The system had to be flexible to handle various pack sizes (4, 5 or 6 units) with product feeding from four bagging lines at speeds of up to 50 bags per minute, to be manually pa...
01.06.2004
CSL Chute to Fill at Chivas
With a long history of tradition dating back to 1801, the demand for Chivas Regal Blended Scotch Whisky has been increasing world-wide and therefore, the responsibiltiy of getting this premium product safely on the shelves is of paramount importance. Recent developments at the Chivas - Newbridge plant looked to increase hand packing rates and create a more ergonomically favourable picking position, which resulted in Conveyor Systems L...
01.10.2003
CSL Feed Tesco Security Packing System
Conveyor Systems won the contract to design and supply a handling system to transport stacks of plastic tote trays through an automatic security wrapping system.
In order to provide maximum security of non food items in transit, Tesco's Loss Prevention Manager at the Milton Keynes Distribution Centre decided to introduce an ‘anti-pilfering' process, part of which necessitated tightly wrapping high valued items in to...
01.10.2003
CSL Meet All Levels Of Food Hygiene
After receiving several tenders, a leading producer and distributor of fresh chilled foods, awarded CSL the contract to design, supply and install a new conveyor system to transfer individual or stacked, pizza film wrapped bases from first floor level down to ground floor.
In a first floor high risk area,conveyors had to interface with two film wrappers and transport a range of pizza bases (8" to 14" dia.) downwards, v...
01.08.2003
CSL are a Hit with Universal
CSL successfully completed the consolidation of order picking operations at the Universal Music Group distribution centre at Kingston, Milton Keynes, to supply CD's, videos, DVD's, cassettes and vinyl to some 2,500 live customers, including record shops and group distribution centres.
The new £400,000 upgraded system involved the integration of over half a kilometre of conveyors. The centre originally operated an automa...
01.09.2002
Blooming Success At Flower Plus
flamingo holdings Part of the international group Flamingo Holdings, involved in the growing, processing, packaging and marketing of cut flowers - Flower Plus in Spalding takes delivery of fresh flowers from Europe and Africa, and distributes them to florist and supermarkets throughout the UK.
Fast turn round involves controlled stock and production management, and demands efficiencies in handling. CSL was charged with pro...