Electrical Safety and Maintenance: A Vital Aspect of Conveyor System Care
Why Electrical Safety Matters in Conveyor Systems
Conveyor systems are complex. They don’t just rely on mechanical parts, but electrical systems too. These systems are crucial for operation. Regular Preventative Planned Maintenance (PPM) enhances performance and ensures safety.
Electrical faults can disrupt operations. They pose safety risks as well. For instance, a short circuit might start a fire. This could endanger personnel and infrastructure. Further, malfunctions in electrical components could damage the mechanical parts. The result? Costly downtime and repairs.
Regular Maintenance: A Key to Safe Operations
Regular electrical maintenance is essential. It makes sure your conveyor system operates safely and efficiently. The process helps identify and fix potential issues before they escalate. This proactive approach boosts reliability. It reduces the chances of unexpected failures. Above all, it ensures employee safety.
PPM and Electrical Safety
From an electrical viewpoint, PPM involves regular inspections. It includes testing and replacing electrical components as needed. Regular checks help identify potential faults early. This approach prevents costly disruptions. It also maintains the safe operation of your conveyor system.
Identifying Electrical Hazards
Different conveyor systems come with unique electrical hazards. In belt conveyors, the motor can cause issues if not properly maintained. Overheating motors can lead to electrical failures and even fires. Roller conveyors, on the other hand, depend on sensor systems. Faulty sensors can cause product pile-ups, leading to increased wear and potential equipment damage.
What to Expect from an Electrical Service
What does an electrical service involve? It includes inspecting and testing all electrical parts. These parts include motors, sensors, and control systems. Any worn or damaged parts are replaced. System updates are also performed to enhance efficiency and safety.
At Conveyor Systems Ltd, we prioritize electrical safety. Our ‘Conveyor Care’ contracts offer tailored maintenance solutions. Choose from Bronze, Silver, and Gold tiers. There’s an option for every requirement and budget. By choosing CSL, you ensure your conveyor system gets the best care. You’re promoting longevity and safe operation.
Introducing Conveyor Care from CSL
We are proud to offer our ‘Conveyor Care’ contracts – tailored maintenance solutions designed with your needs in mind. Available in three tiers – Bronze, Silver, and Gold – these contracts provide varying levels of coverage, allowing you to select the one best suited to your specific requirements. Electrical servicing is included at Silver and Gold levels of Conveyor Care from CSL.
We understand that each business is unique, and we’re committed to providing a solution that aligns with your operation’s scale, complexity, and budget. By choosing a Conveyor Care contract, you’re choosing to prolong the life of your system, maximise your return on investment, and uphold the safety of your workspace.
Whether your conveyor system has been a part of your operation for a decade or a day, our mission at CSL is to ensure it continues to serve your business efficiently and effectively for many years to come. Take the importance of PPM and maintenance seriously, and have confidence that CSL are the right team to trust with the longevity of your conveyor system.
Invest in the future of your conveyor system. Reach out to us today to learn more about our Conveyor Care contracts and secure the support your system deserves.
Conveyor System Spare Parts
Keeping a well-stocked inventory of spare parts for your conveyor system is akin to having a safety net for your operations. This practice comes with a host of benefits that can substantially enhance the efficiency and reliability of your conveyor system. Find out more about our spare parts packages, tailored to your system’s individual requirements.
Breakdowns
We understand the importance of your conveyor system within your warehouse, distribution centre or production facility. In the rare event of a breakdown we will organise one of our experienced engineers to visit the site and carry out the repairs needed to get you operational again.
We can repair conveyors installed by ourselves and other integrators, our engineers specialise in equipment manufactured by Conveyor Units (Uni-XU), Interroll, Ambaflex, Qimarox, Intralox, etc.
System Modifications
As your business grows and your processes and staff utilisation evolve, CSL can UPDATE your system to suit your changing needs.
Alterations, modifications and upgrades include:
- Electrical
- Pullcord e-stop systems
- Additional & relocation of e-stops
- Safety barriers & bump stops
- Pedestrian barriers including gates
- Personnel protection
- Traffic barriers
- Build back sensors and changes to controls philosophy.
- Walk over structures
- Retro fitting lift up gates
- Addition of automated case erecting/sealing, labelling, and barcode/RFID identification systems
A lot of these changes are simple and can help organisations remain safe and compliant with health and safety legislation. A quick on-site survey can help us identify possible improvements and make suggestions for these changes.
Modernisation & Upgrades
However well designed a conveyor system layout is, sometimes changes in products, company direction, increases in throughputs or changes in scope occur, meaning the previous conveyor system will need changes.
These changes often include:
- Re-configurations
- Upgrades
- Extensions
- Relocations
- Fire escape route changes
- Change in routes/scope or function
- Safety system upgrades
- Improvements in energy efficiency
- Control and software changes
Our continual improvement programs will help you to optimise workflow while also reducing the operation costs. CSL understand the importance of your conveyor system and will define a detailed plan of implementation to minimise downtime and disruption.
By carrying out these changes not only does it save money over a new system it also cuts down on downtime and environmental wastage.
Relocations & Decommissioning
For multiple reasons materials handling systems need relocating, this is usually within the same building or to a new facility. Our project team will carry out a site and equipment survey and will produce a project plan. This would be similar to the work carried out when the system was initially installed and will ensure the equipment will fit in the new location either in the same layout or with a re-configuration.
The equipment will then be disconnected and moved to the new location before being re-fixed and re-connected, this might also involve adding to the system or making software and control modifications.
Our projects and engineering teams can also assist with complete end of usable life decommissioning prior to recycling, this includes disconnecting and making safe the electrics, removal and palletising before collection.
Our Maintenance options include:
- Annual service contracts
- Ad-hoc/reactive service visits
- Visual inspections Scheduled/Preventative maintenance visits
- Wear part replacement programmes
- System health checks
- Remote dial in health checks
Breakdowns
We understand the importance of your conveyor system within your warehouse/fulfillment centre/factory, in the rare event of a breakdown we will organise one of our qualified/experienced engineers to visit site ASAP and carry out the repairs needed to get you operational again.
We can repair conveyors installed by ourselves and other integrators, our engineers specialise in equipment manufactured by Conveyor Units (Uni-XU), Interroll, Ambaflex, Qimarox, Intralox, etc.
Spare Parts
Having a supply of consumable and critical spare parts on site is always highly recommended, we estimate that more than 85% of equipment breakdowns can be repaired on the initial engineer visit if parts are held on site!
The supply of spare parts could involve anything from adhoc ordering of individual parts, “front line” breakdown spares kits, critical wear parts or comprehensive spares packages to suit your bespoke system which can fitted by either your in-house maintenance engineers or fully experienced CSL engineers. Spare parts packages can be mechanical, electrical or control based or even a mix to suit your system and requirements.
We can supply both from our own stock of critical genuine spares and a large inventory from our suppliers. Expedited delivery options are also available.
Modernisation & Upgrades
However well designed a conveyor system layout is, sometimes changes in products, company direction, increases in throughputs or changes in scope occur, meaning the previous conveyor system will need changes.
These changes often include:
- Re-configurations
- Upgrades
- Extensions
- Relocations
- Fire escape route changes
- Change in routes/scope or function
- Safety system upgrades
- Improvements in energy efficiency
- Control and software changes
Our continual improvement programs will help you to optimise workflow while also reducing the operation costs. CSL understand the importance of your conveyor system and will define a detailed plan of implementation to minimise downtime and disruption.
By carrying out these changes not only does it save money over a new system it also cuts down on downtime and environmental wastage.
Safety
Over time safety requirements and legislation change, to help keep your conveyor system compliant and operationally safe CSL can carry out modifications to an existing system and its safety functions.
Often the suggested safety upgrades and modifications include:
- Electrical
- Pullcord e-stop systems
- Additional & relocation of e-stops
- Safety barriers & bump stops
- Pedestrian barriers including gates
- Traffic barriers
- Build back sensors
- Walk over structures
- Retro fitting lift up gates
A lot of these changes are simple and can help organisations remain safe and complaint with health and safety legislation. A quick on-site survey can help us identify possible improvements and make suggestions for these changes.
Relocations & Decommissioning
For multiple reasons materials handling systems need relocating, this is usually within the same building or to a new facility. Our project team will carry out a site and equipment survey and will produce a project plan. This would be similar to the work carried out when the system was initially installed and will ensure the equipment will fit in the new location either in the same layout or with a re-configuration.
The equipment will then be disconnected and moved to the new location before being re-fixed and re-connected, this might also involve adding to the system or making software and control modifications.
Our projects and engineering teams can also assist with complete end of usable life decommissioning prior to recycling, this includes disconnecting and making safe the electrics, removal and palletising before collection.
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