The online configurator is intended to allow users to configure the conveyor and options they need, which speeds up the RFQ process. Note: The configurator does not generate pricing.
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LEWCO recently provided a series of declining belt conveyors for an automotive sub-supplier to handle injection molded automotive parts. The injection molding machine is unloaded from the top via a robot. The robot places the part on the flat section on the belt conveyor. The belt conveyor then conveys the part down to the operator …
LEWCO recently built a pallet staging queue for a large automotive manufacturer. This queue is a compact 2×3 arrangement of zones. Pallets are dropped off by AGV, full of parts. They move through (3) staging zones before being manually unloaded in zone 4 by operators. The empty pallets move on through zones 5 and 6 …
LEWCO recently completed some equipment that may interest you. One of our customers needed support equipment for their furnace line, so LEWCO engineered heavy duty chain driven live roller, chain transfers, and a turntable for their heat-treat trays. Loads were a maximum of 1,000 lbs per 24” x 24” tray. The new conveyors had to …
A customer came to LEWCO needing (2) systems to get pallets of frozen food in and out of a freezer without having to drive forklifts in and out. They only needed (1) dropoff/pickup zone per system in the ambient area, but multiple pallet zones inside the freezer. Pallets needed to turn 90 degrees once they passed …
Recently a customer requested pallet handling conveyor for their (2) robotic palletizers. For flexibility and to maximize robot up-time, LEWCO built (2) pallet dispensers that could feed either of the two robots. To create a buffer queue for stacks of empty pallets, a chain conveyor was placed in front of each pallet dispenser. Floor space …
A system was needed to buffer automotive engine blocks through operator workstations and processes. Since the engine blocks were already machined, the conveyor rollers needed to be hard chrome plated with a smooth finish. The engine blocks were required to be conveyed in both upright and inverted orientations, so split-lane CDLR was used in flat …
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A nationally known automotive manufacturer was having trouble accessing the correct racks as they were being stored somewhat randomly on floor area. After consultation with LEWCO and the LEWCO integrator the customer invested in a non-powered roller conveyor system with dedicated lanes for their product. Lift truck traffic was reduced which resulted in better inventory management. …
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LEWCO recently provided an Automotive Integrator with Gravity Flow Conveyor to move machined parts from the machining area to the Assembly area. The completed parts were stored in dunnage and placed on conveyor lines to be stored until they were needed in Assembly. When Assembly is ready for the dunnage they remove one from the …
The customer was presented with the challenge of ergonomically accessing all four sides of light weight sheet metal products that were lacking real structural integrity. The parts ranged from 5” wide to 60” wide, and from 59” to 80” long, in a ten cell assembly line. Together, we developed a 24VDC driven PLV19 powered …
LEWCO recently provided an automotive tier-1 supplier with Slider Bed Belt Conveyors to convey automobile front valances and other body parts post paint from one workstation to the next workstation. The front valances could not sit directly on the slider bed so LEWCO designed a belt conveyor with corrugated sidewalls to keep the belt above …
