What is Smart Conveyance?
Smart Conveyance does more than move parts from A to B.
It provides significant value to machine builders and end users. Material costs and engineering hours can be reduced by asynchronous motion to simplify system design and access integrated functionality through an intelligent user interface. This allows higher performance with less risk.
Conveyance is Motion
Conveyance is motion; it moves a part or workpiece from station to station. Understanding the conveyance system’s motion capability determines what needs to be built on top of it.
While most conveyance systems are passive, Smart Conveyance makes motion active, impacting the overall process.
The SuperTrak CONVEYANCE™ Advantage
The SuperTrak CONVEYANCE™ platform is a Smart Conveyance technology that provides value by incorporating a number of features into one platform, enabling a higher level of performance for your automation with less engineering and risk. The SuperTrak CONVEYANCE™ platform offers three major advantages over a traditional conveyor system:
More Time in Process. Less Time in Motion.
While all three are major factors in the SuperTrak CONVEYANCE™ advantage, independent shuttle control unlocks its own set of key benefits that can directly impact efficiencies in the final system. With this Smart Conveyance solution, engineers can independently control each shuttle’s velocity, acceleration, position, and destination, allowing for easier control of asynchronous motion and high-performing automation in a smaller footprint. In addition, the capability to change shuttle motion by software makes it easier to change recipes and introduce more part types in high numbers even after the machine is deployed.
More Precision. Leaner Automation.
While all three are major factors in the SuperTrak CONVEYANCE™ advantage, independent shuttle control unlocks its own set of key benefits that can directly impact efficiencies in the final system. With this Smart Conveyance solution, engineers can independently control each shuttle’s velocity, acceleration, position, and destination, allowing for easier control of asynchronous motion and high-performing automation in a smaller footprint. In addition, the capability to change shuttle motion by software makes it easier to change recipes and introduce more part types in high numbers even after the machine is deployed.
More Precision. Leaner Automation.
While all three are major factors in the SuperTrak CONVEYANCE™ advantage, independent shuttle control unlocks its own set of key benefits that can directly impact efficiencies in the final system. With this Smart Conveyance solution, engineers can independently control each shuttle’s velocity, acceleration, position, and destination, allowing for easier control of asynchronous motion and high-performing automation in a smaller footprint. In addition, the capability to change shuttle motion by software makes it easier to change recipes and introduce more part types in high numbers even after the machine is deployed.
The Impact of SuperTrak CONVEYANCE™
Operational Equipment Effectiveness
OEE is one metric tied to output, availability, and quality, often at the top of the user’s mind. Smart Conveyance directly improves the system OEE by reducing the time parts spend in motion while not being processed and enabling the smart use of multiple variants.
Simplification in Engineering
Smart Conveyance can simplify the system by removing unnecessary duplicate stations and satellite systems. It also reduces operation time for part changeovers, downtime recovery, and general scheduled maintenance.
Operations Sustainability
Indirect benefits include reclaiming the factory footprint to create space for future operations and for use-vs-market-demand expansion, reducing integration risk, and the option of duplicating the system anywhere worldwide as market demand changes.
The Right Mix for Smart Conveyance
When application requirements are balanced with speed, precision, and independent shuttle control, use vs. conveyance can significantly impact the system’s design and cost.
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Increased precision means leaner automation as it reduces:
- the amount of stop and locate tooling
- the required engineering effort
- the burden on operations to maintain complex tooling
Use SuperTrak CONVEYANCE™ high precision and low settling time to simplify the design and operations of the final assembly machine.