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| Production logistics |
We define
production logistics as the management of material and information flows in a
production process. Regardless of manual or automated work processes in your
production, you require a continuous flow and a strict control of the products
through each step.
Your concerns:
- Products waiting to be processed which represent lost time
- Tied up capital
- Underutilization of machines
- Occupied floorspace
We offer:
- Production process expertise
- Conveyors and pallet components
- Controls and software solutions
- Integrated packaging, filling, machining or assembly systems
- Customer references
As the picture illustrates, we offer many standard functions and designs for
horizontal, vertical and multi-product flows which are tailored to suit your
production plant. With the FlexLink modularity in systems, it is possible to
automate only parts of your production line. We supply everything from
integrated systems to standard components. |
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| Industry Solutions -
Your automation experts |
Your profitability
is our core business. Our solutions are based on in-depth knowledge of the
processes that drives your production. We have unique experience of a wide range
of machining, assembly, filling and packaging applications, tailored to your
specific requirements.
We supply everything from integrated systems to standard components and operate
within major global industries. Explore the opportunities to improve your
profitability through a partnership with FlexLink. |
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| Automotive |
Application areas:
- Pallet highway and satellite concept
Pallet in-/out-feed and satellite conveyor layout for automatic
manufacturing of engine parts.
- Welding assembly line
Automatic welding and riveting pallet line for car seat guide rail
assemblies
- Antistatic assembly line
ESD protected pallet assembly line for electronic remote control car key
heads.
- Assembly systems
Modular dynamic assembly systems with integrated production software with
full plug-and-play capabilities.
- Gearbox machining line
Automatic machining, handling and buffering of synchronized gearbox sleeves.
- PCB handling
High throughput PCB assembly line providing transport, accumulation and
other handling/routing alternatives.
- Automatic in-/outfeed line
Integrated pick-and-place, guard and conveyor concept for a bearing
centerless grinding machine cell
- Automation cell
Standardized interface for quick and easy reconfiguration of different
applications such as screw-driving, labeling, assembly, gluing and
palletizing.
- Machine integration
Automatic fuel injector assembly & test line with bespoke pallets and fully
integrated conveyors.
- Inline accumulation
Heavy duty crown wheel accumulated directly onto the chain before a
machining cell.
- In-line FIFO pallet buffer
In-line FIFO pallet buffering (in-/off-line) with integrated elevation of
pistons on pallets.
Examples of products handled:
air filters,
bearings and hub units ,
brake cylinders,
brake discs,
brake parts,
cam-/crankshafts,
carburettors,
castings,
clutches,
compressors,
connecting rods,
engine heads/-locks,
exhaust pipes,
fuel injectors fuel pumps,
gear wheels,
headlights,
oil filters,
pistons,
rollers,
shafts,
spark plugs,
turbo rotors,
universal joints,
valve lifters,
valves | |
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| Electronics |
| Application areas: ESD assembly line
Electrostatic protected pallet assembly line of hard disc drives in clean
room environment.
PCB assembly line
Integrated PCB assembly line of telecom equipment providing high-throughput,
accumulation and tailored routing alternatives.
Assembly line
Dynamic assembly line of individual contactors utilizing integrated on-line
assembly flow management software enabling make-to-order production.
Satellite assembly system
Automatic gluing of loudspeaker bass unit elements operating in a
highway-/satellite configuration.
Automation cell
Standardized interface for quick and easy reconfiguration of different
applications such as screw-driving, labeling, assembly, gluing and
palletizing.
In-line FIFO pallet buffer
In-line FIFO pallet buffer (in-/off-line) and elevation of car horn on
individual pallets without the need for additional drives and controls.
Test station
Fully automated test station with integrated pallet conveyor for steam
irons.
Pick and place units
Pneumatic pick and place unit for handling of circuit boards on the assembly
line.
Manual working station
Pallet buffer in a manual working station for assembly of electrical
shavers.
Minienvironment
Enclosure built of standard FlexLink parts creating a mini-environment for
HDD pallet transport.
Examples of products handled:
actuators,
batteries,
car electronics,
car horns,
car instrumentation,
CD’s,
circuit boards,
computer parts,
electric gas meters,
electrical instruments,
electrical shavers,
hard disc drives,
household appliances,
light-bulbs,
loudspeakers,
mobile phones,
optical lenses,
radios,
satellite receivers,
spark plugs,
switches,
transformers,
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| Food and dairy |
| Application areas: In-line bottle rinser
Fully integrated in-line PET bottle rinser between unscrambler and
filler handling up to six different bottles.
Vertical in-line buffer
Vertical in-line buffer integrating safe loweration, buffering and line
balancing within a small factory footprint.
Hygienic filling line
Liquor bottle filling line meeting stringent hygienic demands through
easy clean features as well as high line throughput.
Final assembly and packaging
Automatic final assembly and packaging of chocolate using an integrated
robotics and pallet conveyor systems.
Decline conveyor
High capacity decline bottle in-feed conveyor to a shrink-wrapper,
providing continuous operation providing reliable and easy adjustment
before.
PET Neck-guide system
PET bottle base handling system with single side neck support replacing
air conveyors in a PET bottle filling line.
In-line case elevation
In-line elevation and ceiling transportation of large boxes to end of
line palletizer with automatic separation of boxes without any additional
drives or controls.
Incline bottle conveyors
Incline out-feed conveyor from a PET blow moulding machine, allowing
free floor passage and safe ceiling transportion.
Milk packaging line
Safe and hygienic transport of milk packages from filler to packer
requiring smooth transport with a minimum of friction and safe guiding to
avoid any packages falling over.
In-feed gravity chute
Filled boxes of pasta sliding down a gravity chute into a packaging
machine.
Automatic lane merging
Automatic merger of two production lines without any additional drives
or controls.
Examples of products handled:
biscuits,
bread,
butter,
candy,
cardboard boxes,
cardboard cases,
cardboard tubes,
cereals,
cheese,
chewing gum,
chocolate,
coffee,
confectionery,
crisps,
display packages,
frozen food,
glass bottles icecream,
instant soup,
juice,
liqueur,
metal cans,
milk powder,
noodles,
PET bottles,
pet food,
snacks,
soft drinks,
sugar,
sweets,
tea,
water,
yoghurt | |
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| Medical and pharma |
| Application areas: Bottle accumulation line
Dynamic horizontal accumulation table between filling and packaging
operation in a controlled atmosphere, enabling line access through vertical
wedge conveyors.
Assembly systems
Modular dynamic assembly systems with integrated production software with
full plug-and-play capabilities.
Automation cell
Standardized interface for quick and easy reconfiguration of different
applications such as screw-driving, labelling, assembly, gluing and
palletizing.
Blow moulding line
In-line vertical transport between blow moulder and de-flashers of nebulas,
improving line access and up-time.
Machine integration
Plastic bottle in-feed into a labeller using a made-to-order conveyor
concept allowing installation five days after your order.
Vertical in-line buffer
Vertical in-line, FIFO, buffering of filled bottles creating elevation,
space and increased up-time before packaging.
Inhalator packaging line
Inhalator filling, labelling and packaging line with cleated incline
conveyor creating a walkway.
Decline case loweration
In-line ceiling transportation and loweration to end of line packaging with
automatic separation of boxes without any additional drives or controls.
Tablet packaging line
Transfer and accumulation of capped bottles before splitting into two
parallel lines for safety sealing and over-wrapping.
Examples of products handled:
pills,
dental implants,
laboratory apparatus,
eyeglass lenses,
fluid meters,
measuring and control devices,
turbuhalers,
optical instruments,
contact lenses,
surgical instruments,
I.V. bags | |
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| Paper converting |
| Application areas: Dynamic flow product distribution
Diverters, both vertical and horizontal, and combiners are used for
distributing the product flow to different machines or for making the
products available in the requested configuration. The dynamic flow control
logic assures optimal line balancing for improved machine-utilization with
little space required and minimum risk of product damages.
Elevation of products
A wide range of standard elevators for tissue roll and packed products are
developed for high-capacity elevating of products. Gravity chutes or driven
elevators make the lowering easy.
Dynamic line balancing
Tissue rolls being elevated to the main highway freeing up valuable floor
space while allowing flexibility and dynamic line balancing, distributing
products from any log saw to any wrapper, bundler, case packer or palletiser.
Flow controls
Easy management of complete line production through a password protected,
touch-screen control panel utilizing a standard FlexLink operator interface.
Our control-logics with speed control and line balancing maximizes machine
utilisation and minimizes production cost.
Standard product orientations
T-wedge elevator for high-capacity elevation and upending of packs is one
standard solution. Equipment for turning and collating products or rejecting
faulty products and trim-pieces are other examples as well as adjustable
guide rails for easy changeovers. A range of standard solutions for guiding
and transfer products is used to secure the product orientation when
conveyed. Adjustable, manual or automatic, guide-rails are available for
easy changeover between product sizes.
Conveyor layouts
The conveyor layouts are adapted to the needs of the paper industry and are
available in different sizes and configurations, the choice depends on the
space available, the function needed and the product to be conveyed.
Core distribution
Elevator and conveyor for cores used for space efficient layout of
machinery.
Examples of products handled:
bags,
boxes,
bundles,
cases,
cores diapers,
stacks of tissue,
tissue-rolls,
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| Personal products |
| Application areas: Incline bottle conveyor
Incline wedge conveyor for shampoo bottles creating passageway for operators
as well as enabling ink jet printing on the bottom of the bottle.
Deodorant end-of-line packaging
End-of-line transport of shrink-wrapped transport cases before manual
packaging operation.
In-line case elevation
In-line elevation and ceiling transportation to end of line palletizer with
automatic separation of boxes without any additional drives or controls.
De-puck unit
In-line separation for easy transfer of perfume bottles and integrated puck
return, fully adjustable for different sizes.
Machine integration
Conveyor running straight through a filling machine creating space and
eliminating the need of in-/outfeeds and transfers.
In-feed elevator
Cleated chain in-feed elevator conveyor creating a continuous flow of empty
tubes from a hopper directly into the filling line.
Palletizing
End-of-line palletizing unit of cardboard boxes tailored to suit your
specific requirements.
Aerosol packaging line
A packaging line turning and buffering the shrink-wrapped products before
they enter the labeler at the correct angle.
In-line cooling tunnel
In-line cooling tunnel layout with two parallel flows on each chain, which
increases product quality and production uptime.
Lane merging
The FlexLink police unit merges two productions lines into one, keeping the
products separated to avoid jamming without any need for electrical or
pneumatic controls. Reliable and straightforward mechanical solution with
very low maintenance needs.
Examples of products handled:
aerosol cans,
baby oil,
dental floss,
deodorant,
lipstick,
mascara,
perfume razor blades,
sanitary napkins,
shampoo,
soap,
tampons,
toothpaste | |
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| Tobacco |
| Application areas: Cartons
Efficient and safe systems adapted to any machine configuration with
standard interfaces to suit current as well as future requirements provide
profitable solutions.
Cases
Complete turnkey solutions for the end of line to palletising from a truly
global supplier with local engineering support and training.
Mass-flow
Our expertise in providing highly flexible and trouble-free links between
makers and packers, while maximizing efficient use of floor space and
product quality.
Packets
With 20 years of proven solutions in gentle and high speed handling in an
uninterrupted continuous flow of wrapped and un-wrapped packets.
Reservoirs
Unique conversion kits and upgrades for improving the operation, life,
capacity and speed of existing OSCAR and POLAR machines.
Examples of products handled:
cartons,
cases,
cigarettes,
cigars,
filters,
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| Application areas: Dynamic flow product distribution
Diverters, both vertical and horizontal, and combiners are used for
distributing the product flow to different machines or for making the
products available in the requested configuration. The dynamic flow control
logic assures optimal line balancing for improved machine utilization with
little space required and minimum risk of product damage.
Conveyor layouts
The conveyor layouts are adapted to the needs of the optical industry and
are available in different sizes and configurations, the choice depends on
the space available, the function needed and the product to be conveyed.
Managment of production data
FlexLink offers full traceability, and elimination of manual handling of job
order information. This is automatic Quality Control and Quality Assurance
(QC/QA). In addition to this, the risk of handling damages is minimized.
Elevation
A wide range of standard elevators for trays are developed for a safe
handling of the products. Gravity or driven elevators make the lowering
easy.
Dynamic in-/off line buffering
A wide variety of accumulation solution has been developed to satisfy
customer needs. FIFO, LIFO and ASRS systems are some of the solutions.
Examples of products handled:
Semi-finished lenses,
Finished lenses,
Glasses,
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| Conveying |
| The conveyors are
based on an aluminium conveyor beam with low friction slide rails guiding a
plastic multi-flexing chain. Products to be conveyed travel directly on the
conveyor, or on pallets/carriers. Products that are handled have a weight from a
few grams up to 30 kg and up to 1400 kg using roller and belt conveyors. The
chain design permits horizontal as well as vertical change of direction. |
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| Pallet handling
systems |
| Pallets (product
carriers) are used to carry products with unfavourable geometry and minimize the
risk for damage of sensitive and fragile products. Pallet sizes from 100x100 mm
up to 640x640 mm. Functions to stop, divert, merge, elevate, lift and control (RFID)
together with our range of linear units, frameworks and enclosures, ensure
efficient, high quality installations and systems. |
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| Elevating |
| An elevator is used for elevating, lowerating or providing buffer capacity at
the end of a conveyor run, or between different conveyors. A range of proven
elevator designs support the standard pallet conveyor ranges as well as more
general non-pallet applications. Just select the solution most appropriate for
your specific application and then configure as required. |
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| Accumulation,
storage & retrieval |
| Accumulation is used for temporary storage of products in a process, for example
between machines with different cycle times. Accumulators (buffers) are also
needed when downstream machines need to be stopped. |
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| Diverting and merging |
FlexLink offers a
wide range of devices for diverting and merging.
The diverters are operating vertically or horizontally and are used for
distributing the requested amount of products to the down stream equipment and
creating the most efficient line balance. |
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| Palletizing |
| Palletizing is
placing and securing units or containers on pallets. Typical applications can be
tissue paper rolls, all sorts of plastic bottles, cardboard boxes, etc. |
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| Picking and placing |
| Picking and
placing is where a robot moves items from one place to another, for example from
a conveyor in a production line to another conveyor in a packaging line. The
robot is often guided by a vision system. |
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| Machine building
systems |
| FlexLink offers a
wide assortment of aluminum profiles and accessories such as connectors,
fasteners, feet, etc to build machine supports and safety enclosures.
Pre-assembled enclosure sections and sliding door profiles as well as linear
units are also available. |
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| Offer Profile |
Production logistics solutions
We define production logistics as the management of material and information
flows in a production process. With FlexLink, you gain enhanced production
efficiency from our process expertise, conveyor hardware, and advanced software.
We offer:
- conveyor and pallet components
- controls and software solutions
- integrated packaging, filling, machining or assembly systems
Together with you we increase throughput, quality assurance, yield and
delivery service. At the same time, you get reduced floor space, less
administration, fewer products in process and lower manufacturing costs. |
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