Conveyor equipment and construction design trends that direct correlate to production efficiencies.

1. 2012 Equipment and Packaging Trends
at Nercon Eng. & Mfg., Inc.

2. Always Increase Capacity
Just about every single
conveyor system coming
through our doors directly
relates to increased capacity
manufacturing goals. Even
incremental increases in
production capacity have
delivered a fast ROI (return on
investment) on new systems for
high-volume consumer goods
manufacturing customers.
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This container lid manufacturer required 300 lids per minute to meet big box
retail market demand for infant formula.

3. The Flexibility is in the Package
Nercon continues to see major system projects
that are specially designed to handle new flexible
packaging.
According to AMPAC, a global packaging company,
one truck load of pouches equals 25 truck loads of
cans. Pouches also use 75% less energy to produce
than cans.
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Pouches reduce the amount of source
materials to make cans by 25 to 1.

4. What you See is What you Get
Nercon is experiencing increasing requests for visual inspection on wear components.
The modified cover allows visual inspection of the drive A simple measurement guide is attached to the conveyor
without removing it. frame that allows maintenance personnel to quickly
determine when the chain needs to be replaced.

5. Preferred Components are a WIN-WIN
Nercon’s engineering and
management strategists have
developed a preferred component
program that increases engineering
efficiencies and deliveries. When
possible, the use of preferred
frames and components is a win for
customers who benefit from
reduced purchased costs and faster
turnaround time, and a win for
Nercon to streamline production of
Floor assembly of system using preferred
components: Preferred frames are the same quality as repeatable and common
Nercon’s custom engineering components. Preferred assemblies.
items are determined by commonality, repeatability
and value.

6. Application by Area or Room
An increasing number of
customers are leveraging
the purchase cost of
conveyors by selecting
the construction level
required by the
application or
environment.
For example, a
significant cost savings
Manufacturing plants can have environments from dry, to caustic
can be achieved by
wash-down to cold room in one location. Components required for locating controls panels
extreme environments are often higher purchase cost items. in dry environments.

7. Increasing Changeover Efficiencies
A food or consumer goods
manufacturer who can
shave minutes off every
changeover immediately
correlates to a competitive
bottom line. Nercon is
seeing a rise in tool-less
and adjustable brackets as
well as both pneumatic
and electric actuated
automatic rail systems.
This guide rail system features a hand wheel and digital counter that
Read our white paper on provides adjustment of all the lanes from one side of the conveyor
Packaging Line Changeover system.

8. The need for Sanitation Speed
Food processing customers
are focusing on conveyor
equipment designs that
increase sanitation
efficiencies that often go
beyond the requirements of
government compliance.
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Nercon’s all-welded tube frame sanitary level III conveyor design is
manufactured for COP (clean out-of place) and extreme caustic wash-down
procedures.

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