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MONK has provided Conveyor Systems and Product handling solutions to a wide range of industries for over 25 years. Designing a warehouse handling system tailored specifically to your needs involves careful consideration of your product, operators, machine throughput and line capacity.

Our wide range of products and experience helps us work with you to meet all of your essential warehouse demands. We work with you to provide the best production solution to move materials and products around your factory. Our goal is to provide cost effective warehouse packing and sortation solutions with the highest level of service.

Our roller conveyors are a proven cost-efficient solution for the many meters of track used in handling and delivering totes and parcels in warehouses or packing halls. Pallets can also be handled on our special purpose pallet system, feeding to robots, wrappers or racking.

Our warehouse packing conveyor systems help to create efficient packing areas. Our systems are designed take up a small amount of floor space and allow multiple pack tables to sit on both sides of a central feed conveyor. Packers can randomly place product onto the conveyor which feeds work away. The system creates gaps between the product before feeding under a barcode unit. Monk Conveyors work with SICK and an OPS690 Scanning Rig is commonly used. This has the ability to scan product from multiple angles if required.

The right conveyor system in your warehouse can reduce manpower, improve accuracy and increase productivity. We will design you a product feed system completely tailored to your site. Monks range of conveyors means we can use standard equipment to reliably handle the size and shapes of your product range.

Barcode Data enables us to question the Warehouse Management System (WMS) and retrieve information which can be used to route product. Routing can be by product type, job number, size, pre-set flags or courier type and to several destinations.

The product is routed using a number of standard options including side belts, diverter arms, air blows and switch sorters as shown in this project. The switch sorter quickly diverts to one of three lanes without slowing the product down.

Touch Screen displays make it easier for operators to run a sortation system. Clear information is displayed and help screens can be added. Fault finding messages make it easier to find problems quickly.

Mimic screens show a graphical representation of the production line. They can then display the status of each part of the line by changing colour. If there is a blockage, a section of the line can be highlighted to show an operator the location of the problem. Screens can also allow operators to adjust the line settings and these can be password protected to ensure only trained personnel have access.

Remote access to the PLC and barcode systems means that we can dial in to make minor software changes and assist site with problem solving.

All systems are mechanically and electrically installed with full handover and training.  Service and maintenance contracts can be provided along with critical spares.

 

We Also Supply Belt and Pallet Conveyors

Monk Conveyors supply and install full working systems which are designed to suit your specific needs. We install full pneumatic and electrical control with operator touch screens if required. Our control systems range from simple stop starts up to barcode capable controls, capable of communicating with your Warehouse Management System (WMS).

We are very proud to have worked with The Norville Group, delivering on all of their requirements for new lines across Surfacing, Coating and Glazing. Our knowledge of the Optical Industry and experience helped us to work with Nevil Trotter on completing their project on time and to the highest standard. Take a look for yourself in our video interview.

MONK Inter–Floor Belt Conveyors provide a simple and reliable method for transferring plastic totes or card boxes between floor levels. 

Our Inter–Floor Belts are reversable allowing a continuous flow of product up or down between floors.  They are ergonomic, simple and safe for operators to use.  Operator controls includes emergency stop push buttons or emergency rope pulls, start/stop and direction (forward/reverse).  Sensors detect the product at the ends. Further options include variable speed, beacons, sounders, counters and operator touch screen displays. 

Tough PVC grip top or smooth belt material can be selected and operation is quiet and smooth.  A modular design means reduced installation time and low maintenance. 

MONK Conveyors offer a site survey and proposal drawing, full mechanical and electrical installation, training and handover. 

We Supply Belt and Roller Conveyors Systems to Customers in Retail / E-Fulfilmen, Parcel Distribution, Manufacturing and Finished Goods, Warehouse and Distribution.

We Also Supply Roller and Pallet Conveyors 

Monk Conveyors supply and install full working systems which are designed to suit your specific needs.  We install full pneumatic and electrical control with operator touch screens if required.  Our control systems range from simple stop starts up to barcode capable controls, capable of communicating with your Warehouse Management System (WMS). 

Please contact us on 01252 369800 or email sales@monk-conveyors.co.uk for help and advice. 

Monk Conveyors latest sortation project transfers flow wrapped packs to 20 postal bins.   

Packs are read by our Keyence barcode scanner; we then communicate with the WMS to retrieve job information.  This is compared to a reference list and a bin location is known.  Pack position is tracked with an encoder fitted to the conveyor drive.  Product is blown from the track into one of the 20 bins, optional mechanical diverter arms are available for larger products.  An illuminated push button tells operators when a bin is ready to be changed and a simple press of the button stops further product being blown to the bin while this is taking place.  Product was supplied at 1400 per hour with higher speeds available. 

Space restrictions were overcome using MODU 83mm wide friction chain to take product from the flow-wrapping machine round 90-degree bends to the sorting area.  The design concept was proposed to the customer in 3D CAD so they could clearly visualise the system and discuss the idea with staff and operators.  This led to a number of design improvements which could be put in place before the system was delivered. 

Videojet Laser Engraving System 

We worked closely with Videojet Technologies to design an automated engraving system.  Product is manually loaded onto the MODU System infeed conveyor with markers on the belt to space the product evenly.  Side guides are adjustable to take a large variety of product sizes.  The drinking glasses are then fed under a Videojet High Speed CO2 Laser Coding machine.  Engraving is completed on the moving product. 

Our MONEX extrusion was used to build a robust guard frame with sliding access doors and mounting for all of the equipment.  Encoders fed the conveyor speed to the engraving system. 

Full testing and sign-off was completed at our Hampshire factory followed by installation at the customer site. 

 

We Supply Roller, Belt, Spiral and Plastic Chain Conveyors  

Monk Conveyors supply and install full working systems which are designed to suit your specific needs.  We install full pneumatic and electrical control with HMI operator touch screens.  Our control systems range from simple stop starts up to barcode capable controls, capable of communicating with your Warehouse Management System (WMS). 

Please contact us on 01252 369800 or email sales@monk-conveyors.co.uk for help and advice. 

Adding conveyors into small packing lines helps throughput and allows work to be processes in an orderly fashion. Also, it helps with ergonomics by reducing the need for lifting heavy boxes. This well known food retailer celebrated the installation of their new line.

 

The system allows empty boxes to queue in front of operators. Boxes can then be packed and once complete they are released to the dispatch area. Each box is then controlled and released so operators cab easily remove them from the line. Additional features were toggle switches or operators to be able to pause areas of the line, and variable speed controls.

Please contact Monk Conveyors for all your small to large packing line applications.

Our previous cleanroom experience helped us design an automated system suitable for packing leading opthalmic surgical procedure kits.

The system uses one of our standard two door airlocks to allow work to be fed on conveyor into the cleanroom, while minimising loss of clean air. Within the cleanroom our feed system transfer trays in front of an automated “pick to light” system. Operatives would then complete their picking from racks before allowing trays to be automatically sent onto the next part of the process.

The trays then line up in the packing area using a ‘zero line pressure‘ controlled system. This means that an operative can remove any job tray from the line and work on it. When they remove a tray the conveyor automatically moves all the work forwards. Therefore operators are constantly fed work which is easy to remove from the line.

 

We Supply Roller, Belt, Spiral and Plastic Chain Conveyors

Monk Conveyors supply and install full working systems which are designed to suit your specific needs. We install full pneumatic and electrical control with HMI operator touch screens. Our control systems range from simple stop starts up to barcode capable controls, capable of communicationg with your Warehouse Management System (WMS). Our projects included full mechanical and electrical installations, followed by training and handover to the customer

MONK Conveyors installs MODU System flexible chain conveyors, a high quality, robust and cost-effective conveyor system. It is used extensively in the Foof and Packing, Medical and Pharmaceutical, Automotive, Electronics and Optical industries

Providing 3D drawings at the sales stage means customers can easily visualise the proposed system. Complex layouts can be viewed from different angels and customer product can be shown in place. Building walls, floors and mezzanine floors can be added into the drawing.

This brings to life the proposed solution and can also help the customer explain proposed changed to staff. 3D CAD is also a valuable tool through from development to the final build. Monk Conveyor utilise standard products were possible, but we also have the capability to design bespoke automation solutions.

Dawson Shanahan in Welshpool are specialists in precision cold forming and machining. They approached Monk Conveyors for a conveyor line to transport machined car parts from a CNA machine to a Wash Machine. Monk helped design the base of a small pallet 280 x 80mm to hold the parts. Pneumatic gates were installed to allow parts to stop in front of operator stations. Due to coolant being present on the parts, a full drip tray with drain pipes was fitted to the conveyor line.

Our projects included full mechanical and electrical installations, followed by training and handover to the customer. Please contact us for further information or to request a visit.

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MONK Conveyors has used MODU System plastic chain conveyors for more than 12 years carrying out numerous customer installations. MODU offer a high quality, robust and cost effective flexible conveyor system. It is used extensively in the Food and Packaging, Medical and Pharmaceutical, Automotive, Electronics and Optical industries. MONK Conveyors adds pneumatic and electrical control systems to provide turn-key solutions.

MODU Aluminium and Stainless Steel Conveyors are based on a close fitting flexible chain. Products can travel along straights, into curves or even vertically. The system is quickly assembled from standard modules to accommodate almost any layout. Compact horizontal and vertical bends allow our systems to use minimum floor space, while ensuring operators have clear access to machinery.

MONK Belt Systems provide transport links through production, warehouse, order picking and despatch. Heavy duty belt conveyor drives are reversible so can take product up or down between floors; or run horizontally along packing benches. Medium duty end drives offer a compact alternative. Tough PVC grip top or smooth belt material can be selected and operation is quiet and smooth. A modular design means reduced installation time and low maintenance.

MONK Conveyors will design and build electrical control for the system. Control panels with options for variable speed, sensors, beacons, sounders, counters, HMI touch screen displays and rope pull emergency cords can be built in to provide a full solution.

We Also Supply Roller Conveyors and Lifters Monk Conveyors supply and install full working systems which are designed to suit your specific needs. We install full pneumatic and electrical control with operator touch screens if required. Our conveyor control systems range from simple stop starts up to barcode capable controls, capable of communicating with your Warehouse Management System (WMS).