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Accumulating Conveyors and Accumulating Machines Choosing the Right Accumulation Solution for your Application Planning for Accumulation 1. Consider the product weight, height of the equipment, depend- Accumulation is required in high shape and packaging. Is the ing on the type of equipment. speed production lines to make product stable when conveyed? sure that the generating unit Can the product handle back This article is an overview of continues to run during malfunc- pressure to accumulate? The different types of conveyor sys- tions of downstream equipment. type of product may be the de- tems and machine solutions that Simply stated, if the generating fining factor in the best accumu- provide accumulation. Criteria is unit is idle, the production is lost lation choice for the application. also examined for each solution, forever. Further, a certain amount including: of products or packages can be 2. Determine the area available n Type of Product: Round, non- damaged during the stop and for the equipment. In some pro- round, packages, cases start cycles. Often manpower is duction floor layouts, there may n Sequence: FIFO (First-in, utilized to unload product and be conveyors overhead which First-Out), FILO (First-in, then re-load the product back would eliminate most of the Last-Out) and random into the production flow. A reli- vertical accumulation solutions. n Cost: $ = less than $50,000, able accumulation system results Similarly, the floor layout may $$ = $50,000 - $100,000 and in more production, less