Logistics warehouse 45 ° turn conveyor layout skills, save space less runaway

I heard that recently many warehouse managers were 45 ° turn conveyor tossed enough? Obviously in order to save space to install the equipment, the results of three days every now and then run off the card material, maintenance costs than the savings of the site rent is higher! Don't worry, today we will break up the crumbs to talk about---How to really double the space and halve the breakdowns with a 45° turnerThe first time I saw a new one, it was a very good one, but it was a good one. An e-commerce warehouse with the right method, sorting efficiency directly soared 30%, the secret is all here!

​A. Why is a 45° turn the "golden angle" of warehouse space?​
Let's take a look at the figures: a 90° turn requires an arc of 1.2 metres radius, whereas a 45° turn requires a radius of 0.8 metres through two turns, also for a 180° turn. What does this mean? In a warehouse with an aisle width of 2.5 metres:

  • Conventional 90° turn: space occupied ≈ 4.5 m²
  • 45° bifold turn: occupies ≈ 2.8 m² of space
    ​Saving this 1.7 m² will cost you 20,000 less a year in rent alone!​

But don't rush your order, these potholes are to be avoided first:

A logistics centre blindly installed 45 ° turn machine, because of the conveyor belt forced to change direction of friction, three months to change the belt three times more than 80,000 maintenance fees spent

​II. Three elements of layout: radius/alignment/drive​
​1. Radius selection follows the cargo​

  • Standard/carton (<50kg): choose R600mm small radius, turn inside raise ≤5° anti-slip
  • Palletised goods (>200kg): must be R800mm or more, and the outer rollers tilted forward by 3° to resist centrifugal force
    ​Test caseAn auto parts warehouse transporting engine pallets, R800mm + double-row roller design, deflection rate from a daily average of 5 times down to 1 time per month

​2. Parallelism is king​
Replace the single row of equipment with two rows side by side (as shown below):

make a copy of
Infeed area → [45°turning machine A] → Sorting line  
          [45° Turning Machine B] → Packing Line  


Guangdong a clothing e-commerce this trick, 2000 square metres of warehouse throughput increased by 40%. the key is theDistance between two machines ≥80cmOtherwise the walls will have to be removed for servicing!


​3. Driver system so choose the most cost-effective​






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​III. Anti-bias practical programme​

​Q: How can I cure it if it's adjusted in the morning and off in the afternoon?​

Remember this combo:


    

  1. ​Basic Configuration: the inner rollers are 3-5 mm higher than the outer ones (to counteract centrifugal forces)
    2. 

  2. ​dynamic adjustment: Spring loaded support - automatically raises 5° with no load and presses back to level with heavy loads to prevent spills.
    3. 

  3. ​Ultimate Protection: Add stand-up rollers to the edge, but don't touch the belt directly! Leave a 2mm gap for emergencies
    4. 





Lessons learned from a cold chain warehouse in Suzhou: using ordinary carbon steel rollers to transport frozen products, water vapour condensation led to rust and imbalance of the rollers, which ran out of balance 12 times a month. After replacing it with stainless steel rollers + automatic deflection correction system, there was zero failure in half a year.






​Fourth, exclusive data: 90% people miscalculate the cost of accounts​

You think equipment procurement is the big one? A logistics company's five-year cost components stunned the crowd:


    

  • ​Procurement and installation: 38%
    • 

  • ​Electricity consumption: 31% (inverter motor saves 25%!)
    • 

  • ​Repair and replacement:: 231 TP3T (wear and tear due to run-off accounts for 601 TP3T)
    • 

  • ​Stoppage of production losses:: 8%
    • 



​counterintuitive conclusion: Spend an extra 10k on IP54 rated motors and you'll save money on repairs in two years!




I recently had a tough conversation with a logistics director.10° inclined section after 45° turning machine. Using the inertia of the goods to naturally return to the centre saves 70,000 compared to installing a deflector! After all, in the warehouse--




"Every centimetre of channel saved is a base for next year's pay rise!"




(Data monitoring: after the adoption of this solution in a distribution centre, the site utilization rate reached 911 TP3T, which is 261 TP3T higher than the industry average)

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