How to choose a reliable fully automatic line conveyor line manufacturer?

Novice white first time to buy conveyor line equipment, is not that manufacturers advertisements blown sky-high, the actual question three do not know? Don't panic, today we will use the vernacular to break up the crumbs to say ---.Selection of manufacturers is not pumping blind boxes, master these 5 strokes, you can also be half a connoisseur!​

First, first figure out what they want, do not be the sales rhythm

​The most common pitfall for newbies is not understanding the requirements.. You even want to move their own material is what characteristics do not know, manufacturers how to give you the right medicine? Come on, let's ask ourselves a few core questions:

• ​What's the material?What's it like? Is it a powder like flour, or is it a heavy piece like iron? Powder has to be dust-proofed, heavy parts have to be reinforced, and the wrong type can kill a production line!
• ​How many per day?? The difference between a 5 tonne per hour and a 50 tonne per hour unit could buy a car.Failure to calculate capacity is a burn..
• ​How's the workshop environment?? Ordinary belts for a hot shop? Baked in minutes! No dust extraction system in dusty places? What about the workers' lungs?

To give a real example: Suzhou, an electronics factory owner to buy a cheap ordinary belt line, the results of precision parts are electrostatic adsorption flying, rework compensation of 300,000 yuan. So ah.Take a small notebook and jot down your needs first, then talk to the manufacturer!​

Second, the strength of the manufacturer do not listen to blow, direct pick his "bottom"

The "top tech team" that the salesman is talking about may be supported by two interns! How to pickpocket? Teach you three tough moves:

1. ​Killing the factory to see the scene: The assembly line idling? Warehouse accumulation of dust? Directly pass! Really big factory workshop welding spatter.The equipment runs with a rumble..
2. ​Check patent certificatesThe patent number on the official website, go to the State Intellectual Property Office to find out whether it is true or false.No patent "technology flow" are rogue.
3. ​Ask about the failure rate: "How often does our equipment go down on average?" Dare I report it?Annual failure rate below 5%The only way to be considered reliable is to be stumped and withdraw in a hurry.

Guangdong, a packaging plant boss and I spit: gullible "German technology" manufacturers, the results of the equipment leakage for three days, and then a check - the cylinder is all OEM goods.Remember: a workshop is more real than a showroom, and a patent is more reliable than a PowerPoint presentation!​

Third, customisation is not everything, but will not customise the absolute pit

The assembly line is not Lego.Standardised equipment doesn't fit into a strange workshop! The key is to see if the manufacturer will play "Transformers":

• ​space magician: Which T-, L- and U-shaped layout saves land? JIADA automation for food factoryTurning Conveyor Line, hard to squeeze 20% space in the corner.
• ​bearer of heavy loads: Can moving car parts be the same as moving tissues?Heavy Duty Chain Plate Line2 tonnes vsLightweight drum lineLoad-bearing 200kg, the wrong choice is directly crushed!
• ​King of Intelligent Field Control: To add or not to addInfrared sensor emergency stopWhat's going on? Should I take it?MES system? Failure to ask about these details doubles the cost of later additions!

Insert a hardcore comparison table here, and the little guy will know how to choose in seconds:

(Data refer to industry programmes)

Fourth, after-sales is not a fire brigade, is to give you the bottom of the insurance rope

​The sales call you your own brother before signing the contract, the phone doesn't work when something goes wrong - I've seen this drama too many times!A truly reliable after-sales service has to fulfil three iron rules:
✅24-hour responseThe production line collapsed in the middle of the night and the customer service responded in seconds with "the engineer has already left", which is even faster than the boyfriend's reply to his tweets!
✅With accessories on the doorstepDon't believe in "test and transfer".Manufacturers who don't stock their spare parts stores are just playing games..
✅Train the True Church: Not reading from an instruction manual! Training in Dongguan Sunrise EastHands-on teaching until the workers can independently dismantle and install the cylinderIt's not over until it's over.

Lesson in blood and tears: a factory in Zhejiang Province to save 50,000 after-sales fee, the results of equipment jamming and other accessories, such as 3 days, downtime loss of 500,000 yuan!Remember: any money you save after the sale will have to be doubled and spit out in the end!​

Fifth, the price do not just look at the figures, beware of invisible costs to chew meat

Does "200,000 all-inclusive" sound good? Turning over the small print of a contract can be a killer:
❗Installation fee extra: Cranes, scaffolding, plumbing and electrical modifications - these aren't written? Extra money!
❗Training headcount: The price difference between teaching 1 person and teaching 10 is tens of thousands of dollars!
❗Warranty plays on words:: "1 year warranty on the whole machine" butMotor only guaranteed for 3 monthsWhat? What a treacherous set up!

This is how the old birds in the industry compare prices: let the manufacturer dismantle theQuotation per metre(e.g. roller line ￥800/m), and then countingTotal cost of ownership(equipment price + 3 years maintenance fee). A factory price comparison found that: A quote 100,000 lower, but spend 80,000 more per year to maintain, properly the big wrong kind...

Editor's view

After ten years in the manufacturing industry, I have seen too many people fall into the "greedy cheap".The assembly line is the artery of the production line, and every penny you save can turn into a fishbone stuck in your throat. Expensive isn't necessarily good, but cheap is definitely haunted - either cutting corners or laying mines after the sale. Remember.Let the manufacturer address your pain points with solutions, not your anxieties with low prices!(concluded)