Residential / Commercial Appliance Material Handling

MWES provided this firm with the following system:

• Implemented Testing in motion through the use of mobile electrification which greatly reduced the number of accumulation conveyors required to complete the extensive testing process
• Developed a wireless data collection node and server using embedded processor technology
• Used wireless Zigbee technology to provide the ability to simultaneously test over 300 units
• Implemented a distributed I/O architecture (ASI Bus) to effectively and efficiently control over 1200 conveyor zones
• Incorporated RFID technology to positively track and record production and test data
• Using powered chain driven live roller conveyors reduced the cost of spare parts and provided zone length flexibility for future product design
• Chain transfers provided a means to automatically convey refrigerators to each workstation
• Three high-speed transfer cars eliminated the need for twenty-four chain transfers and provided significant savings