Conveyors & Automation FAQs

A conveyor is a mechanical handling device which can continuously move materials or products from one location to another. This can reduce manual labour costs and increase efficiency. Safety can be improved as lifting and carrying heavy items is reduced.

Conveyors can automatically move your products from one area or process to another, without the need of manually handling products. Labour costs can therefore be reduced, which helps to reduce your costs and make you more competitive. Our software systems can stop and start section of conveyors to save energy and to control the flow of products. This helps to keep your production continuously flowing through your site creating an efficient, cost effective operation.

Have you considered how every hour of lost productivity will add up into days and months of lost operational costs. While labour costs are increasing, companies need to automate to stay competitive and ahead of the competition. Improve your productivity now, to see days, months and even years of cost saving benefits.

The initial investment can quickly be recovered by increased efficiency and reducing manual labour costs. We use standard conveyor modules within our systems, so they are reliable, easy to maintain, and cost effective. A MONK Conveyor system can transform the efficiency of your operation.

There is a wide choice of conveyor technology available, and the best choice will depend on product size and shape, weight, centre of gravity, stability, environment and throughput (i.e. number of products per hour). We will assess this information and use our many years of experience to help determine the best type of equipment for your products. We will also want to understand your building layout and other parts of your process to help make the right choice.

We will find out about the products you want to put on conveyors. From this we can select and suggest the right equipment and discuss a layout. We may want to come to site to see your products, and look at the space available. When you are happy we will provide you a proposal which will include all the options, installation, commissioning, training and handover. Smaller systems can be inspected in our factory before delivery. Larger system can be handed over to you on your site. We will continue to support the conveyor system with warranty, dial in support and maintenance visits as required.

We handle a wide range of products, from small medicine bottles, tablet boxes, packed food, shipping bags, cartons, crates, tote bins, trays and pallets.

We supply to a wide range of industries from Optical Labs for spectacle manufacture, warehouse and e-commerce, battery manufacturing, automotive components, medical and pharmaceutical products, personal care, production and factory assembly, food industry for packs and wrapped food, candle manufacture and sushi restaurant conveyors.

Our products are delivered and installed around the world, from the UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa and America. Our in house logistics team will handle the shipping and delivery of our equipment.

We will continue to support the conveyor system after it has been installed. A comprehensive manual and spare parts list will be provided. Our systems have a warranty and we offer dial-in-support for software, service packages and maintenance visits.

Our engineering experience allows us to build bespoke machinery which will work alongside systems, including product lifts, product stacking machinery, pick and place. We also have a leading barcode and pick to light system.

Contact us by email at sales@monk-conveyors.co.uk, telephone +44 (0)1252 369800, or use the contacts page on our website. Our offices are typically open from 8am to 5pm Monday to Thursday and 8am to 4pm on Friday.

Monk Conveyors has over 25 years’ experience in conveying and handling equipment, and we have seen products of many different shapes and sizes. Our friendly expert advice will help us select the best products for the best possible solution for your business. All our customers expect high reliability and durability, and we expect nothing less from the systems we install. We offer a full turn-key service from initial design to handover and training.

This is fully managed by us. We will arrive to assist unloading the lorry, move equipment into the area and carry out the full installation. We will then train your staff and maintenance staff before handing the system over to you once you are completely happy.

Our systems have an electrical safety circuit with emergency stops. Guarding is also included if required and staff can be provided with training for safe operation.

We have in house software engineers with experience in Siemens PLC’s and Allen Bradley PLC’s. We also write PC based software for communications with warehouse management system (WMS), reading and writing to SQL databases and using API calls. Line information can also be displayed on large KPI screen displays.

Conveyors are designed to be robust, operate for long periods of time, using high quality materials, bearings and motors. Conveyors are also easy to maintain and often no special tools are required. Weekly checks should be made for dirt and debris. We use as many standard modules where possible, and this means they are existing designs which are tried and tested.

We work closely with our suppliers to develop good relationships and this means we get good technical support. We know that support from our suppliers and their ability to work with us is very important to provide successful complete solutions. Visit our Partners and Suppliers page for further information.

Power saving features can be included which will detect when a system is not being used and automatically shut it down to save energy and wear. The latest motors and controls are used to keep our systems as energy efficient as possible.