Keeping MINI moving
A bespoke conveyor system from LB Foster Materials Handling has been installed at the MINI Plant Oxford.
The solution presents a constant
supply of wheels to the fitting operators on each side of the production line
in the most efficient and ergonomic manner.
The main driver for the new equipment was that the wheel
fitting position needed to be moved further up the production line.
Consequently a conveyor system was required and possible improvements to the
wheel fitting operation explored.
To meet the brief, LB Foster designed and manufactured zero
line pressure accumulating roller conveyors complete with pop up transfers and
tilting units for each side of the line. These conveyors are now used to
transport the wheels in the correct sequence from the ground floor lifts to the
cars as they progress down the line.
