Package Handling Chutes

TIVAR® DrySlide Chutes Keep Overnight Packages Moving

PROBLEM:

A major U.S. overnight package delivery company was looking for an answer to its package handling problems. The standard steel surface in split transverse and spiral chutes was causing bags and packages to stop in mid-chute. The back-up of parcels created jams, mis-sorts and damaged goods.

Employees spent valuable time correcting mis-sorts and applying "quick fixes" to the chutes.

To help packages move smoother and faster, the company tried a grabbag of products: silicone sprays, urethane wax, furniture polish, and even graphite paint. Further, they buffed and polished the steel surfaces extensively.

The problems

In humid Houston weather, newspapers would hang up on sticky surfaces. The result? Traffic jams on the conveyors and delays at the loading dock. Because each bundle contained advertising keyed to specific locations, workers had to manually inspect each bundle and hand carry it to the right delivery truck.

The second problem lay with the double-deck chute system. Conveyor buckets discharged parcels into upper and lower chutes. No reliable mechanical or hydraulic system had been found that allowed the upper chute to rotate out of the way to drop a bundle into a lower chute, then return to its position in a matter of a few seconds. When chutes didn't move properly, parcels lodged in the wrong delivery queues.

For TIVAR® Products Specifications click on the links below:

TIVAR 88® Specifications
TIVAR Ceram P® Specifications
TIVAR DrySlide® Specifications
TIVAR H.O.T.® Specifications

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