EXERCISES

(CONVEYORS)
1. A roller conveyor moves tote pans in one direction at 320 ft/min between a load station and an
unload station, a distance of 460 ft. With one worker, the time to load parts into a tote pan at the
load station is 6 sec per part. Each tote pan holds 14 parts. In addition, it takes 12 sec to load a tote
pan of parts onto the conveyor. Determine
a) Spacing between tote pan centers flowing in the conveyor system and
b) Flow rate of parts on the conveyor system.

2. An overhead trolley conveyor is configured as a closed 1oop. The delivery loop has a length of
150 m and the return loop is 100 m. All parts loaded at the load station are unloaded at the unload
station. Each hook on the conveyor can hold one part and the hooks are separated by 3 m. Conveyor
speed: 0.3 m/sec. Determine
a) Number of parts in the conveyor system under normal operations,
b) parts flow rate; and
c) Maximum loading and unloading times that are compatible with the operation of the
conveyor system

3. A roller conveyor moves tote pans in one direction at 300 ft/min between a load station and an
unload station, a distance of 450 ft. With one worker, the time to load parts into a tote pan at the
load station is 5 sec per part. Each tote pan holds 15 parts. In addition, it takes 12 sec to load a tote
pan of parts onto the conveyor. Determine
(a) spacing between tote pan centers flowing in the conveyor system and
(b) flow rate of parts on the conveyor system.
(c) Consider the effect of the Unit Load Principle. Suppose the tote pans were smaller and
could hold only one part instead of 15. Determine the flow rate of parts in this case if it takes 5
sec to load a tote pan onto the conveyor (instead of 12 sec for the larger tote pan), and it takes the
same 5 sec to load the part into the tote pan

4. A recirculating conveyor has a total length of 300 m. Its speed is 65 m/min, the spacing of part
and carriers along its length is 10 m. Each carrier can hold two parts. The task time required to
load two parts into each carrier is 0.12 min and the unload time is the same. The required loading
and unloading rates are both defined by the specified flow rate, which is 7 parts/min. Evaluate the
conveyor system design with respect to Kwo,s three principles (Speed Rule and Capacity
Constraint).

5. A 350 m long recirculating conveyor operates at a velocity 65 m/min. The task time required to
load two parts into each carrier is 7.2 sec. and the unload time is 7.0 sec., the spacing of carriers
along its length is 10 m. Each carrier can hold two parts. The required loading and unloading rates
are both defined by the specified flow rate, which is 7 parts/min. Evaluate the conveyor system
design with respect to Kwo,s three principles (Speed Rule and Capacity Constraint).