Why Invest in Energy Efficient Material Handling Solutions
Energy efficiency is becoming increasingly important to businesses for a multitude of reasons. Energy costs are rising, technology is advancing, and sustainability is becoming more valuable to consumers. In the material handling industry, studies show that motors used in conveyor operations can account for 50% of a facility’s energy consumption. With all of these factors at play, choosing a conveyor solution that will increase energy efficiency in warehousing facilities seems like a no brainer.
Warehousing environments, especially those with high volume operations, can face equally high energy usage and costs. Making an investment in energy efficient motors and conveyors can help companies save immensely. Some energy providers will even offer rebates to companies who switch to more energy efficient conveyors, allowing for more cost savings.
There is also an industry-wide trend to move away from pneumatic devices that were traditionally found alongside conveyors, due to their inefficiencies and high energy consumption. These older pneumatic devices, often used for transferring and stopping articles on the conveyor, are being replaced with motor driven roller alternatives using low voltage DC controls.
Itoh Denki 24V DC motor driven rollers have a 60% energy savings when compared to traditional conveyors. Our Run-On-Demand technology allows our rollers and modules to only operate when conveyed products are sensed in their designated zones, and shut off once the product has left their zone. This allows MDR conveyors to use as little as 1/25 of the energy that is used by the same length of traditional conveyor, saving thousands of dollars in the process.
Our transfer and sortation modules are comprised of our motor driven rollers, eliminating the need for pneumatics in conveyor operation. Implementing a pneumatic-free system removes the possibility of compressed air leakages that lead to operation inefficiencies. Our low voltage MDR based modules reduce the amount of energy consumption used in daily operations.
