Despite its advanced capabilities, automation equipment used on assembly lines remains susceptible to failure. This presents manufacturers with the ongoing challenge of preventing unplanned equipment downtime, which is always disruptive and costly. One proven way that companies meet this challenge is through regular and proper maintenance, be it for a robot, a rotary or linear indexer, or a conveyor.
“Consistent and proper conveyor maintenance can be quite an investment, time-wise, for a company, especially if it operates several conveyors,” says Will Peters, applications and design engineer at mk North America Inc. “But, in the end, it will prove worth it. Well-maintained conveyors perform with precision and repeatability, resulting in more uptime. Without them, assembly, production, testing and shipping will quickly come to a screeching halt.”