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POLY-V DRIVEN ROLLER CONVEYORS
Poly V-belt Driven Roller Conveyors,
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higher speeds, and is less expensive than commonly
selected chain driven live roller conveyors.
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- Zero Pressure
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PBR19 POWERED ROUND BELT DRIVEN CONVEYOR
The Powered Round Belt Driven
Conveyor is a quiet and
efficient live roller conveyor
system. These systems are
primarily suitable for lighter
loads up to 75 pounds. Each
roller is powered individually by
a composite “O” ring or band with
up to ( 16) rollers connected to a single
24v flat motor with integrated control cards.
With the goal being simple to install, this conveyor
is commonly used in zero pressure accumulation
applications commonly integrated with pop-up
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the data in high-quality visualization formats that help the
layperson understand what they’re looking at and (ideally)
make better decisions based on hard information.
Analyzing mountains of data is a daunting task, but the
potential payoff is huge: The more robust the information
flow, the more precise the decision-making, according to
data analytics professionals. For an industry as operationally
imprecise as container shipping, the benefits could be transformative.
The use of big data and analytics is not a cure-all for the
liner industry’s ills. It will not elevate subpar global demand.
Nor will it end a financially devastating cycle of vessel overcapacity. Yet with global trade growth lagging world GDP for
the first time in decades, unconventional rivals like Amazon.
com Inc. and Chinese Internet giant Alibaba coming to market with grand designs to control all supply chains, and many
traditional cost-cutting avenues exhausted, carriers need all
the help they can get to stay relevant and restore profitability.
“We can’t expect the world economy to drive our growth,”
Voetmann said in September at a conference sponsored by
Teradata, a consultancy. “We are going to have to find our
own way.”
WILL IT HOLD WATER?
The positive news is that, when it comes to container shipping, advanced analytics has the potential to improve every
function that it touches. Inna Kuznetsova, president and chief
operating officer of Parsippany, N.J.-based Inttra, a multi-carrier portal that tracks the status of about 35 percent of the
world’s ocean containers, said big data could have a significant impact on reducing vessel slot cancellations, as well as
box detention and demurrage charges. Good information can
help carriers plan for an appropriate level of expected cancellations, which would reduce vessel overbooking to compensate for no-shows, Kuznetsova said.
Inttra has rolled out a “dwell time” dashboard that will
measure the frequency, patterns, and reasons behind incidents that trigger detention and demurrage charges. It already
operates two “decision support” dashboards—“shipment reliability” and “booking speed”—that allow shippers and freight
forwarders to analyze their performance histories.
For now, big data projects in ocean shipping are focused
on asset tracking, vessel scheduling, route optimization,
and equipment repair. The next wave, though, is likely to
be in the realm of demand forecasting, said Thad Bedard,
senior director of supply chain solutions for APL Logistics
Ltd., a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based third-party logistics service
provider (3PL) owned by Japanese transport giant Kintetsu
World Express Inc. Using vastly improved visualization tools,
importers will be able to more efficiently align inbound product flow from its origin with the requirements of the warehouse or DC at the destination, according to Bedard.
Because importers lack the visibility to get a real-time
handle on product leadtimes, they have trouble consistently
matching inbound supply with end demand at the warehouse
