Case Study: BRADLEY-DOUBLELOCK Ltd

 

Bradley-Doublelock Ltd, is the UK’s market leader in the production of towing equipment and trailer parts.

They purchased their first Maylan Pallet Change System some years ago and have added recently two more units.

Thanks to the introduction of these units they have experienced an increase in output of 34%

and subsequently have been able to reduce labour requirements from five to two people

and component cycle time from 4.94 minutes to just 3.27 minutes.

Reduction in floor to floor times due to pallet system 34%

 

Components per Cycle (2 complete components per cycle) 4

Component Weight 3 Kg each

Fixture Weight 60 Kg

Total Weight 84 Kg

Material Cast Iron

Original Load/Unload time- 2 minutes

New Load/Unload time with Pallet System fitted- 10 seconds

Original floor to floor time for 4 parts- 9.88 minutes

New floor to floor time with Pallet System fitted- 6.54 minutes

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