704-527-3141 COVID-19 Policy About Us Resources Contact Us Shop Conveyor Online SOLUTIONS SERVICES PRODUCTS CASE STUDIES NEWS QUOTE Hytrol Quick Ship Conveyor Available in 3 Weeks! Manufacturing lead times are at record highs and still accelerating. Hytrol’s new Quick Ship Program, exclusively available to AEC’s clients, ships in only 3 weeks. Transportation Conveyor and Zero Pressure Accumulation Conveyor available in standard widths, colors, and elevations. November 23, 2021 Advanced Equipment Company Updates & News Hytrol E24 Conveyor, Quick Ship Verizon Billing DC Gets Automated with Optimized Conveyor System Redesign Verizon needed to output 13 million bills and letters monthly at their billing distribution center. Their current process just couldn’t move the totes efficiently from the second-floor to the first floor where the mail totes were being sleeved and strapped. Material Handling Specialist, Ivar Lonon, created an innovative redesign with a fully automated conveyor system, saving Verizon both money and time, reducing errors, and dramatically improving productivity. October 29, 2021 Advanced Equipment Company Case Studies Automated Conveyor Process, Custom Conveyor Solutions Best Conveyor Solutions for Pharmaceutical Operations The pharmaceutical industry is essential and the goods they provide are even more crucial. The facilities in which pharmaceuticals are sorted, filled, and shipped out, need to be carefully planned and configured to support these specific needs. September 21, 2021 Advanced Equipment Company Material Handling Pharmaceutical Conveyor Best Conveyor Solutions for Warehouse and Distribution The warehouse and distribution industry is on the rise and will continue to grow as the world navigates the digital age. In this industry, you need quality products with a guiding hand to help guide you through creating effective and efficient systems. July 30, 2021 Advanced Equipment Company Material Handling Distribution Conveyor, Warehouse Conveyor Best Conveyor Solutions for Manufacturing How does an expert decide what configuration is best? Depending on the products being manufactured, a material handling system may be light duty, medium duty, or heavy duty depending on TAKT time or specific application. Because needs in the manufacturing industry vary greatly, it is important to know which conveyors are best for your facility to optimize your business strategy. May 4, 2021 Advanced Equipment Company Material Handling Manufacturing 50% Increase in Total Storage Capacity with Mobile Smart Shelf System Montel’s Mobile Storage Systems are a great choice for multiple applications. By allowing the shelves to move from side-to-side and providing just two aisles for access at a time, storage can increase by 50% over a standard, static system. April 21, 2021 Brad Dowless Case Studies Mobile Aisle Storage, Mobile Aisle Systems 2019 Top Sales Award Goes to Conveyor Specialist Charlie Williamson 11 Time Winner Charlie Williamson wins the 2019 Top Sales award for the 11th time. When asked about the secret to his success – “It’s good to know that somebody thinks I’m doing a great job,” says Williamson, “but nobody has ever given me an order because I won an award. You have to earn that every time.” December 29, 2020 Advanced Equipment Company Hot Off The Press, AEC Awards Top Sales Award Meet Steve Roper, Material Handling Specialist After years at both the Robert Bosch Corporation and Boeing, Steve Roper accepted AEC President Darin Boik’s invitation to be a part of the AEC Family. Roper brings with him decades of experience in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, and material handling problem solving. December 15, 2020 Advanced Equipment Company AEC Team AEC Sales Team 40% Increase in Production with DC Conveyor Redesign and Robotic Arm Palletizers Our paper goods client in Kinston, North Carolina had been trying to take on new customers. So we needed to redesign a larger-scale operation to increase productivity and create an efficient showroom for prospective clients. Material Handling Specialist, Brad Dowless, redesigned the entire distribution center conveyor system for a 40% increase in production. December 1, 2020 Brad Dowless Case Studies Custom Conveyor Solutions, End Of Line Palletizing, Robotics Shifting to Automation Amidst COVID-19 In order for companies to ramp up production and meet their annual goals going forward, implementing automation will be a must. As the world emerges from the COVID crisis, automation needs will not only continue to expand — they will explode. November 6, 2020 Advanced Equipment Company Updates & News Warehouse Automation Meet Jennifer Schumacher, Accounting Manager & Inside Support AEC’s Accounting Manager, Jennifer Schumacher, has helped to promote digital growth to the companies day-to-day business operations. From financial reporting to AR/AP, the AEC office operates as an efficient machine with faster turnaround times for their customers. October 8, 2020 Advanced Equipment Company AEC Team AEC Sales Team 33% Increased Productivity with Custom Designed End-of-Line Automation Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our food and beverage distribution client in Eastern North Carolina needed to increase the capacity of their pallet-wrapping operation.. Working with the automated wrapper team, Brad Dowless designed a fourth conveyor line into the process. Pallets could now be loaded into four different lines, speeding up throughput over 33%. September 25, 2020 Brad Dowless Case Studies Custom Conveyor Solutions, End Of Line Palletizing, Hytrol Pallet Conveyor, Wrapper Solutions Automation Solutions to Optimize High-Velocity Packaging E-commerce companies often ship products in boxes that are much too large for their contents. Automated and fit-to-size packaging helps businesses to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and lessen their environmental impact. September 12, 2020 Advanced Equipment Company Updates & News Packaging Systems, Warehouse Automation Conveyor & Automation Upgrade to Future-Proof the Paint Blending & Processing Industry Corob is a world leader in automated tinting, dispensing, and blending solutions for the paint coating industry for both in-plant processes as well as retail point-of-sales equipment. AEC worked with Corob to develop a solution that would usher in a new, automated future for the paint and coatings industry. August 28, 2020 Charlie Williamson Case Studies Custom Conveyor Solutions, Hytrol E24 Conveyor Conveyor and Automation Upgrade for 25% Efficiency Boost in Receiving and Sortation Our home entertainment client, DISH Network was looking for an automated solution to optimize their receiving and sorting process. To streamline their process, material handling specialist Brian Hester teamed with System Plast to pair our Hytrol conveyor system with their Modsort Divert and Transfer mods and a SICK 6-Axis Barcode Scanner and Sizing Station. July 28, 2020 Brian Hester Case Studies Custom Conveyor Solutions, Divert and Transfer Conveyor, Hytrol E24 Conveyor, Sortation Conveyor Advanced Equipment Company Celebrates 60 Years of Success In 1960, Advanced Equipment Company was born. Since that starting point, AEC has been a powerhouse of the material handling industry—and if you ask company president Darin Boik, much of that success comes down to lessons learned in the early days of the business. July 27, 2020 Advanced Equipment Company Hot Off The Press Meet Bobby Moran, Engineer & Material Handling Specialist 12 years of experience as a manufacturing engineer combined with application design and sales is the driving force behind Bobby Moran’s efficient solutions to unique, complex applications. But the real benefit to AEC clients is his ethics. “All I can say is that integrity and honesty goes a long way. One thing I stand by, I promise my best and always follow through,” says Bobby Moran. July 18, 2020 Advanced Equipment Company AEC Team AEC Sales Team Warehouse Automation is Even More Important Today As material handling technology advances, it becomes clearer and clearer that warehouses and DCs must continue to automate in order to remain efficient and financially sustainable. While the challenges and solutions are different for every warehouse and DC, a thoughtful and careful analysis will identify the right path toward increased automation for your organization. July 11, 2020 Advanced Equipment Company Updates & News Material Handling Solutions, Warehouse Automation, WMS Meet Derek Helton, VP of Operations “We’re all on the same page here, much like families are. And we’re unified in our common goal, to help our customers any way we can to reach their goals. We let them know that they’re not just our customer—they’re a member of our team,” says VP of Operations, Derek Helton. June 20, 2020 Advanced Equipment Company AEC Team AEC Sales Team 300% Increase Plus Safe Social Distancing with Custom Food Conveyor Upgrade Our sausage packing client in Georgia saw a 300% increase in their workload due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They called on Charlie Williamson, AEC conveyor specialist, to find a fast and efficient conveyor system upgrade. June 5, 2020 Charlie Williamson Case Studies Benda Conveyor, Custom Conveyor Solutions, Gravity Roller Conveyor, Hytrol Conveyor Search for: Search Button Blog Home Categories AEC Awards (5) AEC Team (14) Case Studies (26) Hot Off The Press (7) Material Handling (27) Optimized Storage (4) Updates & News (35) Recent Articles Hytrol Quick Ship Conveyor Available in 3 Weeks! 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