WERMA Andon systems make operations safer and efficient

Safety at work

The extensive range of Beacons and Sounders manufactured by WERMA ensures that Logistics operations have available the widest possible range of optical and audible andon lights to ensure that the working environment is safe for all staff.

LED lights in a large range of sizes and designs are supplemented with audible products, many of which are multi tine and volume adjustable.

Case study – combi optical audible products

A well known international on line retailer with a network of regional fulfilment centres in the UK has an extensive and complex network of conveyors and picking areas to process customer orders. It is vital that appropriate warning devices are fitted to conveyors to provide warning to operators of the start and stop of operation of a line. A simple solution has been to fit the equipment with simple sounder devices which emit a warning but very often such devices can be disabled by mischievous operators and rendered useless.

Having carried out an extensive review of the operation WERMA proposed an upgrade of the handling equipment by fitting sophisticated bright flashing beacons with integral volume adjustable multitone sounders from the 444 and 423 Series products.

The plant operator was able to adjust the volume output of the sounders to ensure that the local area was being warned as appropriate and not the whole warehouse! In addition different tones could be selected which enabled staff to recognise in which are a warning was being sounded. The exceptionally bright and long lasting LED flashing beacons ensure that a clearly visible optical warning could be seen by all. Last but not least care was taken to mount the Beacon/Sounders in elevated positions to ensure that they could be tampered with.

Reduce downtime with easy to install wireless andon lights with call for action function

Disruptions to productivity can be reduced significantly by deploying andon light systems on packing and despatching lines.

Monitor the productivity

The andon light systems indicate the status of a workstation and are commonly used in some of the UK’s largest on line retail operations. In a simple traffic light configuration the green light may indicate the workstation is operative, an amber light that supervision is required to attend to a developing concern – shortage of packing material a red light can be deployed to indicate a serious disruption to the work flow.

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