AFC Seizes Customization,Automation Opportunities in Powder Handling
Automated Flexible Conveyor (AFC) is strategically expanding its product line to meet growing demand for automated powder handling solutions. The company now offers systems encompassing bag filling, bag unloading, weighing, dosing, and conveying, focusing on delivering tailored solutions to a diverse clientele.
according to a recent interview, AFC is capitalizing on the increasing opportunities to automate a wide range of powder handling tasks across various industries. Though, a key challenge the company faces is maintaining rapid lead times despite designing and building systems from scratch to address specific customer needs and targets.
“We’re seeing opportunities to automate a wide range of powder handling tasks,” the company representative stated. “One of our biggest challenges is keeping lead times as fast as they are as we’re designing and building from scratch to solve specific problems or meet specific targets.”
AFC boasts a long and established history, having been founded over 40 years ago and remaining continuously located in Clifton, New Jersey. The company has a proven track record, having designed powder handling systems for prominent organizations including NASA, Solvay, and Bridgestone, alongside supporting the growth of smaller manufacturers seeking improved safety and efficiency.
“AFC was established more than 40 years ago and continues to operate in the same Clifton, NJ, location,” the representative explained. “We’ve designed powder handling systems for NASA, Solvay, bridgestone, and many of the largest, most respected companies in the world, as well as for growing manufacturers who need to become safer and more efficient in their operations.”
Recently, AFC introduced the tiltable AFC Spiralfeeder, a new product designed to enhance operational ease. This conveyor allows a single operator to automatically adjust the unit’s height with the push of a button, facilitating movement through standard doorways without the need for tools, disassembly, or disconnections. The system features automatic locking mechanisms when lowered and a similar automated raising function for quick return to service.
