Material Handling
Equipment engineered to your container, your rated speed, and your facility footprint
We design every line we build, from the plant layout and bottle flow to the control panel, and test it in our own shop before it ships.
In summary
Custom Metal Designs engineers the conveyors, robotic cells, and packaging machinery it builds for the empty side of the bottle line. Mechanical, electrical, and controls design are done in-house, next to the shop that builds and tests the equipment; CMD is a UL-listed panel shop and ISO 9001:2015 certified, and has engineered bottle-handling equipment since 1972.
Key facts
- Mechanical and electrical engineering in-house
- Designed to your bottle, rate, and floor
- UL-listed panel shop
- Engineering bottle-handling equipment since 1972
From concept to blueprint
From your floor plan to a blueprint you can approve
Step 1: Site visit
A sales engineer meets your team, learns how the line runs today, and talks through manual, semi-automatic, or fully automated options.
Step 2: Measurement and layout
We measure your floor, draw a 2D CAD layout, and walk the line to check the conveyor path and where new equipment fits.
Step 3: Blueprint and quote
You review the mechanical and controls design before anything is cut, so the price you approve is for equipment that already fits your plant.
Engineering
Mechanical, electrical, and controls engineering under one roof
One team designs the frame, the drives, and the control panel, so they are tested together under power before the line ships.
01
Mechanical engineering
Conveyors and packaging machinery designed as SolidWorks 3D models, so every part bolts together and the equipment meets your rated speed.
02
Electrical and controls
Motors, gearboxes, and I/O designed with the mechanical team. Panels built in our UL-listed panel shop, with Yaskawa Motoman or FANUC robots tied into the line.
03
Design for manufacture
Drawn for the shop that builds it, so cost is caught on paper. We keep your drawings, so spares and upgrades start from your line's design.
Gallery
A full-size control panel in build Terminating at the terminal strip
Next step
Need equipment designed around your line?
Tell us the bottle, the rate, and the space you have. A sales engineer will come back with what we would build and how we would engineer it.