BHS, Inc., a leading manufacturer of custom material handling solutions, has completed an upgrade to its 148,000-square-foot manufacturing campus in St. Louis, Missouri. The updated area includes a dedicated 34-foot-tall testing space for vertical reciprocating conveyors (VRCs), designed to improve quality assurance and reduce customer installation time.
The dedicated VRC testing area supports a more efficient quality assurance process while providing space for testing, inspection, and calibration of fully assembled VRCs. By assembling and pre-calibrating VRCs before shipment, BHS helps customers reduce installation time, limit disruption, and reduce the cost and complexity of on-site assembly. According to Trent Boothe, Technical Sales Manager at BHS, assembled and pre-calibrated VRCs can install in half the time or even less, saving tens of thousands compared to on-site assembly.
The updated testing area was designed specifically for VRCs and vertical material lifts. It features modular wall bracing that allows the BHS team to test VRCs of multiple heights, including custom-sized models. A separate area also allows BHS technicians to test custom control system integrations for multiple VRC configurations. This flexibility is crucial for BHS's ongoing development and expansion of its VRC product line, which includes Hydraulic Cantilever VRCs, Mechanical Straddle VRCs, and custom VRCs designed for applications such as mezzanine access, multi-level storage, production facilities, and distribution centers.
Boothe emphasized that BHS is continuously testing new design features. For example, the company added wheels to pre-assembled hydraulic VRCs, allowing a single forklift to move the entire VRC through the facility to the installation point and stand it up, saving time, labor, and equipment during installation. As demand for vertical material handling solutions grows, the enhanced testing area provides BHS with the flexibility and capacity to support future product development and customer requirements. The investment reinforces the company's long-term commitment to delivering reliable, innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of industry.
For more information about BHS and its material handling solutions, visit https://www.bhs1.com.
