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Alpine Accumulation Defers Product Up to 4 Minutes of Off-Line Production

July 26, 2018

Multi-Conveyor recently built this single lane, off-line accumulation, space-saving, Alpine-style conveyor to detect and accept various sizes of bottled salad dressings.

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Electrical Controls, VFD’s, Servos, Photo Eyes and More

June 15, 2018

Multi-Conveyor has decades of combined controls experience. Multi-Conveyor’s electrical team has built simplistic, standard powered equipment as well as complete, intricately controlled systems for the most complicated conveyor operation or integration.  This newly released video will briefly show how an electrical panel the size of a garage door, is actually built. We start with UL…

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Printer and Conveyor Kit Provides Solution for Printing on Corrugated

April 30, 2018

Squid Ink Manufacturing, Inc. (squidink.com), and Eastey Enterprises introduce an all-in-one package for product transport and ink jet printing. The combination of Eastey EC-Series conveyors and Squid Ink’s CoPilot 500 ink jet printer provides an excellent solution for manufactures looking to begin printing on their corrugate cases. Squid Ink’s CoPilot 500 Conveyor Kit offers manufactures…

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FlexMove, Geppert-Band Merge into Dorner

April 24, 2018

In a move that combines more than 100 years of conveyance expertise, Dorner Holding Company, the parent company of Dorner Mfg. Corp., FlexMove and Geppert-Band GmbH is merging the three entities into one consolidated brand: Dorner (dornerconveyors.com). The new Dorner boasts a global workforce of more than 400 and brings a diverse conveyor automation product…

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Honeywell Intelligrated To Showcase Automation & Software Solutions at Modex 2018

April 12, 2018

This year’s MODEX supply chain trade show is expected to attract more than $35 billion in purchasing power, with attendees in search of solutions to stay competitive and protect profits in the rapidly changing world of modern commerce. From April 9-12 at MODEX booth #B3239, Honeywell Intelligrated (intelligrated.com) will feature the latest automation and software…

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Conveyors: The Ins and Outs

April 6, 2018

Which Type Is Best for Your Application, And What You Should Consider When Making A Purchase. By: Elisabeth Cuneo, Editor Conveying and accumulation are both so critical to the packaging line, as conveyors move product from one spot on the line to the next, and accumulation can account for machine operation downtimes When looking to…

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Column Insights: Keep Your Conveyors Running Smoothly by Creating a Bench Stock of Common Replacement Parts

March 28, 2018

By Steve Stuff, Director of Parts & Service, Dorner Mfg. Corp. When it comes to manufacturing – conveyors are just as critical as the machinery slicing product or equipment packaging items. That’s because if the conveyor system goes down for maintenance, the entire line goes with it. Conveyors generally don’t require a lot of maintenance…

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Dorner Appoints New Territory Sales Manager for Indiana

March 13, 2018

Scott Volk has been appointed Territory Sales Manager covering Indiana for Dorner Mfg. Corp (dornerconveyors.com). Volk will be working with sales channel partners and key accounts to grow the company’s industrial and sanitary conveyor business throughout the state. Volk comes to Dorner with more than 10 years of territory sales experience in automation, fluid power, and…

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Nercon Releases A New Product to Their Line-Up: Conveyor Retractable Gate

February 16, 2018

Nercon (nerconconveyors.com), a manufacturer of conveying systems, announces another new addition to their line-up of conveyors and conveying equipment; Conveyor Retractable Gate. The Conveyor Retractable Gate provides personnel, fork trucks and other moving equipment unrestricted movement through the production floor. The retractable gate: Is designed to horizontally retract into itself Operated by a simple-to-use hand…

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Newly Released Video: Upender Conveyor Technology

February 14, 2018

Multi-Conveyor (multi-conveyor.com) recently built this stainless steel table top system designed to rotate bag-in-box cartons from wide edge to narrow edge leading using simple gravity with minimal guidance for reorientation. A single lane slave driven timing belt supports cartons on the right-hand side allowing the bottom of the cartons to rotate down counter-clockwise to a…

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Key Technology Appoints Ray Kramer as Senior Director of North America Sales

January 4, 2018

Key Technology (key.net) announces the appointment of Ray Kramer to the position of Senior Director of North America Sales. Kramer is responsible for managing Key’s sales organization in the U.S. and Canada to bring the company’s digital sorters, conveying solutions and process automation systems to food processors and other manufacturers. “This is the perfect time…

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