Dorner Conveyor Blog

Providing precise product placement with the ease and cost effectiveness of a belt conveyor. By: Michael Hosch, P.E. Director of Product Development Dorner Mfg. Corp. Precision conveyors are a new category of belt conveyors used in applications when precise product movement or placement is required.  Examples of these applications include; wide or sheet part handling,… Read More »

We recently came across and article sent to us by our distributor, Braas Company, on Scott Joesph’s Orlando Restaurant Guide about an interesting new way of dining in Orlando at Gary’s Seafood Specialties – the area’s leading provider of fresh fish and other gourmet food items to restaurants in Florida and around the country. At… Read More »

When considering options for food processing equipment, utilizing stainless steel conveyors is a smart move and can keep your plant safe and sanitary while meeting your productivity and profit objectives. The Knotts Company‘s latest blog post, titled “Do you use a Stainless Steel Sanitary Conveyor?“, covers many of the ways stainless steel conveyors can contribute… Read More »

You’ve seen it in the news time after time. . . food recalls due to contamination from harmful pathogens, such as e.coli, listeria, and salmonella.  There’s no question that sanitary conditions in food production is absolutely necessary. That’s why equipment manufacturers, as well as food plant managers, have constantly looked for the best ways to… Read More »

When precise product movement is critical in the manufacturing and packaging processes of many industrial applications, Precision Move from Dorner is the perfect solution. Precision Move offering is the latest advancements in timing belting and drive technology from Dorner for its 2200 and 3200 Series low profile belt conveyors. The offering is ideal for the… Read More »

Being able to see just how a conveyor system can improve efficiencies is pretty remarkable. Such was the case when I visited Elite Manufacturing Technologies outside Chicago a few years ago to write a story on their three new Dorner conveyors. Elite produces precise fabricated sheet metal products for numerous industries. Of course, the manufacturing… Read More »

At Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama spoke about job creation, and specifically mentioned Milwaukee-based Master Lock and its efforts to bring jobs back to the United States. “Insourcing” is the phrase coined by The White House to illustrate this process of moving jobs back to the country. Master Lock reports it… Read More »

A recent TV ad for the Horseshoe Casino near Chicago, IL, shows the production of their red Horseshoe dice.  The video starts off with a row of dice traveling on a sequence of conveyors towards a manual inspector. The inspector then places the dice onto a Dorner 2200 Series conveyor, which is interfacing with a… Read More »

Dorner’s 2200 Series low profile belt conveyor with the latest advancements in belt and drive technology increases its weight carrying capacity to a 200 pound maximum load.  The 2200 Series is able to move these heavy load while maintaining a 1.4” diameter pulley for optimal part transfer and machine interface.  This compact design allows the… Read More »

The latest issue of New Equipment Digest features an interview with John Kuhnz, Dorner’s Director of Marketing, on our new Cantilever Stand Mounts for the 2200 Series and 3200 Series conveyors. Here is the transcript from the interview. . . Why did Dorner decide to develop this particular product? Customers have requested ways to reduce… Read More »