Dorner Conveyor Blog

The need for fast and effective equipment set-up is vital for your project’s success. Using experienced and qualified personnel will avoid start-up delays and future maintenance issues. Dorner has a full staff of service professionals based in Hartland, WI and Raleigh, NC that can assist you with installation supervision, complete installation and maintenance training. From… Read More »

Written By: Michael A. Hosch P.E. Director of Product Development Dorner Mfg. Corp.   The handling of pharmaceutical / medical products and medical product assembly has unique requirements. They are generally very small. They are often made of plastic, very light and can be fragile. Parts and assemblies of this type include vials, RV’s, syringes… Read More »

Move Fast. Move Smart. Move Small. Have to move a small or lightweight product? Have part transfer issues? Have an extremely tight space that requires a conveyor? Dorner Mfg. Corp. has the answer. Dorner’s new 1100 Series conveyor platform has a compact design featuring a 3/4″ frame height, making it the smallest low profile conveyor… Read More »

Everyone likes their pizza delivered fast, right?! On a recent project, we were  tasked with providing a conveyor solutions for handling pizza at high speeds.  The pizzas were coming from a wrapping machine in several lanes on stainless steel AquaPruf 7400 Series conveyors and being transferred to a mainline 7400 Series conveyor traveling at speeds… Read More »

A recent article by Packaging World explores how Dorner partnered with ADCO Manufacturing to help J.S.B. Industries/Muffin Town, of Massachusetts,  increase  their cartoning line speeds and make more efficient use of packaging personnel and materials. Previously, they company had been side-loading polypropylene film over-wrapped baked goods into cartons.  This process was experiencing line jams, requiring frequent… Read More »

Our new online Configurator tool, known as DTools, has been expanded to include the company’s latest conveyor platform – the 2200 Series Precision Move. DTools is a group of online tools designed to help users select, design, configure and apply conveyors. The Configurator is an intuitive 2D and 3D CAD platform that allows users to… Read More »

Our new 2200 Series Mid Drive belt conveyor platform frees up the motor and mounts from both ends of the conveyor, creating additional available space for operator and machine interfaces. Plus, the compact three roller design is 40 percent smaller than traditional, tensioned center drives, clearing more space along the entire conveyor. The Mid Drive… Read More »

Register for FREE using Promo Code XG at WestPackShow.com We’re excited to head West to Anaheim, CA en route to the WestPack trade show next week, February 12-14.  In booth 5024, we will be displaying our newest products catering to the packaging, food, pharmaceutical and medical device industries, as well as any unit handling applications where precision… Read More »

We are very proud and excited to announce appointments for two leadership positions within the company: Terry Schadeberg as President and CEO and Brian Baumgart as CFO. Both Terry and Brian come to Dorner from Nord Gear Corp., a supplier of industrial power transmission equipment based in Waunakee, WI. In their most recent positions at… Read More »

The PMMI Education & Training Foundation has announced it will administer the Richard C. Ryan Packaging Education Scholarship, funded by Dorner Mfg. Corp.  Dorner established the scholarship in memory of Rich, president and CEO of Dorner, who died suddenly in September 2012.  Rich, a member of the PMMI Board of Directors, had an intense dedication… Read More »