Dorner Conveyor Blog

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 »

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 »

On a past project, we installed an AquaPruf® 7400 Series sanitary conveyor at California-based Hollandia Produce. Its mission: move discarded lettuce to a bin for disposal. Sounds easy enough right? In reality, this is a very demanding environment for any conveyor, much less one that’s specifically designed to work in these conditions. That’s because of… Read More »

It’s important to remember where you came from in order to keep a clear vision moving forward. Our AquaPruf® platform of sanitary conveyors has been operating in companies across North America since 2003. And one of our initial launch customers for AquaPruf 7300 Series (now branded as AquaGard®) was a Pittsburgh-based bakery that used the… Read More »

Dorner’s 2200 Series low profile belt conveyor platform has received the Ultraclean Products Approval Laboratory certification for use in ISO Standard 14664-1 Class 5, and Federal Standard 209 Class 100 rated cleanrooms. This means that 2200 Series conveyors using Dorner’s urethane belts types will not contribute to the contamination of cleanrooms conforming to those standards…. Read More »

Dorner is enhancing the functionality of its AquaPruf® and AquaGard® sanitary conveyor platforms with the addition of two new accessories: infeed chutes and incline hoppers. Both, infeed chutes and incline hoppers, are ideal for all bulk handling applications where items are being fed onto the conveyor. For cleaning, simply rotate the chutes and hoppers away… Read More »

If something can break on a conveyor, Jeff Bonaparte has seen it…and repaired it. As a maintenance technician at Sussex IM, a custom injection molding manufacturer for a variety of industries located in Sussex, Wis., Bonaparte has literally seen it all when it comes to conveyor maintenance, and picked up a few tips along the… Read More »

Manufacturing thousands of locks every day takes dependable people and precise processes – not to mention reliable equipment. So when Master Lock needs conveyor systems to move shackles, plugs and tumblers through the manufacturing process, Dorner is the perfect fit. “I’ve been here for more than 30 years, and as far as I can remember… Read More »