Case Studies

Case Study: Gezolan

The Industry/Company: Gezolan is a Swiss Company that specializes in the manufacturing of high-quality innovative and environmentally compatible granule solutions for sports and leisure applications. For more than 50 years, Gezolan has produced quality material that is safe for humans and the environment. The Need: The growth of the US market led Gezolan to create

Case Study: Norton Packaging

The Need: Norton Packaging partnered with Conveyors & Drives, Inc. to design and implement a conveyor system to safely move 5-gallon plastic pails through a very tight space and keeping an important forklift aisle clear. Space was very limited so a tight radius curve and slight elevation changes throughout were used to avoid existing conveyor […]

Case Study: Electronics Distribution Company

The Need This electronics distribution company was having issues with their worn out Best/Flex Gravity Truck Loading Conveyors. As a result, the conveyors were not conveying boxes into the trailer efficiently and it was becoming increasingly difficult. For example, the workers couldn’t manually pull the conveyors into place. Read more of our case study below […]

Case Study: Kubota Manufacturing

Conveyors & Drives installed custom built belt-over-roller conveyor and custom drag chain conveyor with pop-up chain transfer to meet the goals set by Kubota.

Case Study: Food Wholesaler

An Atlanta-based major foods wholesaler desired a more efficient and cost effective method of moving full pallets of food product from a cooler in one building to the shipping department in an adjacent building. Current product movement included the labor intensive process of loading, unloading and transporting pallets via tractor-trailer truck. Additional challenges included a significant elevation change between buildings.

Case Study: Trojan Battery

Trojan Battery partnered with Conveyors & Drives to design and implement a conveyor system to move battery cases through various machines during the pre-acid fill assembly process. Space was very limited so tight radius curves were used to avoid columns and keep the line moving efficiently. Battery weight varied from empty plastic shells to 50 lbs. lead filled cases ready for acid filling and sealing.