Intralox at TIA 2006
23 June 2006
See How Intralox Can Improve your Operations and your Bottom Line at TIA 2006
The Intralox Bakery team will be exhibiting in Booth # 217, 316 and 318 at this year's Tortilla Industry Association show, September 15-17, 2006, at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team will highlight how an Intralox tortilla cooler retrofit can decrease downtime and metal contamination while also increasing worker safety in your plant.
Cooler Retrofits
Intralox's robust, positively-driven belts run at low tension and are trouble-free at high speeds, as opposed to wire belts, which begin breaking down in the first month following installation due to high speed / high tension operation. Additionally, the metal belt to metal conveyor bed friction common to wire belts does not occur with Intralox's modular plastic conveyor technology, all of which add up to a longer belt life and reduced replacement costs.
One major tortilla manufacturing plant saw a 100% decrease in unscheduled downtime the first year that one cooling line was retrofitted with an Intralox solution - resulting in a throughput of over 700,000 tortillas. If the same solution were applied to 10 lines over a 1 year period, increased throughput of over 7 million tortillas would be possible. Value also comes from the durability of an Intralox belt - lasting 6 times longer than the standard wire belt's lifetime. Over a 3 year period, this can generate savings of approximately $100,000 - or a 50% savings in wire belt replacement costs.
Bucket Elevators
Intralox bucket flights safely and securely convey chips, pretzels, cereals, candy, nuts, and virtually any small product. Four heights are available in order to match your capacity requirements. Intralox bucket elevators enable you to minimize product waste / breakage and cross contamination, prevent belt-blackening, ease sanitation, and prolong belt life - while achieving maximum capacity requirements.
Upgrading from scoop flights to Intralox bucket flights results in 50% less product waste due to the reduced incidence of spills and breakage, maximized throughput and production efficiency, and no additional costs because buckets cost the same as scoop flights and return a higher value while also reducing the need for sideguards. One major manufacturer saved $25,000 per year, per line, by switching from scoop flights to Intralox bucket flights.
Intralox is a global manufacturer specializing in Modular Plastic Conveyor Belts that enable companies worldwide to increase conveyor productivity, decrease production costs, and minimize downtime in their plants. By partnering directly with Intralox, manufacturers can expect a lower cost of ownership on their conveyors as well as written money-back guarantees for belt performance, and on-time shipping. For more information, visit Intralox online at www.intralox.com.
