When Simmons Pet Food was ready to expand their facility in Emporia, Kansas, they asked IBT Industrial Solutions for help. The plant processes a wide variety of premium meats, including poultry, that goes into dog and cat food. “This is an extremely busy facility,” said... Read More
Category Archives: Material Handling
IBT Industrial Insider’s Look: Fabricating and Servicing Conveyor Belts
The Industrial Rubber Products Group (IRPG) at IBT Industrial Solutions works with custom fabricating and servicing conveyor belts every day—offering both heavyweight and lightweight options—for all types of industries. The orders roll in daily to the company’s Central Distribution Center in Merriam, Kansas from IBT... Read More
Comparing Screw Conveyor Vs. Feeder Screw
When you’re ready to buy a screw conveyor, how do you know if you actually need the standard transfer conveyor…or a feeder screw instead? This is a very common question, says Steve Rubis, the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Conveyors, Inc. “It’s critical... Read More
StrongArm Manipulator Does All of Your Heavy Lifting
Are you using human muscle power to switch out propane tanks? Think again. When full, a 7-gallon tank weighs at least 50 lbs.—and requires a lift of 48-58 inches to reach a forklift truck cradle. Worse, the move is physically awkward, and runs a risk... Read More
New Advanced Sorter System Helps Berry Plastics Reduce Errors
Challenge Berry Plastics, a leading Midwest manufacturer of injection-molded plastic packaging and thermoformed products, needed a better way to sort products for shipping at their new warehouse in Lecompton, Kansas. The company is recognized globally for their drink cups, containers, bottles, closures, trash bags, and... Read More
IBT Now Builds Top-Quality Power Turn Conveyor Belts
FREE consultation! Replace your current power turn belt. IBT Industrial Solutions now offers custom-made power turn conveyor belts that perform just as well—and in some cases, better—than a standard OEM belt, at a better value. The belts are fabricated for your specific application by IBT’s... Read More
New IBT Facility in Lubbock Offers Screw Conveyor Solutions for Customers
Visit the new branch at 111 Slaton Road IBT Industrial Solutions has moved their Lubbock, Texas operations to a larger facility in order to offer enhanced screw conveyor capabilities to their customers in the Panhandle area. The new facility is located at 111 Slaton Road in... Read More
IBT Turns To Hewitt-Robins
IBT is proud to offer and stock Hewitt-Robins idlers for aggregate and related rock handling applications. Hewitt-Robins idlers are known the world over for superior performance, outstanding reliability and low maintenance cost. Hewitt-Robins and IBT offer a full range of CEMA B, C, D and... Read More
Why Stretch? Why Strain? Lean on Bishamon
Working smarter, not harder. That's the logic behind the whole product line of Bishamon, distributed by IBT's Warehouse Equipment Group. Their products, ingenious and well-engineered combinations of mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, allow the workers to move the load to a convenient height. This prevents... Read More
Increasing “Overhead” Isn’t Always Bad
The building was once large enough but successful operations were straining the facilities severely. Stock levels were eating up floor space, especially. A small business had a problem and they were looking for an efficient and reasonably priced solution. The initial options were obvious, but... Read More
Going With The Flow
There are conveyors and then there are conveying systems. A conveyor can move something from here to there using gravity, or motorized power - not much else. A conveying system, on the other hand, is an engineered construction of components designed to move a very specific range... Read More
Choosing The Right Roller
When your conveyor application need rollers - especially a high quality specialty conveyor rollers, either gravity fed or powered - you must be sure that you choose carefully. By choosing Ralphs-Pugh rollers from IBT - you have already made a very intelligent choice. But, you... Read More
We know conveyor.
"Basically, the system we now have in place is optimum for the types of products we're producing here and as the learning curve kicks in, the gains already realized will only increase." - Project ManagerWhile it may be cold outside this winter, it's always cold... Read More
What Hytrol’s Accumulating Conveyor Can Do For You
Many times it is necessary to accumulate a long line of boxes to be fed into a loading, sorting, strapping or palletizing operation. Accumulating conveyors provide the perfect solution for stopping points or wherever a line of boxes needs to be accumulated. Accumulating conveyors help... Read More
Hytrol Conveyors Deliver Fresh Produce…Faster!
Facility Size 150,095 sq. ft. Employees 425 Product Handled Fresh vegetables and packaged fresh fruit Types of Conveyors Live Roller, Zero-pressure Accumulating, Gravity Roller & Skatewheel (All powered conveyor is Steel and Stainless Steel) This produce company is a major force in fresh fruit and... Read More