A meat packing freezer with belt slippage and breakage can cause expensive downtime and high energy bills. Gates has a solution to extend belt life and lower energy bills. This article is available in English Only. Read More

Changing productions lines from dry-fill to wet-fill (and vice-versa) at a major midwest vegetable packing plant caused a 36-hour shut down. BDI introduced System Plast conveyor system which combined both wet and dry; eliminating changeover downtime. Read More

Corrosion was causing serious problems on the chain drives of a packing plant’s ham line conveyors.  Gates recommended a solution that operated for years without issues. Click on the attachment to learn more. Read More

The attached article details how the chain on a meat packing blender was constantly breaking, costing hundreds in downtime, parts, labour. Gates came up with a solution that has saved the plant over $1,000 in downtime alone. At this time, the article Read More