Conveyor belts for can manufacturing
Intralox brings maximum value to can manufacturers by continuously enhancing products and services customized to meet industry needs. Our extensive history and partnerships in the industry—and our position as the market leader—ensure we deliver proven and innovative technologies.
Our industry-specialized experts positioned around the world provide comprehensive, global support to any plant, no matter the location. By conducting plant surveys and focusing on can manufacturer priorities, we can offer the most valuable recommendations, services, and support for optimizing can plant efficiency.
Canmaking applications
Where can Intralox make the difference for you?
Mass HandlingEliminate dead plates and reduce spoilage with Intralox tight transfer solutions
Intralox's tight transfer belts provide exceptional solutions for mass can conveyance. Eliminating the need for dead plate transfers, these belts have been shown in field testing to reduce spoilage of 12-oz sleek cans by 70% compared to transfers with dead plates. They also prevent cans from becoming stranded on dead plates, reducing the risk of palletizing mixed labels and eliminating labor needed to clear the line of stranded cans at each label change.
Benefits of Intralox tight transfer solutions for mass handling
- Reduce tipped cans and spoilage
- Eliminate stranded cans on dead plates
- Reduce risk of palletizing mixed labels
- Eliminate time consuming and difficult dead plate maintenance on hard-to-access conveyors
Tight-transfer Intralox belts for canmakers and metal packagers currently available
- Series 560 Tight Transfer Flat Top in blue acetal
- Series 570 Tight Transfer Flat Top in blue acetal
Learn more about our tight-transfer solutions for mass can conveyance
Producing Results
The S560 has made a tremendous impact on reducing downed cans and has been maintenance free since it was installed. We have no worries on tip overs even with sleek cans. Any line would benefit from S560.
Devin Riley
Maintenance Supervisor at Ardagh–Olive Branch, USA
Frequently Asked Questions
We offer belts and services for producers of nearly every type of metal container. This includes beverage cans, food cans, specialty cans, cylindrical battery cells, and more.
We provide various modular plastic belt series that fit virtually all conveyor requirements in the canmaking process. We can help you with our recommendations to make the optimal selections for belt series, style, and materials to use for the various can-handling requirements such as the need for small transfers, low friction, open area, or vacuum properties.
For more information, contact Intralox Customer Service or your account manager.
Factors to consider include friction, temperature, UV light resistance, and fire retardancy. Intralox provides a range of belt material options to ensure optimal performance regardless of your plant’s or area’s specific conditions.
Yes. Many customers prefer split sprockets because they enable faster and simpler replacements. Contact Intralox Customer Service to confirm the availability of certain size and material combinations.
Intralox offers an array of on-site and remote services to canmaking plants, such as:
- Pre-installation: capital budgeting and projected total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis, new conveyor design support, and product recommendations with performance guarantees
- Installation and upgrades: installation and startup support, no cure/no pay tests for new products, and retrofit design guidelines
- Preventive maintenance: critical application and general belt health checks, preventive maintenance optimization, spare parts audits, SKU optimization
- Training: on-the-line maintenance trainings, Performance Support Videos
- Troubleshooting: engineering/technical support and expedited belt service, available 24/7 (in most regions)
Please contact Intralox Customer Service or your account manager to learn more or to request a specific service.