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For the third time in four years, Intralox is expanding operations at its Hammond, Louisiana, location. This time, the company is more than doubling its footprint with a $60 million expansion that will create 425 direct jobs as Intralox expands its molding and assembly operations.

How much accumulation do you need? We spoke with Brian Antkowiak, Intralox Layout Development Manager, to learn how to effectively calculate accumulation needs, and the factors that may help an end user utilize accumulation to increase overall production.

It’s one of the critical decisions that can make or break your plant’s productivity. To avoid the many consequences of a poor selection, food manufacturers must understand the key things to consider before choosing a belt material. What are they? We asked the experts.

Intralox has developed and directly delivered reliable conveyance solutions that solve our customers’ biggest food safety and automation challenges for 50 years. We’re excited to share with you 12 of our newest solutions—each made with predictability and uptime in mind.

Up-to-date statuses of Intralox North American facilities, manufacturing, and customer service.

Engineering and food safety experts from Intralox and Commercial Food Sanitation (CFS), an Intralox company, recently partnered with the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) to update its Food Safety Equipment Design Principles for all equipment used in meat and poultry establishments.

What is an animation, what is a simulation, and how can you better predict your automated processing lines’ outcomes and performances? We spoke with Intralox experts to learn about the differences between animation and simulation, and how simulations can help you achieve accurate and predictable outcomes, forecast total cost of ownership of a system, target and resolve bottleneck issues, and make informed decisions for your future goals.

Although modular plastic belting is widely used in spiral conveyors, some food processors claim that metal belting is easier to clean. Is that true? We conducted in-depth testing to determine: When applied in spiral systems, can plastic belt material be cleaned as effectively as metal belt material? The results may surprise you.