Oct 12 2005
Goodyear Engineered Products has added production capacity at its Marysville, Ohio, conveyor belt plant.
For the second time in two years, the global manufacturer has added production capacity for heavy-duty steel- and fabric-reinforced conveyor belts. The new press provides more versatility to the facility, according to Plant Manager Mark Miller.
"Business is strong and customer needs vary greatly," said Miller. "The new press is capable of making fabric belts up to 102 inches wide, adding capacity and reducing product-changeover downtime by freeing up other equipment for longer production runs."
Miller explained that the new equipment also enhances product quality, using state-of-the-art control processes. "Goodyear engineers were creative in many ways as they designed and implemented numerous process improvements that give machine operators greater control during the cure cycle," he said.
"We're now looking at ways to adapt the technology and lessons learned to upgrade other production processes at Marysville and our other facilities around the world."
Mike Braucher, marketing manager for Goodyear's conveyor belt business, said the first product being cured on the new press is Goodyear Plyon Plus, a premium fabric belt that will be shipped to a copper mine.
"In addition to the capacity increase," said Braucher, "the new equipment frees up other cure capacity, including the press used to produce Goodyear Flexsteel steel-cable-reinforced belts, which ultimately can translate into shorter lead times for customers."
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