SBWire

Hytrol is pleased to announce the addition of Curtis Norris as customer training coordinator, effective February 17, 2017. In his role, Norris coordinates Hytrol's training seminars and works closely with Jon Noell, our customer training specialist to provide training opportunities to our integration partners and customers.

Hytrol's Jon Noell, Customer Training Specialist, is from Jonesboro, AR. Noell shared what excites him about working for Hytrol, "I have never been anywhere that is as dedicated to improvement and as open to change as Hytrol. We are constantly looking for ways to improve and striving to meet higher goals. Whether it's a new process, new equipment, or a totally new shop layout, if its better we will do it. That makes each day a new challenge to be better than the day before and encourages growth and new ideas. Working in this type of atmosphere is exciting and keeps me motivated to come to work every day."

Hytrol Conveyor Co., Inc. is proud to announce that it has received Jonesboro City Water & Light's environmental achievement award for 2014. The award is given to industries with no violations on their Industrial Wastes Discharge Permits each year.

Scott Stone is the E-business manager for Cisco-Eagle, Inc., a provider of integrated material handling and storage systems for industrial operations, describes how conveyor systems can help create warehouse efficiency and optimize operations. Stone writes in the Hytrol Conveyor company blog that conveyors are both a major investment and a serious decision.

Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., was featured in Quality Digest in the third of a series of articles highlighting a deep inquiry among members of the organization about their lean journey. Jerry Beshiers, maintenance manager at Hytrol discussed his experience in the lean continuous process.

An energy-efficient conveyor system from Hytrol Conveyor Company and integration partner, Bastian Solutions helped Monoprice increase throughput from 4,000 orders to nearly 14,000 orders per day. Bastian Solutions was chosen as the Monoprice integration solutions provider and implemented a system comprised almost exclusively of 24-volt DC zero-pressure accumulation (ZPA) conveyor, manufactured by Hytrol Conveyor Company. To keep up with strong consumer demand, Monoprice needed an automated material handling system to help increase daily throughput from roughly 300 orders per hour up to 1,000 orders per hour.

Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc. is proud to recognize the employees celebrating their anniversary of dedicated service to Hytrol. Employees with a February anniversary start date have more than 420 years of service.

Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., was featured in Quality Digest in the third of a series of articles highlighting a deep inquiry among members of the organization about their lean journey. Dozens of interviews were conducted with a wide range of employees at the Jonesboro, Arkansas-based plant. Andy Maupin, director of materials at Hytrol discussed his experience in the lean continuous process.

Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., manufacturers of advanced conveyor systems, controls, and solutions, provided a video demonstration how to adjust the chain tension on a drag chain conveyor. The current video is part of a monthly video series called "Ask Hytrol" focused on specific topics to help maintain conveyor systems and learn about new technologies.

Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., manufacturers of advanced conveyor systems, controls, and solutions and Integration Partner, Bastian Solutions worked together to achieve Monoprice business's goals. To keep up with strong consumer demand, Monoprice needed an automated material handling system to help increase daily throughput from roughly 300 orders per hour up to 1,000 orders per hour. Monoprice was able to increase a throughput of 4,000 orders to nearly 14,000 orders per day.

Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc. is proud to recognize the employees celebrating their anniversary of dedicated service to Hytrol. Employees with a February anniversary start date have more than 420 years of service. Greg Newsom, Systems Design Engineer, said, "I moved here from Texas around 1980 and it was common knowledge that Hytrol was the place to work in northeast Arkansas. I was a draftsman and was looking for a place in which I could settle. Hytrol has always provided me with a great place to work and there has never been a limit to what you can do or accomplish here."

Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., manufacturers of advanced conveyor systems, controls, and solutions, has the largest network of industry experts. Integration partners are experts in Hytrol products as well as experts in implementing systems that are right manufacturing businesses. Paige Carswell, Hytrol's Marketing Specialist shared in the company blog, "We're proud to have over 100 integration partner (IP) locations around the world and they provide a local presence. The local presence gives integration partners the ability to go beyond the initial solution; they're able to provide service at every step. Since the IP in the area, they are familiar with local codes and laws."

Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., was featured in Quality Digest in the first of a series of articles highlighting a deep dive inquiry among members of the organization about their lean journey. Industrial journalist, Thomas R. Cutler, authored the article titled, "Conveying Lean Excellence," which will be part of year-long examination of how lean touches different people in a manufacturing and materials handling organization.

Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., manufacturer of advanced conveyor systems, controls, and solutions attributes the international integration partner network critical to the company's success. Hytrol Conveyor's Integrated Partner, Mindugar in Mexico ensures high quality and lean manufacturing best practices are available to Mexican manufacturers and distribution centers throughout the supply chain.

When a manufacturer invests in a material handling solution, they are investing in the future of your business. Boyce Bonham, Hytrol's Director of Integrator Services, discussed in the company blog, balancing the long-term goals with the short-term costs of investing in a material handling solution. Bonham explained, "It is important to consider all of the options available to you to get the most use and greatest value for your solution. Your long-term goals should be a driving force for your decisions, as should the total cost of your solution over time."

Hytrol Conveyor's integration partner, viastore Systems, Inc. will be exhibiting at ProMat 2015 Booth #3644. The conference provides attendees access to the latest material handling and logistics equipment and technologies. Over 800 exhibitors from industry, commerce and government will display supply chain solutions and innovations on the 300,000 square foot show floor. ProMat 2015, held March 23-26, 2015 at Chicago's McCormick Place South, is the largest expo for manufacturing and supply chain professionals in North America.

Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., manufacturers of advanced conveyor systems, controls, and solutions, will continue to focus on "right-sizing" the workforce and capturing skilled knowledge through training and mentorship in 2015. Each month the company is recognizing the years of service employee cumulative contributed. Hytrol Conveyor has just over 800 employees in the Jonesboro, AR headquarters with more than 100 employees serving the organization for twenty or more years. This employee loyalty to the company is directly tied to the company's commitment to focus on employees' futures; by developing targeted career paths and determining cultural and developmental placement creates best-practices to garner the best from employees.

Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., manufacturers of advanced conveyor systems, controls, and solutions, is pleased to announce the new E24i™, which integrates the E24™ motor and card into one unit.

President Obama announced that opening diplomatic talks with Cuba offers the U.S. a chance to pursue a new strategy after decades of stalemate. More will be shared at the upcoming State of Union address (on Tuesday, January 20, 2015) about the rationale for the changing policy.

As the market of Cuba opens in 2015 there will be a great pent-up demand for American made products. Material handling organizations poised to serve this new market located just 90 miles of the coast of South Florida are going to see significant financial gains.

Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., was featured in Quality Digest in the second of a series of articles highlighting a deep inquiry among members of the organization about their lean journey. Thomas R. Cutler, industrial journalist, interviewed Chris Taylor, Focus Factory manager at Hytrol Conveyor and Tony Sartin, manager of customer care at Hytrol.

Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., manufacturer of advanced conveyor systems, controls, and solutions, announced the reconstructed education seminars for integrated partners to strengthen the company's service to customers.

Guillermo Albaladejo, Latin American Director at Bastian Solutions recently commented, "Bastian Solutions opened operations in Mexico in 2012, a market where Hytrol was already well-established. We have been providing equipment and systems into Mexico from the US for years before that, and we reached a size in transactions and were seeing enough large opportunities to make us take the decision to jump into this market. Being able to enter a country where one of our most important partners have a presence already is a huge advantage as we are now operating in a space where their brand is already recognized. The level of support from that office has been outstanding, and it has been in the local language which takes down barriers between supplier-integrator-client."

President Obama announced last month that opening diplomatic talks with Cuba offers the U.S. a chance to pursue a new strategy after decades of stalemate. More will be shared at the upcoming State of Union address (on Tuesday, January 20, 2015) about the rationale for the changing policy. The President said, "For 50 years, we've tried to see if we can overthrow the regime through isolation. It hasn't worked," he said. "If we engage, we have the opportunity to influence the course of events at a time when there's going to be some generational change in that country."

Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., manufacturers of advanced conveyor systems, controls, and solutions, expects overall growth in business in 2015 to exceed 10%. According to a recently released projection paper, one of the bright spots for this growth is in developing countries which will lend to a steady increase in export sales. Approximately 15% of company business is in international sales the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) recent decision to expand membership to all of the countries in the Americas portends great growth in South America, Central America, and Mexico.

Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., was featured in Quality Digest in the second of a series of articles highlighting a deep inquiry among members of the organization about their lean journey.

Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., was featured in Quality Digest in the first of a series of articles highlighting a deep dive inquiry among members of the organization about their lean journey. Justin Cline, safety coordinator at Hytrol discussed his experience in the lean continuous improvement process at the company.