80 Years of Conveying Success

As we head into 2021, Smalley Manufacturing Company will be celebrating our 80th anniversary! We are incredibly proud and humbled by this achievement. We credit our longevity to our founders, our clients for the trust and confidence they have instilled in us, and our incredible team that delivers their best every time. With that, our … Continue reading “80 Years of Conveying Success”

Conveyor Belt Tracking Basics

To keep any belt conveyor running properly, it is important that you are able to correctly track the belt. In this blog post, we will walk you through the basic steps for tracking most belt conveyors. To track a belt you will be using the idlers, pulleys, product location, and belt condition to control the direction of belt travel.
The first step is to make sure that your conveyor is installed squarely and that the belt you are using has been cut and spliced correctly.

24,000 lbs. of Pouched Candy Per Hour – A Partnership for Success

Smalley recently worked with Ferrara Candy Company, the product of the merger of Ferrara Pan Candy Co. and Farley’s & Sathers, to achieve an output of 24,000 lbs of pouched candy per hour.

Follow the link below to see how five of Smalley Manufacturing’s Storveyors are being used to pump out 400 lbs of pouched candy per minute:

PACK EXPO 2013 – Las Vegas, NV

Smalley Manufacturing just returned from PACK EXPO in Las Vegas, Nevada!

With more than 27,000 attendees present and over 1,700 exhibiting suppliers, PACK EXPO 2013 was a major success. We hope that you were able to stop by if you were in attendance. If you weren’t able to attend you missed out on a tremendous experience packed with machinery, technology, education, networking, and more.

Smalley’s Gentle Spiral Letdown System

Introducing the “NEW” Smalley tote fill unit specifically designed to fill totes efficiently while “LOWERING” the product “GENTLY” into the bin. The system incorporates a stainless steel holding bin mounted on a sturdy tubular construction platform. The product is then “GENTLY” and precisely conveyed from the bin via an electromagnetic feeder on to the constant velocity rotating spiral.

The spiral is specifically designed to maintain a constant conveying speed that will reduce degradation to the product.

Pack Expo – September 28-30, 2015

Smalley Manufacturing will be at Pack Expo in Las Vegas, NV at the Las Vegas Convention Center September 28th through the 30th. New and exciting things are always happening at Smalley Manufacturing, so be sure to make it a point to stop by and see us. Our booth number is C-3700.