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| Groundbreaking of New Facility! |

On Friday, May 14, 2010 GLB broke ground for our new 23,000 square foot building on the lot adjacent to our current facility.  We hope to move in by October 2010.  Our new facility will allow us to increase our efficiency and will improve our productivity.
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| Belt Tracking Issues? |

Omni has teamed up with Great Lakes Belting and Habasit America to introduce Trackmate 120 EMB. TM120 EMB (a non-woven belt) offers all of the tracking advantages of other Habasit Trackmate products in a very cost effective solution that can solve many of the tracking issues encountered with uniply belting.
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| New Product Announcement |

GLB is pleased to announce that we now have the capacity to weld baseless corrugated sidewall to PVC and PU belting! Our equipment allows us flexibility to weld 1-1/8” high to 4” high sidewalls.
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Volta Positive Drive Line

Positive Drive Belt Highlights:

  • Special Positive-Drive Design
    Extruded integral teeth prevent slippage of the belt
  • Smooth Homogenous Surfaces
    Higher product value, low bacteria counts and improved shelf life
  • Resistant to Water, Oil and Chemicals
    Will not absorb liquids like PVC or PU belts
  • No Fabric Layers nor Modular Components
    Fibers or plastic pieces will not find their way into your food products
  • Minimal Pretension of the Belt is Required
    Increased belt life and reduced downtime
  • Environment Friendly
    Less downtime, water treatment and dumping of contaminated water
  • Increased Productivity
    Conversion of cleaning time to production time, less product waste
  • Cost Savings
    Lower costs in water consumption, maintenance and sanitation
  • All our Positive Drive Belts are USDA / FDA / 3A Dairy Certified!

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 Volta Dual Drive Positive-Drive Belts

DualDrive positive-drive belts lower your water consumption, maintenance and sanitation costs while drastically boosting your production hygiene level.

When increased hygiene standards are needed, the DualDrive belt is ideal for direct replacement of existing modular belts. With minimal retrofit requirements, the DualDrive belt can even run on certain types of existing sprockets!

DualDrive is a fully extruded positive drive belt featuring a smooth homogenous character and integral teeth on the drive side, which can act as built-in cleats when necessary.

Material Features:

  • Smooth homogenous surfaces
  • Impression top textures are available for special non-stick applications
  • No ply or fraying
  • No cracks or crevices that can potentially harbor bacteria, thus ensuring lower bacteria counts and maximum cleanliness
  • Easily and effectively cleaned, reducing downtime and water consumption.

Mechanical Benefits:

  • Replaces modular belts with little or no retrofit
  • Eliminates modular components that require extensive cleaning and lengthy soaking
  • Greatly reduced noise levels when compared to modular belting
  • Prevents slippage of the belt
  • No belt pretension, avoiding elongation and increasing belt life
  • No seams or factory splicing
  • Extruded in 30 or 60 m. (100 or 200 ft.) lengths
  • Non-machined, fully extruded drive surface can also be used as cleats when the teeth are facing up
  • DualDrive Lace allows easy belt removal for cleaning or conveyor maintenance.

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Contact Great Lakes Belting today at 1.800.545.2358 for more information about the new Volta DualDrive Positive Drive belts!

 

 


FOOD PROCESSING
Belting for any food application, including bakery, candy, fruit, vegetable, meat, poultry, and dairy.
INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION
Hundreds of customizable products that work for general industrial automation applications.
MATERIAL HANDLING
Cost-effective general belt products that can offer solutions to a wide variety of material handling applications.
PAPER CONVERTING
Belts designed for printing, corrugated manufacture, box folding, as well as scrap and finished product.
SPECIALTY INDUSTRIAL
Solutions for difficult applications such as metal stamping, in-line die cutting and other applications.