How to keep Hytrol’s conveyor solutions running for many years

Norpak offers conveyors and spare parts by Hytrol.

Hytrol Conveyor Company’s revolutionary material-handling solutions are available to Canadian businesses through Norpak Handling, an authorized Hytrol Integration Partner. But as great as Hytrol’s products are, users still require a disciplined conveyor-maintenance plan to keep them going consistently and avoid costly downtime, as with all machines with moving components.

The Norpak team knows this well – and offers valuable, practical advice on Hytrol conveyor-maintenance plans in a recent blog post.

Spare parts and preventive maintenance

Although Hytrol designs and builds all of its conveyor products with convenience and hands-off operation as priorities, Norpak Handling recommends three important protocols for Hytrol conveyor-maintenance plans: spare parts, preventive maintenance, and reliance on Norpak technicians.

Spare parts can be essential for getting conveyor systems back on the move after a shutdown. Norpak makes this a simple endeavour by narrowing it down to four steps:

1. List any parts that will have to be replaced;
2. Keep an inventory of Hytrol spare parts that need longer lead times;
3. Know who can supply Hytrol parts with the fastest turnaround; and
4. Reorder any stocked parts when they are used.

Norpak offers a wide stock of Hytrol spare parts at its Ontario and British Columbia locations.

Preventive maintenance is also very important for conveyor equipment. Users should check many aspects of conveyor systems on a regular basis. This includes oil levels, bolt inspection, belt integrity, drive-chain lubrication, gear-motor noise, and more. The frequency of these inspections – whether daily, monthly, or annually – depends on how intense the facility’s operation is.

Third, every facility needs a hub to turn to for immediate assistance. That is Norpak’s role – not just a product supplier, but also a maintenance partner. A simple phone call to one of Norpak’s offices can bring one of the company’s service technicians to the customer’s facility to outline a bespoke preventive-maintenance program. Norpak also offers staff training on proper handling procedures and operation of Hytrol systems, to minimize the risk of human error.

These three essential protocols for maintaining Hytrol products will keep them dependable for many years of service.

To learn more, contact Norpak Handling.

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