January 10, 2018 10:52 amPublished by jgouldComments Off on For Safer Operations, Enclosed Conveyors Are the Way to Go
The issue of workplace safety is becoming increasingly significant for today’s industrial and manufacturing operations. A recent Travelers Insurance injury impact report states that material handling incidents caused 37% of injuries in manufacturing from 2010 to 2014, and those injuries accounted for 32% of total workers’ compensation claims. In its 2016 Workplace Safety Index, Liberty Mutual Insurance reports that injuries [...]
October 17, 2017 12:56 pmPublished by jgouldComments Off on To Minimize Material Waste, Slow and Steady Wins the Race
In a previous blog, we discussed the Turtle Philosophy as it applies to CDM’s exclusive conveyor chain formula, which combines a case-hardened exterior with a malleable core to create the strongest, longest-wearing chain in the industry. This time we’ll reference a notable literary turtle as we analyze the issue of material degradation. In Aesop’s fable “The Tortoise and the Hare,” [...]
September 14, 2017 1:57 pmPublished by jgouldComments Off on Beyond Strength: How the Turtle Philosophy Applies to CDM’s Superior Conveyor Chains
Comedian and social activist Dick Gregory once remarked that he lived his life by the Turtle Philosophy: “Hard on the outside, soft on the inside, and willing to stick my neck out.” In a nutshell – or a turtle shell, if you will – this is the basic philosophy behind CDM’s exclusive conveyor chain formula: Hard on the outside to [...]
August 22, 2017 9:36 amPublished by jgouldComments Off on “Adapt or Die”? Try “Optimize and Thrive”
An article in the June 2017 edition of Engineering and Mining Journal stated that the mining industry has had to adapt to stay competitive due to declining material grade and low commodity prices, among other factors. Typically, when someone uses the word “adapt” in a business context, they follow it with “or die.” That’s a rather draconian way of saying [...]
August 15, 2017 2:22 pmPublished by jgouldComments Off on Why Your Conveyors Must Account for the Hateful 8 of Corrosion
If you’re moving material in the pulp and paper industry, you’re all too familiar with corrosion. That’s the deterioration of a metal as a result of chemical reactions between it and the surrounding environment. Unfortunately, keeping corrosion in your conveyors to a minimum isn’t as simple as applying a highly corrosive-resistant surface to everything and calling it a day. A [...]
July 31, 2017 11:39 amPublished by jgouldComments Off on CDM Systems En-Masse Conveyor Video
Watch as the CDM En-Masse Drag Chain Conveyor moves material. The En-Masse conveying principle is the most efficient form of material handling for high volume operations.
July 31, 2017 11:10 amPublished by jgouldComments Off on CDM Systems Company Introduction Video
CDM Systems started more than 40 years ago under the premise that building the highest quality, longest-lasting conveyors for heavy-duty industrial applications started with the chain. Learn about our exclusive Drop-Forged Chain, Drag Chain Conveyors and company.
July 31, 2017 10:34 amPublished by jgouldComments Off on CDM Systems Drag Conveyors – Features and Benefits Video
While each conveyor is designed and built on a per suit / application basis we include these following features within nearly all of our conveyors. Our objective to supply a piece of equipment to our customers that not only exceeds their expectations in performance but allows for ease of maintenance, replacement of normal wear items, and a design that mitigates [...]
July 28, 2017 12:07 pmPublished by jgouldComments Off on CDM Systems Drag Conveyors – Features and Benefits Our Competitors Overlook
While each CDM conveyor is designed and built on a per-suit / per-application basis, we include certain features with nearly all of our equipment. These features allow us to achieve our objective to provide our customers with material handling solutions that not only exceed their expectations for performance but also enable ease of maintenance, fast replacement of normal wear items, [...]
