Case Studies

Wire-Mesh Products successfully addressed a client's persistent issues with premature conveyor belt failure from a competitor's product. Through a five-step analytical process, Wire-Mesh Products identified multiple root causes, including manufacturing inconsistencies and design flaws.  The solution involved designing and implementing a low-spiral profile technology belt...

When a new high-temperature furnace began experiencing rapid stretching and unusual distortion of its conveyor belt, the client turned to Wire Mesh Products for a solution. What they found was not a minor flaw, but a series of fundamental manufacturing defects in the original belt's...

When Wire-Mesh products were sent a chain belt for inspection, our team provided an in-depth analysis to provide the client with answers to their problem. This case study examines the underlying issues that cause premature belt failure and highlights the importance of proper system engineering,...

SITUATION: Wire-Mesh Products, Inc. was called into a powder metal company by the OEM as the initial belt from a competitor lasted only two and half months (expected life was 6-7 months). Fill out the form for complete case study findings and results. "*" indicates...

Situation: Two Wire-Mesh Products Inc. belts went into service at a Powder Metal customer in Spring 2011. Both are 24″ wide and run constantly at 6” per minute at temperatures of more than 2050 degrees. Fill out the form for complete case study findings and...

SITUATION: Customer wanted to utilize an existing sintering furnace to process smaller, more light weight parts. They asked Wire-Mesh Products for advice - should they use the existing belt, or choose a different belt specification altogether? Download Case Study

SITUATION: A major international producer of potato chips experienced a bunching effect on a potato fryer take out belt (a chain driven, wire mesh, incline belt) at their New England facility. The competitor’s belt would not lay flat and gathered and compacted belt spirals together...

A Midwest company contacted Wire-Mesh Products looking for help to reduce their annual belt costs of nearly $200,000. Maintenance was frustrated, and management was pushing for answers. They needed to find the cause and stop the money hemorrhage. After careful review of their equipment and...