Intralox Case Study: Iwate Nokyo Chicken Foods Corporation | Intralox Background Iwate Nokyo Chicken Foods Corporation, based in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, sells poultry products to wholesale distributors and large-volume meat resellers across Japan. Iwate Nokyo Chicken Foods' Ken Oh plant operates on a single shift to process 63,000 chickens each day. Challenge The high-tensioned, traditional PVC flat belting that the Ken Oh plant utilized along its processing lines was the source of many challenges. The belts were prone to meandering, mistracking, belt fray, cracking, and slippage. This led to belt damage, shortened belt life, and conveyor frame distortion. Resolving these challenges required frequent repair and maintenance. When undertaken, repair work lasted two hours. Because the fl

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