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In the mid-1970s, Curtis Chambers was in need of a light-duty, portable conveyor to accommodate parts handling at his injection molding plant, Pliant Plastics Corp. (Norton Shores, MI). So, he did what most entrepreneurs do—he built his own and called the new division Conveyorette. In 1989, Chambers developed a new belt conveyor line, modular in concept and primarily constructed of injection molded components. Dynamic Conveyor was officially formed as a corporation in 1991.
Today, Dynamic Conveyor is a second-generation, women-owned business offering innovative conveyor solutions to the parts manufacturing and food processing industries. The company recently completed an office renovation and expansion at its Norton Shores facility to accommodate growth.
With the introduction of a second conveyor line, Dynamic Conveyor entered the food processing and packaging market in 2011. Since that time the company has been experiencing steady growth. Additional personnel were hired to support the growing business, and eventually the company realized that it was running out of space. So, it made some plans. The new space includes additional offices, a larger conference room and an expandable break room for company-wide gatherings.
Dynamic Conveyor was founded in 1991 when it introduced the DynaCon conveyor system to the plastics injection molding industry. The DynaCon system offers parts manufacturers the ability to build their own conveyors using modules (like Lego building blocks) to configure and later reconfigure their conveyor layouts. Modules are built using injection molded plastic parts, which bring strength and durability to the conveyor system, while remaining lightweight enough to be easily reconfigured.
The DynaClean line of conveyors was introduced to food processors as a cost-saving alternative to traditional stainless-steel conveyors. The line features a patented design that is simple, quick and easy to disassemble and clean. No tools are needed, and there are no small parts to lose or nooks and crannies to clean. DynaClean conveyors are known in the food processing industry for reducing cleaning times in half, according to the company.
Jill Batka, Curtis Chambers’ daughter, is President and CEO of Dynamic Conveyor, which is owned by Batka and her two sisters, who also worked for the company a number of years ago. Dynamic Conveyor became a certified Women’s Business Enterprise in 2010. The company employs 28 people.
“There aren’t as many challenges in being a woman-owned industrial business today as there used to be,” Batka told PlasticsToday. “Things have changed and it’s more common for women to be in the workforce on the industrial side.”
Batka said that Dynamic is experiencing growth through a greater demand for automation to compensate for the skills gap. “Automation allows employees to move to jobs with higher skill-sets within the molding operations,” she said. “In fact, that’s how my dad got into the conveyor business in the first place. He had an issue with getting the parts out from under the machine. Today automation is [enabling] more complex operations, such as box-filling systems that ensure an accurate part count.”
All conveyors offered by Dynamic Conveyor provide flexibility of design, which includes choices for length, width, inclines, declines, lateral turns, belt styles and an array of accessory options. The systems are designed to require no maintenance, lubrication or need for belt tracking.
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