Interroll upgrades its Canon City production site to be the global Center of Excellence for Interroll Portec belt curves

Interroll announced that its production site for Interroll Portec belt curves in Cañon City, CO, USA, became the global Center of Excellence for this proven product.

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In July 2013 Interroll Group expanded its global portfolio in the area of highly efficient conveyor belt curves and other solutions with the acquisition of Portec Inc., USA, which operates under the name of Interroll Engineering West Inc. since 2014. The decision to now upgrade the site in Cañon City as a global Center of Excellence is based on the successful complete integration of Portec into the Interroll Group and the extensive production know-how in belt curves which the former Portec-team brings in. With over 80,000 installations, especially in airports, distribution centers and courier and postal services, the belt curves of Portec have for decades been the industry’s leading products.

Dr. Ralf Garlichs, Executive Vice President Products & Technology, at Interroll states: “The decision was the logical next step after the successful integration of Portec. We will use the experience of our team in Canon City for the coming innovations.and the support of our production sites for belt curves in Asia and Europe.”

Interroll made significant investments in the company. New computer systems have been implemented. The manufacturing plant has been modernized inside out. Operations have been streamlined and Kaizen principles, which are at the core of Interroll’s manufacturing strategy worldwide, have been applied. While maintaining the focus on quality and reliability, Interroll helped to improve quality and to reduce response time of the service.

Group technicians across the world were professionally trained to help customers with any of their maintenance and service needs. And the sales structure has been reorganized to become an integral part of Interroll´s existing sales network for better and faster service to the customers.

"The integration of Portec in Interroll Group was the best way to consistently take advantage of growth opportunities and continuing our long-term success in a global market," says Tim McGill, Executive Vice President Americas. "After the integration in Interroll, our customers continue to have access to our solution portfolio while benefiting from a strong business partner, offering complementary solutions, access to international markets, industry expertise and long-term stability."

Interroll Engineering West’s market reach extended dramatically not only in the U.S. but worldwide, thanks to Interroll’s extensive network in 31 countries across all continents. The Interroll Portec belt curve is now being produced in all three regions Americas, Europe and Asia- Pacific. With the acquisition of Pert Engineering in China in 2014 which produced the Portec belt curve in China on a license basis Interroll gained direct sales access in this region. In 2015, the company also started producing the Interroll Portec belt curve in the global Center of Excellence in Sinsheim, Germany, to be able to serve the customers in Europe.