A wide variety of conveyor belt designs and styles engineered and custom manufactured to meet exact customer material handling requirements in moving product are available from Gough Econ, Inc. of Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Australis Engineering P/L of Sydney, Australia has won a Highly Commended Award for Engineering Excellence for its Material Handling and Warehousing project at the Royal Australian Mint at the recent 2009 Engineers Australia Excellent Awards ceremony in Canberra. With more than 85,000 members, Engineers Australia is the largest and most diverse professional body for engineers in Australia. The award was won jointly with the Royal Australian Mint.

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Twin Vibratory Feeders Help Produce Sunflower Seeds
February, 2009

GIANT Snacks™ of Wahpeton, N. D. prides itself in selecting superior hybrids from contract growers in North Dakota to produce the best Sunflower seeds in the U. S. for its customer base. Just as quality is important in selecting and packaging the seeds, totally automating its two integrated packaging lines was a priority to increase productivity and we are glad we could help.

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Three of our Econ-O-Lift™ bucket elevators, feeders and dumpers have been installed at the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra and are being used in feeding finished coins to the packaging facility for packaging into rolls and bags.  One of our Elecon™ Bi-Axial Bucket Elevators was also installed to deliver blanks to each of the Mint’s 13 stamping presses. Equipment was manufactured at our Charlotte, N. C. plant.

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Learn more about the technology implemented at the Royal Australian Mint in this April, 2009 Computer World article.

Exporting Motorcycles Safely
March, 2008

We are proud to help provide an export solution for one of the world’s largest motorcycle producers. In the past, during overseas shipment, moisture formed from the air, resulting in rust spots, mildew or mold on the motorcycles and repair costs at the dealer level.

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Gough Econ has recently purchased a Laser Cutter and CNC Press Brake. This allows us to manufacture every material component for our equipment in-house. with the net result being superior quality and greater economy.   It also gives us more control over production schedules.  We're excited to bring even more value to our customers with more economical units that also reflect enhanced fit and finish.

A pet food manufacturer needed to incorporate a new ingredient (up to 10% rate) into its mainline product.  The progression from initial consultation to final installation at seven facilities took just ten weeks.  The equipment is achieving the desired blend specifications within ± 0.25%. 

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A customer went from $3,000. + per year in maintenance costs (not including downtime) to $0 maintenance cost for TWO YEARS by switching from rotary airlocks to our tubular vibratory feeders.

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Does your product stick to the inside of your bucket instead of releasing? Gough has the solution with the introduction of our textured bucket to help your product "let go."

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