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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
RAMSEY Research and Development
In more than 50 years of activities new products
in supplying chain to glass
and patents with
manufacturers, Ramsey has continued
to develop and improve its products,
Accelerated
introducing new glass conveying
products which have earned eight US Research and
and European patents.
Development
lass conveying has less, and last longer, with mini- BACKGROUND
changed a lot over the mal maintenance. Comments When Ramsey began supply-
Gpast 50 years. Today, like these from customers have ing chain to glass manufacturers,
with production lines running at fuelled Ramsey’s growing invest- more than 50 years ago, silent
speeds which were once thought ment in new product develop- chain was just beginning to be
to be impossible, the demand ment and improvement. In this used as a conveyor. At the time,
for innovative conveying chain article, Ramsey highlights some transport speeds were relatively
solutions is stronger than ever. recently developed products and slow and the problems of bottle
Glass producers expect prod- discusses their impact on glass spacing, mishandling, and break-
ucts which run better, wear production. age were less important.
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