Hohl Machine & Conveyor

Hohl Machine & Conveyor Co., Inc. is a Buffalo, NY-based designer and manufacturer of custom material-handling systems, conveyor equipment, automation systems, fabricated equipment, and engineered manufacturing solutions.

Hohl Machine & Conveyor Co., Inc. is a Buffalo, NY-based designer and manufacturer of custom material-handling systems, conveyor equipment, automation systems, fabricated equipment, and engineered manufacturing solutions. With more than 65 years of experience, Hohl provides engineering, controls, fabrication, equipment manufacturing, installation, and startup support for manufacturers and industrial facilities.

Hohl serves a wide range of industries including automotive, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, aggregate and bulk material handling, general manufacturing, warehousing, assembly, and other industrial applications requiring reliable movement, positioning, accumulation, storage, or handling of materials and products.

Hohl designs and manufactures custom conveyor systems around each customer's product, process, facility layout, throughput requirements, load requirements, automation needs, and existing equipment. Capabilities include powered conveyors, gravity conveyors, accumulation conveyors, modular conveyors, chain conveyors, walking-beam conveyors, elevator conveyors, specialty conveyors, transfer systems, production-line conveyors, assembly-line systems, and other custom material-handling equipment.

The company's Adapt™ Modular Conveyor platform provides heavy-duty, reconfigurable conveyor systems designed for manufacturing and assembly environments. The system utilizes high-capacity structural rails and chain-based belts and can be reconfigured as production layouts and product requirements change.

Hohl also manufactures high-capacity conveyor rollers for both end-user replacement and OEM applications. Roller options include multiple diameters and load capacities, custom lengths, sprocketed rollers, galvanized tubing, and dust-tight, grease-packed or regreasable bearing configurations. Heavy-duty models are available with load capacities exceeding 1,000 pounds per roller depending on configuration and operating conditions.

Engineering capabilities include concept development, custom equipment design, equipment interfacing, complete mechanical drawings, controls drawings, structural analysis, finite element analysis (FEA), programming, installation planning, and startup supervision. Design resources include AutoCAD and SolidWorks for mechanical and structural system development.

Controls and automation engineering are an important part of Hohl's turnkey capabilities. The company designs and builds electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and process-control systems and has experience integrating equipment with existing plant controls and computer systems. Hohl's controls engineers work with multiple control architectures and HMI platforms to develop automation solutions around specific manufacturing processes.

Fabrication capabilities support both Hohl-designed equipment and custom industrial manufacturing requirements. Hohl's fabrication operations incorporate certified welding, quality-assurance programs, structural fabrication, equipment fabrication, conveyor fabrication, machine frames, supports, guarding, platforms, and other custom components required for complete material-handling systems.

Hohl also supports lean manufacturing and material-delivery applications. Custom carts, racks, tugger carts, wheeled material-handling systems, and line-side delivery solutions can be designed to reduce forklift traffic, improve material flow, support assembly operations, and help manufacturers implement lean production strategies.

Hohl can provide complete turnkey support from initial concept through engineering, fabrication, controls integration, assembly, installation, programming, commissioning, and startup supervision. This allows manufacturers to work with a single supplier when implementing new material-handling equipment, modifying an existing production line, increasing capacity, automating a process, or reconfiguring a facility.

Key Capabilities: Custom conveyor systems, conveyor manufacturing, material handling systems, material handling equipment, industrial conveyors, powered conveyors, gravity conveyors, accumulation conveyors, gravity flow conveyors, modular conveyors, Adapt Modular Conveyors, chain conveyors, walking beam conveyors, elevator conveyors, transfer conveyors, production conveyors, assembly line conveyors, conveyor rollers, heavy-duty conveyor rollers, custom rollers, material transfer systems, product handling, bulk material handling, custom machinery, custom equipment, engineered systems, manufacturing automation, industrial automation, controls engineering, PLC controls, HMI, electrical controls, electronic controls, hydraulic controls, pneumatic controls, process controls, equipment integration, system integration, programming, mechanical engineering, equipment design, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, structural analysis, FEA, finite element analysis, custom fabrication, industrial fabrication, certified welding, structural fabrication, equipment fabrication, machine frames, custom carts, material handling carts, tugger carts, custom racks, lean manufacturing, line-side material delivery, forklift reduction, installation, commissioning, startup supervision, conveyor replacement parts, and OEM conveyor components.

Best Fit: Manufacturers, automotive companies and suppliers, food and beverage processors, pharmaceutical manufacturers, machine builders, OEMs, warehouses, distribution operations, aggregate and bulk-material processors, assembly operations, and industrial facilities seeking custom conveyors, material-handling equipment, production-line automation, controls integration, custom fabrication, heavy-duty conveyor rollers, lean-manufacturing carts and racks, or complete engineered material-handling systems.