A History of Innovation

Jorgensen Conveyors, Inc. was founded in 1950 by Charles T. Jorgensen in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Initially, the company was in all phases of general conveyor design, manufacture and
installation in many types of manufacturing applications. Our early customers included major
manufacturing companies such as International Harvester, American Motors, JI Case, AO Smith,
Ford Motor Company, and General Motors. Conveyor types included belt, roller, heavy duty scrap
handling and apron conveyors, overhead trolley, slat and chain conveyors.

                                        

• In the mid '50's Jorgensen began to get involved in conveyors for machine tool applications
  involving transfer and pallet shuttle systems. Along with these systems, it was at this time that
  Jorgensen began to build metal belt conveyors to handle chips,turnings and scrap produced by
  machine tools. These first machine tool chip conveyors were built using belts purchased from
  other manufacturers. Jorgensen bought the belt, built the conveyor casing and drive and sold the
  finished unit to the OEM machine tool builder market.
  
  
• Recognizing the weaknesses of existing metal belts, Jorgensen designed its own belt, had the
  proper tooling made and began to produce our own belt. The first stamping dies to produce belt
  parts were made in 1954. At this point, the OEM machine tool market was starting to become a
  substantial part of Jorgensen's business. Gisholt (Giddings & Lewis), Sundstrand and Greenlee
  were among our first machine tool builder customers. In the late '50's and early '60's, the machine
  tool chip conveyor market developed as speeds, feeds and chip volumes increased, creating
  demand for automated chip handling.
  
  
• In the succeeding years, Jorgensen continued to refine and improve our original design, and
  developed our present patented 2-1/2" pitch chain featuring the off-set side wings, chain side
  bars and axles that pass through the hinge loops of the belt apron plates and all of the chain parts.
  The patents obtained by Charles T. Jorgensen on the off-set "pass through" side wing came in the
  early '60's. This design development was a key factor in Jorgensen becoming a major player in the
  growing machine tool chip conveyor market. It was and still is an ideal chain for the end-user 
  customer since it is so easy to take the belt apart for maintenance purposes. The design was also
  very cost effective, since it requires fewer parts.
  
  
• During the '60's, Jorgensen also designed 4", 6", and 9" pitch apron belt with the same ease of
  assembly and disassembly features for larger scrap and parts handling applications in the metal
  working industries. Additional belt designs were developed in the 6" and 9" pitch sizes to meet the
  more rigorous specifications of the automotive industry.
  
  
• In 1975 we developed a 1-1/2" pitch belt used primarily for machine tool chip conveyors. This
  development was driven by the machine tool industry's trend for building smaller machines
  allowing less space for the chip conveyor. Again, we retained our patented features as to belt detachability.
  
  
• In 1995, Jorgensen developed the Filterveyor, a chip removal system that addresses the coolant
  filtration requirements of many of today's high speed CNC metal cutting machine tools.
  
  
• In 2002, we patented the LoadTamer® Line of process feeder conveyors for the recycling industry.
  
  
• In 2010, Jorgensen introduced the ChipBlocker®.  A simple, retrofitted accessory unit for your metal
  cutting machine tool chip conveyor. Virtually eliminates chip carry-back into the conveyor and chip
  accumulation in the coolant supply tank.
   
  
  

Today, Jorgensen enjoys a leading position in the OEM machine tool market in the United States. Major
end-user industries served include automotive, construction and agricultural equipment, aerospace,
appliance and contract machine shops.  In 2001 we established a partnership with Broxtec, Inc in the
Czech Republic to gain new business and service our customers in the European market.

                            
                                 3rd Generation owners John & Chuck D'Amico

Jorgensen's design innovation and willingness to build to the customers specifications in the formative
years of the machine tool chip conveyor market helped to establish our leading position in the industry.
The company continues to be owned and operated by third generation descendants of Charles T.
Jorgensen. Jorgensen currently operates in a 100,000 square foot office and manufacturing facility in
Mequon, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee.

Mission, Focus, and Guiding Principles

Mission Statement:

We strive to achieve total customer
satisfaction by continuously improving our
products, service and manufacturing
techniques.

Strong technical support, quality workman-
ship and competitive pricing will convince
our customers that Jorgensen is the low
total cost supplier. 



Focus:

 • Our people will generate the changes
needed for improvement through empower-
ment and teamwork.  
 
• The ways in which work is accomplished
will be continuously analyzed for process
improvement. 

 • Our business will be conducted with 
fairness and honesty toward customers,
employees, suppliers and the community.  

 • Our customers are the people that keep
 us in business. Their total satisfaction is
our top priority.


Guiding  Principles:

 • Customers are the focus of everything
we do.
 • Quality comes first.
 • Suppliers are our partners.
 • Fairness and honesty should never be
compromised.
 • We must continuously improve.
 • We must work together, using teamwork &
empowerment.
 • New ideas are the lifeblood of our business.
 • Less experienced people need to be
mentored and coached.
 • Safety affects quality, we need to be vigilant.
•  Respect for our community is at the heart
of our business conduct.