Belt Tech Industrial contributes to efficient coal handling operations

Belt Tech Industrial is a family-owned company that was started in 1991 by three brothers. Its primary focus at the time was vulcanizing conveyor belts at coal mines. Thirty years later, the company headquarters are located in Washington Indiana with two additional branch offices in Illinois and Tennessee and 70+ employees.

Belt Tech Industrial’s services have expanded to care for all manner of materials handling equipment both for the coal industry and aggregates. It specializes in quality belting, full turn-key service, and 24/7 emergency service. For many years the company motto has been “we’re just down the road” assuring customers that it is available and close by when they most need it. This kind of personal service has helped the company to retain its customers and allowed it to expand into other markets.

Belt Tech Industrial believes that a major part of its success has been achieved by sticking close to its core values of honesty, integrity, respect, drive and pride. Those values help it to really listen to its customers, to understand their needs and to be a reliable partner.

Focusing on those values also helps it to find and keep the right kind of people for its team since they make up the foundation for all its services.

Safety is also a major focus in the company. It knows fast service without a solid safety programme is not sustainable, so it has developed a good safety culture and provides ongoing training.

Belt Tech Industrial keeps a large inventory of belting and major components in stock and ready to go at a moment’s notice. A few years ago, it moved its headquarters to a larger warehouse facility to accommodate those needs. With the recent supply chain issues, that has proved to be a wise move and a valuable resource for customers.

While Belt Tech Industrial provides equipment that covers conveying, crushing, screening and washing, it knows that the belt itself is a major investment and a critical part of the materials handling process. Therefore it has invested heavily in establishing a good relationship with its suppliers and having products that it feels good about.

Belt Tech Industrial has a longstanding partnership with Oriental Rubber to provide MAXX TUFF™, MAXX TUFF™ Uno, MAXX ROCK™, MAXX ARMOUR™, and MAXX AGNI™. It also provides MSHA Part 14 belt to meet MSHA’s standards for flame resistance in underground coal mines.

Belt Tech Industrial continues to look for innovative ways to extend the life of key components through things like automatic lubrication, protective coatings, belt cleaners, pulley lagging and more. This also means educating customers about what is available and helping them implement newer technologies into their workflow as seamlessly as possible.