MK Profile Systems Ltd

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The year 1966 witnessed it all: The Beatles coming together for the last time, the "Wembley goal" during the World Cup Final, and the premiere of Star Trek. And in Troisdorf, Hans-Josef Kitz was laying the foundation of his own mechanical engineering company.

As a young entrepreneur Hans-Josef Kitz started this first production facility over half a century ago in a garage that was attached to his parent’s house. One of the first designs by Hans-Josef Kitz included a celery washing machine for a farmer from the neighborhood. In the early years, as a contractor, he built machines and components for local companies. During this time, more and more of his own products were developed. And then in 1972 he developed his first standard conveyor. Even to this day, conveyor technology is a central pillar of mk’s business.

The wealth of ideas and power the company has is evident in its global position 50 years after its founding. The mk Technology Group, which was developed from Maschinenbau Kitz GmbH, is currently in the European and American markets. It is among the leading providers of mechanical modules, components and system solutions for factory automation – a branch with good prospects for the future due to the globalized effort to modernize production facilities and improve processes. Many of the products that mk offers play a key role in this sector and modernization.

mk’s customers include mechanical engineering companies and automobile manufactures and their suppliers as well as research and knowledge-driven high-tech companies in the areas of pharmaceuticals and medical technologies, semiconductor production and the food and beverage industry.

The mk Technology Group with its headquarter in Troisdorf-Bergheim has construction and production facilities located in eastern Germany, North America, Spain, the Netherlands and the UK. Globally mk employs around 350 people. In 2015 mk Technology Group had sales of 47 million euros.

Stephan Kitz attributes the success of the company to the human quality of entrepreneurship. He emphasizes, "What has always been important to me and my parents is the commitment within our family business; most of the managers of mk Technology Group today, have been developed in our company."

Such individual characteristics are the basic human values that enrich engineering and have helped the company gain a good position globally. mk offers competitive market prices primarily as a result of their problem-solving expertise, gathered over several decades.

To find out more about the mk Technology Group please visit www.mkprofiles.co.uk, call (01949) 823751 or email info@mkprofiles.co.uk.

Modular belt conveyors are extremely robust and offer opportunities for virtually any transport application. They are more wear-resistant than belts and can also be used where sharp-edged goods need to be transported or where harsh application environments persist.

Due to their positive drives, modular belt conveyors can sustain very high loads even with small belt widths. Besides, the lateral guide of the belt resists the lateral forces, as a result of which workpieces can also be pushed off transversely. Another advantage is that fluids from the transported material can drip off through the chain and the modular belt conveyor can be cleaned easily and quickly.

The existing portfolio of straight and incline (vertical) modular belt conveyors will now be supplemented by curved sections. These are based on the same system and are available with different route layouts and curve angles. Using individual variations, the route layout can be perfectly tailored to the existing conditions. In addition to this, various band widths ranging from 164 to 1005 mm have a very good ratio of effective width to the overall width and can thus be used very well even in cramped spaces. Due to the modular design and the combination of straight sections and inclines, practically any route can be implemented in three-dimensional space.

To find out more about mk’s conveyor range please visit www.mkprofiles.co.uk, call (01949) 823751 or email info@mkprofiles.co.uk.