Conveyor and power transmission belting supplier Ammega has overhauled a suburban Atlanta facility to use safer and more sustainable adhesives, company officials said this week.
The Buford, Georgia, hub is Ammega’s first synthetic facility across its global operations to exclusively use water-based adhesives. Those adhesives, officials said, replace chemical carries such as acetone or toluene — and "significantly" reduce atmospheric pollution. Aqueous adhesives are also more biodegradable and more sustainable overall, officials added, and would help the company conform to forthcoming environmental regulations, particularly in Europe.
Officials said that the project strengthened Ammega’s production capacity in the U.S., as well, which would allow for faster lead times, more resilient supply chains and increased support for both distributors and OEMs.
"To remain the local partner of choice for belting solutions and help our customers maintain their competitive edge, we must not only keep pace with industry trends but also anticipate them," Bobby Bauman, Ammega’s director of global product line management friction driven, said in a statement. "The capabilities at our Buford facility address customer needs while also advancing their broader business and sustainability objectives."
Ammega, based in the Netherlands, said that it has invested more than $100 million in its U.S. operations over the past five years. Its U.S. footprint includes five manufacturing facilities, three fabrication sites, 14 warehouses and eight customer solutions centers.
The company operates over 190 locations total across 40 countries.
