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mk North America, Inc. mk North America has been offering t-slot profile and conveyor solutions since 1988. Please Contact us, providing custom solutions is one of our specialties.

At mk we design, engineer and manufacture structural aluminum framing, conveyor, guarding and linear motion systems. The variety and flexibility of our offering is unsurpassed, and mk products have proven themselves world-wide in a broad variety of applications and industries. Even with our very broad offering of standard components and systems, we realize that you may not find a product that meets your exact requirements. Our state-of-the-art lean manufacturing facility allows us to build these solutions quickly and cost effectively. Our Commitment to Top Quality Support:

While one aspect of our company culture is certainly related to continuing to make the best products in the industry even better, we are even more committed to making sure our customers get top notch support before, during and after each and every sale. Our Advantages:

* Flexibility: We will modify our products or tailor our services to meet your needs.

* Selection: With 30 different conveyor styles, more than 200 extrusion shapes and over 2000 system components, mk offers the most comprehensive "modular building kit" available.

* Quality: 100% inspection and quality control on every product shipped.

* Value: Lean manufacturing principles ensure cost-effective products.

* Reliability: World-class on-time delivery.

* Support: Our customer service group and a great network of distribution partners and field sales representatives stand ready to provide you with the highest level of service and application support.

Most accumulation conveyors store product in a single stream. A bi-flow design splits the job.Here, two belts hold parts...
10/09/2026

Most accumulation conveyors store product in a single stream. A bi-flow design splits the job.

Here, two belts hold parts side by side, and a narrow VersaFlex lane runs between them. Parts accumulate on the outer belts, then get diverted by roller rails onto the center lane, where they exit one at a time.

That gives you the storage capacity of a wide accumulation zone with the clean single-lane egress a downstream process needs.

10/07/2026

This conveyor system isn't the end of the process. It's the handoff.

Totes are placed by a robot in a 3x3 array, staged, metered out in groups of 3, and corrected for orientation if needed. From there, the conveyors feed an infeed stacker, which means everything upstream has to deliver product in a clean, consistent sequence.

That's the job here: make sure what reaches the next machine arrives in order, correctly oriented, and on time.

A synchronous conveyor works differently from a continuous belt. Instead of product flowing steadily, every fixed carrie...
10/05/2026

A synchronous conveyor works differently from a continuous belt.

Instead of product flowing steadily, every fixed carrier moves together in steps, incrementally. They advance, stop, wait while each operative station does its work, then advance again. That rhythm is what makes multi-station assembly and inspection possible.

mk's TKU 2040 attachment style chain conveyor is ideal for indexing product to a fixed position for removal while also serving as a cooperative solution when lines require both robotic and manual operator interfacing in an automated cell.

09/30/2026

Three different projects. Three different problems solved with sensors and smart integration.

On one system, a pull cord e-stop runs the full length of the conveyor. Giving operators the ability to stop the system from anywhere along it, not just at one fixed point.

For a product rotation solution, a single sensor replaced an entire stop-lift-rotate-drop sequence. Instead of pausing the line to rotate a part, the part spins directly on the belt while it keeps moving, and a sensor cuts the rotation off at 180 degrees. What used to take 4 seconds now takes about 1.

On another, manual workstations use optical touch buttons so operators can send and receive finished goods on command. Sensors and PLC logic handle pallet return automatically in the background, keeping the line moving without requiring operator intervention every cycle.

Different systems, same underlying idea: the right sensor, placed in the right spot, does more for efficiency than adding mechanical complexity ever could.

Cylindrical or rounded product that tends to shift, roll, or slide on a standard belt? That's a positioning problem, not...
09/25/2026

Cylindrical or rounded product that tends to shift, roll, or slide on a standard belt? That's a positioning problem, not just a conveying one.

Solution: The GUF-P 2000 cleated belt conveyor uses raised cleats at fixed spacing to physically separate and carry each part — no drifting, no bunching.

Result: Consistent part spacing and orientation moving into the next process step, whether that's a robotic pick station or manual unload.

09/23/2026

Robots are precise. What feeds them isn't always.

This infeed system closes that gap. Boxes queue on the shuttle infeed conveyor, move onto the linear shuttle, and arrive at a fixed end stop that sets their position consistently, cycle after cycle.

For applications where even that isn't tight enough, a pneumatic crowder adds an extra layer of positioning accuracy, squaring the box up before the pick.

Less variation in, more reliable picks out.

09/17/2026

Meet "The Draper," a compression conveying solution that is changing the way we thought about product movement.

Built for fiberglass insulation here, but the underlying mechanism isn't material-specific. Foam, batting, loose fill, or any other product that benefits from controlled compression during transport could run through a comparable setup.

The core idea is simple:take any product that's too light, loose, or irregular to stay controlled on a single incline belt, and sandwich it between two belts instead. The top "draper" belt compresses down onto the product, the bottom belt carries it, and together they hold shape and position the entire way up.

Compression, contact, and control. That's the whole system.

Every component in this control kit is solving a specific problem.VFD (0.5 HP, STO-rated): Fixed-speed motors run at one...
09/15/2026

Every component in this control kit is solving a specific problem.

VFD (0.5 HP, STO-rated): Fixed-speed motors run at one speed, period. The VFD lets the line run at whatever speed actually matches the process — faster for lighter cycles, slower for more deliberate handling. STO also means torque can be removed at the drive level, not just downstream.

Photo Eye sensor: Without it, the operator has to watch the line and manually stop it every cycle. With it, the part stops itself at the right point, every time.

E-stop Station: One safety access point means someone has to reach it fast. Two means either operator, at either end, has immediate access.

Start/Stop Station: Independent control at both ends. Neither operator depends on the other to start or pause the line.

Twenty-five years ago today, the world changed in a single morning.We remember the lives lost. The first responders who ...
09/11/2026

Twenty-five years ago today, the world changed in a single morning.

We remember the lives lost. The first responders who ran toward danger. The families who have carried this day with them ever since.

Today, we pause to honor them.

We will never forget.

09/09/2026

A conveyor moving mixed container sizes has to solve two things at once: keep each product centered, and keep it contained through direction changes.

The VersaFlex A29 does both. Adjustable side rails handle the size variation. Overhead handle guide rails keep containers with handles from shifting through the curves.

Built to handle product variability this conveyor system includes 90° turns to route product without needing a change to the facility layout.

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105 Highland Park Drive
Bloomfield, CT
06002

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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