Shuttleworth, LLC

Shuttleworth provides integrated product and material handling solutions using innovative technology and experienced problem solving specialists to identify and improve your packaging processes. We partner with you to achieve optimum return on investment with minimal risk. We design, manufacture and install solutions to transport, accumulate, pattern form, divide, combine, index, position, stack, sort, reject, and control your product in most types of environments including industrial, wash down and clean room.

Our experienced team of sales engineers, application engineers; project managers; and mechanical, electrical and controls engineers will partner with your company to function as an extension of your internal resources to identify challenges and design the best solution to achieve your goals. We strive to increase your line efficiency, profitability and maximize ROI while minimizing your risk through our proven process.

Why Shuttleworth

After learning about your product handling challenges, we will work with you to develop the best product handling solution to fit your needs.

Shuttleworth is not just another equipment manufacturer. We provide the best in product handling solutions. Since 1962, we've partnered with customers in a variety of industries, designing, building and integrating conveyors to increase productivity, optimize machinery and reduce downtime. That's the core of our corporate mission and the measure of our success.

Our company is focused on meeting the demands and challenges of today's industry needs. We're striving to more efficiently service our growing customer base globally. Our commitment is, and always has been, to make a real difference in the success of our customers.

We will work as a team to anticipate and overcome the challenges of emerging market trends that optimize production lines to bring value and a greater return on your investment. From on-site system analysis to comprehensive functionality testing in our in-house demo lab, you'll be a part of the process every step of the way.

In fact, we will bring to you an expert engineering staff with a wide range of applications, a fabrication department who uses only the highest quality parts and components, and one of the best system warranties in the industry.

Finally, we expertly install and provide a complete line of parts and services for our systems designed and built as custom-engineered solutions for your material handling needs.

Our History

Shuttleworth, Inc. was founded by Jim Shuttleworth. Jim Shuttleworth's father, Charles, was a tomato grower. In 1938, Charles started a canning operation. Jim worked in his father's company from a very young age. When he was about 13, he and his father developed a piece of machinery called the “Can Unscrambler.” It allowed cans to be fed into it and then would spin them out one-by-one. Demand for the machine increased and, as a sideline to the family's canning business, regular production of the equipment began in 1952. This business did well enough to afford Jim the opportunity to attend Purdue University, but while only a freshman, he was afflicted with a very serious injury from a terrible tractor accident. Jim was able to finish his mechanical engineering degree at Purdue, but when he was only 22 years old his father passed away. Having gone through these events at such a young age made Jim a very serious young man who would assume some major responsibilities.

When Jim was 25 years old, the company was sold to Hunt Foods. With his savings, Jim bought the machinery part of the canning business. He named the business “Shuttleworth Machinery Corporation” and moved it to Huntington, Indiana, in 1962. Located in section of the old Salamonie Shoe Factory, the company invented a high-speed case packer called the Shuttleworth Futurematic Case Packer. This hydraulic case packer placed bottles or cans into cases.

By 1965, the company was licensing the case packers not only in the U.S., but also in Holland, England and Australia. By 1969, they were doing so well that Jim was able to build a new plant in Huntington, which is the Shuttleworth’s manufacturing location in North America.

Throughout the years, the company grew to accommodate a wide variety of material handling needs in the Automotive, Consumer, Electronics, Energy, Food, Healthcare, Industrial and Paper industries. After Jim’s death, Carol Shuttleworth took over the company. Even though Carol had served as Marketing Director for Shuttleworth for many years, she knew it would be a big adjustment.

“It was a challenge, without him, but I had a lot of good people to work with-I think that's key,' said Carol Shuttleworth. 'I'm a firm believer that you're only as good as the people around you, and I've always been fortunate to have wonderful friends and employees. You have to have people around you that you trust-people that are loyal.” Carol knew she had to make changes and use different approaches, which proved to be vital in maintaining the company’s strong reputation and loyal customer following until she retired in 2011.

In January, 2011, Carol Shuttleworth sold Shuttleworth to Pro Mach, Inc., a leading provider of integrated packaging products and solutions for food, beverage, household goods, pharmaceutical, and other diverse consumer and industrial companies. Pro Mach provides equipment, training, installation, and parts in primary packaging, end-of-line packaging, and identification and tracking. Pro Mach is headquartered in Loveland, Ohio, with manufacturing facilities and offices throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Southeast Asia.

Sustainability

Shuttleworth can help improve throughput, yield, and efficiency metrics in your production cycle.  The gentle handling design of our Slip-Torque technology allows greater flexibility in package design for sustainability. Shuttleworth’s first choice is to handle your product directly on the conveyor surface to eliminate the need for pallets. The lower line pressure associated with Slip-Torque conveyor allows for the reduction of packaging material while delivering a quality product to your downstream operations.

How We Manufacture Our Products
Shuttleworth’s chain drive conveyor is powered by fractional HP motors, typically ¼ - 1/2 HP. Energy efficient options are available for installation on your next automation system:

• High-efficiency Motors
• Electronic vs. Pneumatic Devices

Shuttleworth supports recycling initiatives through the careful selection of our raw materials (various plastic and metal types) to maximize the ability to recycle components.