Ashworth has a long history of innovations and industry firsts. Whether your application is in food processing or in an industrial, transportation or technology sector, Ashworth has a conveyor belting system to improve your yield — and help your business thrive.
When working with Ashworth, you can expect our full attention, dedicated support, and collaborative friendly professionals dedicated to providing a comprehensive, detailed, solution.
We're hands on
When working with Ashworth Bros., you can expect our full attention, dedicated support, and collaborative friendly professionals dedicated to providing a comprehensive, detailed, solution.
We invented hybrid conveyor belting, true-tracking friction belts, the lotension spiral system, and lotension spiral belts.
Our innovative spirit enables us to stay a step ahead of our competitors by providing the widest range of conveyor belting products and what's next.
We're pioneers
We invented hybrid conveyor belting, true-tracking friction belts, the lotension spiral system, and lotension spiral belts.
Our innovative spirit enables us to stay a step ahead of our competitors by providing the widest range of conveyor belting products and what's next.
Ashworth products are built to perform under the highest standards and conditions.
Our belts outperform and outlast by design.
Our team is dedicated to providing on-going maintenance, support, and optimization.
All aligned to keeping your lines running at peak performance and your business moving forward.
We're committed for the long-haul.
Ashworth Bros. products are built to perform under the highest standards and conditions.
Our belts outperform and outlast by design.
Our team is dedicated to providing on-going maintenance, support, and optimization
All aligned to keeping your lines running at peak performance and your business moving forward.
Ashworth has a long-standing history of innovation. From its humble beginnings in the 1860s in Fall River, Massachusetts, the Ashworth brothers George & Elijah Ashworth started manufacturing card clothing. Throughout the following years, they began to develop specific enhancements to the textile process with various machinery patents that revolutionized the industry. In 1946, realizing the steel wire they used for their card clothing machinery offered endless production opportunities, the duo began to develop conveyor belts.
Ashworth Belting Begins
Ashworth is founded by George & Elijah Ashworth as a card clothing manufacturer in Fall River, MA
1860
Ashworth forms the Metal Products Division and begins production of woven metal conveyor belts in Worcester, MA
1946
Manufacturing Facility Opens in Winchester, VA and becomes Belt Division headquarters
1955
Omni-Flex® Invented
1958
CB5 Baking Band® Invented
1963
Omni-Grid® Developed
1965
Lotention Spiral Conveyor Invented
1967
Ashworth offers engineering installation and maintenance services
1970s
Cleatrac® Invented
1988
Omni-Lite® Invented. Industry’s First Hybrid Belt
1991
Ashworth Tension Tester Introduced
1993
Cooper Handling Conveyor Belt Company Acquired in UK
1994
International Expansion
1995
Jonge Poerink, a dutch conveyor belt manufacturer, Acquired in Borne, NL
1995
Fusion Grid® Invented
1999
Ashworth Engineering Services is Formalized
2001
Omni-Pro® Invented
2005
Advantage® USDA Accepted
2006
Ashworth Factory Services (AFS) Corporation is established in Northfield, MN
2007
Fatigue Resistant Cleatrac® Released & ExactaStack® is introduced
2009
Dutch Sales Office Established in Amsterdam, Netherlands
2010
UK Manufacturing Plant Opens
2010
Sales Office Established in Singapore
2011
Sales Office Established in Tokyo, Japan
2012
Ashworth Factory Service (AFS) moves to a larger facility in Faribault, MN
2013
Omni-Grid® 360 Weld Invented
2015
PosiDrive Spiral® is Invented
2015
SmartSpiral® Monitoring System is Developed
2017
First Small Radius PosiDrive Spiral® Installed
2018
Ashworth Celebrates 75 Years of Belt Production
2021
SmartOven® Monitoring System is Developed
2022
Ashworth has been a major innovator in conveyor belting and conveyor systems for decades. Examples include:
Hybrid Belting: Ashworth pioneered hybrid conveyor belting, introducing belts that combine a backbone of steel for high strength with a plastic product surface for its functional advantages. Most recently, Ashworth introduced The Advantage™ line of hybrid belting, that provides end-users with an extremely hygienic, easy to clean, open conveying surface combined with a no-weld, patented rod-locking system that makes repairs a snap. In its first year in the market, The Advantage has proven itself as the market leader in spiral freezing, cooling and proofing.
True-Tracking Friction Driven Belts: Ashworth developed the true-tracking CB5 Baking Band® that became, and still is, a standard in the baking industry, as well as Cleatrac®, a positive-drive woven-wire belting system that eliminated the need for pin rolls.
Lotension Spiral System and Spiral Belts: Ashworth invented the Lotension Spiral Conveyor System and the related turn curve conveyor belts that became a worldwide standard in food processing equipment for cooking, freezing, proofing and cooling applications.
Living up to the Legend
Living up to the Legend
You get so much more than quality belts. We have you covered, and our experts will make sure you're beyond happy with the results.
You get so much more than quality belts. We have you covered, and our experts will make sure you're beyond happy with the results.
Serving with Sincerity
Serving with Sincerity
We are a vital part of keeping clean, safe, food products on families' tables. What we do matters because everyone deserves personal care and respect.
We are a vital part of keeping clean, safe, food products on families' tables. What we do matters because everyone deserves personal care and respect.
Making an Impact
Making an Impact
You have enough problems at work. We make sure productivity isn't one of them. We're dedicated to keeping your lines and your business moving forward.
You have enough problems at work. We make sure productivity isn't one of them. We're dedicated to keeping your lines and your business moving forward.
To solve first-of-a-kind problems, you need an innovative, proven partner.
To solve first-of-a-kind problems, you need an innovative, proven partner.
We're all ears.
If you need assistance, our seasoned experts are available to bounce ideas off of and will work hand-in-hand with you every step of the way.
We are generous sharers of our knowledge and are driven to pass on what we've learned along the way to the next generations.
We're all ears.
If you need assistance, our seasoned experts are available to bounce ideas off of and will work hand-in-hand with you every step of the way.
We are generous sharers of our knowledge and are driven to pass on what we've learned along the way to the next generations.
We work harder to keep you moving forward.
We work harder to keep you moving forward.
We're all ears.
If you need assistance, our seasoned experts are available to bounce ideas off of and will work hand-in-hand with you every step of the way.
We are generous sharers of our knowledge and are driven to pass on what we've learned along the way to the next generations.
