WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

In 1949, after learning to weld on ships in WWII, Jerel’s great grandfather founded a manufacturing plant in Idaho. The same dedication to craft and strength forged in wartime drove the business forward. Since then, we have provided the highest standard of food handling equipment and conveyors available.

With our roots in fabrication, Kaitech has led the industry with unique solutions to our customers’ challenges. We are never limited by the items in our catalog, but design each solution to meet our client’s unique demands.

Three generations since our founding, we’ve built on that dedication and industrious drive. In 2016, we added a technology division – Kaitech Automation. Jerel joined forces with Robert, an experienced and talented engineer who stretches ideas far outside the box. Together we are building partnerships with companies like ABB, pushing the envelope in material automation and robotics.

As rapidly as automation evolves, some things never change. Even as technology and robotics advance, we stay close to our roots of hard work, ingenuity, and seeking the best solution for each customer.

We are now an Award-Winning ABB Value Provider focused on helping manufacturers advance!

Strategic Partners

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

In 1949, after learning to weld on ships in WWII, Jerel’s great grandfather founded a manufacturing plant in Idaho. The same dedication to craft and strength forged in wartime drove the business forward. Since then, we have provided the highest standard of food handling equipment and conveyors available.

With our roots in fabrication, Kaitech has led the industry with unique solutions to our customers’ challenges. We are never limited by the items in our catalog, but design each solution to meet our client’s unique demands.

Three generations since our founding, we’ve built on that dedication and industrious drive. In 2016, we added a technology division – Kaitech Automation. Jerel joined forces with Robert, an experienced and talented engineer who stretches ideas far outside the box. Together we are building partnerships with companies like ABB, pushing the envelope in material automation and robotics.

As rapidly as automation evolves, some things never change. Even as technology and robotics advance, we stay close to our roots of hard work, ingenuity, and seeking the best solution for each customer.

We are now an Award-Winning ABB Value Provider focused on helping manufacturers advance!

Strategic Partners

OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM

Robert Byars
Robert ByarsPrincipal, USA
Jerel Nelson
Jerel NelsonPrincipal, USA
Bruce Nelson
Bruce NelsonVP, Manufacturing
Jim Mattis
Jim MattisVP, Sales

Engineering Leadership

Rick Tallian
Rick TallianSenior Design Engineer
-Industrial Automation & Robotics, 35 years.
-Component & Turnkey System Design
-Ford, General Motors
-Fared Robot Systems
-ABB Robotics
Jeff Bosch
Jeff BoschHead of Controls
-Mechanical Systems Designer and Programmer (Ibex CNC Machine) 12 years. Tool design specialist.
-SAE Powertrain Design & Engineering Specialist, Bosch Technologies Group, 15 years.
-Instrumentation and Advanced Controls, Canadian Process Controls Design Engineering.
Casey Scott
Casey ScottEngineering Manager
-Lead System/Controls Engineer, 6 years.
-Lead design team from concept to delivery.
-Manages technical startups.
-Custom machine designer.
-Quality Assurance check before projects ship.
-Designs control systems.
Ranjith CK
Ranjith CKSenior Robotics Engineer
-Senior Packaging Applications Engineer, 13 years.
-Internal development for new applications.
-Sr. Applications Specialist.
-Global support on robotics and packing applications.
-Test plan creation for new applications.
-Robotic performance risk analysis.
-Project commissioning.
Marcus Nelson
Marcus NelsonDirector of Material Handling
-Material Handling Conveyor Lead 9 years.
-Component & Turnkey System Design
-Food Handling Conveyors
-CDLR Roller Conveyors
-Servo Driven Collating Conveyors
-Complex Merge & Transfer Conveyors