Business View Magazine - Sept 2023

161 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 9 INTELL I TRAK This provided IntelliTrak with additional capital and technology resources, facilitating the continuous development of new product lines and the exploration of fresh markets. “We’ve been on a growth curve since that 2005 acquisition,” Robertson recounts. “We developed two new heavy system conveyors that opened up markets that we had zero market share in. And, we’ve been on a 15 to 18-year trajectory of increased revenue, increased sales, every year for that window. We are currently at a record backlog and record revenue year this year.” Ongoing Projects and Trends Despite a brief slowdown in 2020 caused by the pandemic, Robertson notes that IntelliTrak swiftly recovered. He remarks, “What’s been interesting is coming out of that, for so many businesses, especially in the high volume production, automotive, aerospace, it has driven automation, which is exactly what we do.” Noting that this shift away from manpower is geared towards enhancing efficiency and bolstering reliability, Robertson adds, “The ROI on those automation projects have proven