Lynchburg, VA based [Automated Conveyor Systems, Inc.](http://www.acsconveyor.com/home.htm “Automated Conveyor Systems”) laid off 20 of its employees last Friday as a result of fewer orders from its customers.

The layoffs affected 16 temporary and four permanent employees. The plant now has about 190 employees. This is only the third time in 34 years that the local company has had layoffs.

The company makes material handling systems, such as conveyors, that are used in factories. Some of its major customers are in the corrugated packaging and paper industries, which have decreased production.

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