Today's complex automated
equipment in the food processing, bakery, confectionary,
electronics, and manufacturing industries often cause
tough product handling problems between processes. Among
the wide variety of proprietary processing equipment,
there is no universal standard for belt widths. This
often creates a need to spread or converge products as
they move between processes.
In response to these in-line
handling and conveying challenges, Wire Belt Company
offers you custom designed spreader and converger
conveyors. These are simple, positively driven transport
conveyors that use narrow width stainless steel belt.
Gentle product handling minimizes potential damage to
fragile products. Rows of belt run over a food quality,
high density polyethylene (HDPE) support surface, driven
by a series of stainless steel sprockets for highly
sanitary transport.
The standard design is a "fan
type" spreader or converger, as shown, which positions
products evenly on either side of the conveyor
centerline. A variety of other configurations are
available to meet other product positioning needs. (For
example, the left edge orientation could remain
constant, while the product spreads toward the right
edge.) Application examples include: food processing
equipment such as fryers, coaters, and freezers; bakery
equipment such as chocolate coating machines; automated
in-line packaging equipment; and spray painting or
cleaning of plastic or metal components.
For more information and
assistance in developing specifications for your
application, contact the Belt Power Corporation at (404)
419-3700.
