Food Grade Belt Conveyor Manufacturers

Food grade belt conveyors — design requirements and applications

Belt conveyors transport food products on a continuous belt driven by motorised rollers or pulleys. In food processing applications, the conveyor must meet food safety and hygienic design requirements: all product-contact surfaces and the conveyor frame must be stainless steel 304 or 316L (not painted steel or galvanised); the belt must be food-grade certified (food-grade PVC, polyurethane, or modular plastic belt — smooth or textured depending on the application); the conveyor must be designed for cleaning in place (CIP) or wash-down cleaning — open frame construction with no horizontal ledges, inaccessible hollow sections, or thread-on fixings where food and water can accumulate; the belt return run must be covered or easily accessible for cleaning; and bearings should be sealed stainless or plastic (to prevent contamination from lubricant and to resist water ingress during washing). Belt conveyors are used throughout food processing: raw material intake; between processing stages; product transfer to packaging; and finished goods handling.