Challenge
Drying pellets of food while also cooling the product prior to the accumulation of said product. Also required an extended product travel without taking up a large horizontal profile. The unit must be fully wash-down and food grade.
Solution
A Stainless-Steel Wire Mesh Belt Conveyor. This conveyor is fully wash-down and food grade, so it provided a perfect solution for direct food contact while also being very easy to clean. The steel belt will allow high temperature products to be conveyed for a long duration without causing damage to the belt, sprockets, or belt returns. This could not be accomplished with any standard PVC Belting.
A second level was added to the unit, which would double the total travel of the product. The product would simply “waterfall” onto the lower conveyor after reaching the end. We also tiered the conveyors to run directly underneath each other so as not to increase the overall width of the unit. This unit is able to accomplish several key processes with one piece of equipment.
Results
Thomas Conveyor’s Stainless-Steel Wire Mesh Belt Conveyor was able to accomplish several key processes with one piece of equipment.
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