The frozen pizza industry is a booming market. Keeping up with the demand means producers are regularly pushing as many as 400 pizzas per minute (24,000 pizzas per hour!) If the conveyor design includes multiple transfer points to reach the sauce applicators, topping applicator, and cheese depositor before going to the primary packaging stage, the risk of product loss increases. Meaning, the more transfers that a pizza has, the more risk that exists for topping loss.
Here's how a transferless conveyor design can help you maintain product integrity through the different production stages and ensure a delicious, frozen pizza leaves the line every time.
Transitions on frozen food conveyors often lead to topping loss and discharge that creates waste and requires rework. A poorly designed transition can also damage the crusts and topping placement. Optimizing the conveyor system to fit in with the existing graters, applicators, and packaging equipment isn’t always feasible using a traditional conveyor design.
With a continuous conveyor design from Side Drive Conveyor Co., you can maximize Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), increase production throughput, and minimize quality issues on the line. Let’s look at some of the main benefits of a continuous, transferless conveyor design.
The entire system, belts included, can also withstand harsh wash-down and sanitizing routines, speeding up your sanitation routines between shifts.
An edge-driven conveyor design doesn’t use side frames in the construction, reducing the number of harborage points on the production line. With fewer harborage points that could lead to contamination, you can ensure your line remains sanitary after every shift.
With a SideDrive Conveyor Co. sanitary conveyor, you’ll use fewer cleaning materials and can reach any portion of the line during wash-down cycles.
SideDrive Conveyor Co. provides a truly continuous conveyor design that can withstand a high-throughput frozen pizza production line.
Eliminating transfers from your production processes is only one of the key benefits available from an edge-driven, modular continuous conveyor design. Our team will work with you to understand your unique application and design a solution that fits within your exact dimensions. You can reduce product loss, optimize your product throughput, and create a seamless, smooth flow of frozen pizzas through each stage of the process.
If you’d like to find out more about our transferless conveyor designs for your frozen pizza production line, reach out to SideDrive Conveyor Co. today.