Whether you are in the meat, seafood, or frozen food processing industry, sanitary conveyors are an integral part of your manufacturing business. A spiral conveyor system, for example, is not just used to transport products but also be an essential part of the process.
With one in six Americans getting sick every year because of contaminated food, there is a growing pressure on manufacturers to clean the production line.
Aside from performance factors, it is a food manufacturer’s responsibility to be proactive in addressing potential contamination issues.
Practicing good conveyor belt hygiene can become a challenge depending on their design, the design of the frame, and the materials they are made of, and their rate of wear.
Different conveyor belt surfaces will have different cleaning methods and effective cleaning agents.
You also have to pay attention to the junctions or mechanical joints where soil build-up is often inevitable.
Other challenging spots include the frame, cages, and mounting. It is common to have hard-to-see and hard-to-reach areas during washing or manual cleaning. Some of these parts cannot even be visually inspected. Over time, this can translate to a potential sanitary issue.
A good conveyor system not only helps improve production and quality of products, but it also makes sanitation painless.
Here are some benefits of using SideDrive Conveyor Co.’s sanitary spiral conveyor.
With SDCC’s design, maintenance is simple and harborage areas are minimal. The spiral conveyor features a sanitary open stainless-steel frame. Most of the structural frame materials are flat plates and surfaces are pitched wherever possible. The design of course features continuous welds to ensure the system traps no debris or other materials.
You can easily access all areas of the conveyor system when cleaning because of its unique cantilever frame design. This high level of accessibility leads to sanitation that cannot be achieved with drum-driven conveyor systems, where cleaning inside the drum is next to impossible.
Besides its open-frame design, the spiral conveyor system uses hygienic sprockets and wear strips that are compliant with USDA standards and an extremely accessible drive train, completely outboard of the spiral itself.
The SideDrive Sanitary Spiral Conveyor System features modular belting made of durable plastic. These materials are wear-resistant and can stand repeated exposure to conveyor belt cleaning chemicals and thorough washdowns.
At SideDrive Conveyor, we can work with you closely to optimize your production line.
Contact us today to upgrade to a conveyor system that’s easy to clean and can help guarantee food safety.