As the economy continues to slowly improve, some bakers and snack manufacturers are assessing their equipment needs and deciding to invest in new machinery to help meet growing demand for their goods, new product lines, more stringent food-safety mandates and a host of other production-related issues. A new conveyor system is sure to top many food producers’ to-buy lists, and they’ll have many new models from which to choose this year.
“2014 will be a big year for conveyor-technology advancements,” says Blake Svejkovsky, manager of product handling for Heat and Conttol Hayward, Calif. “We start the year off with our new FastBack FDX horizontal motion conveyor. FDX provides all of the benefits FastBack is noted for—near-zero product damage, quiet operation, no product segregation of blends, no seasoning loss and buildup in the conveyor pan—in a very small, single drive that can handle runs of 100 ft. long.”