Snack food and bakery companies looking to purchase belts and conveyors are asking for larger capacity, quieter machinery, improved safety, greater energy efficiency the ability to reduce manpower—and, thus, costs. They’re also looking for easier and more-predictable cleaning and maintenance.
Cablevey Conveyors, Oskaloosa, IA, surveyed customers for their feedback on maintenance and found that while everybody has their own idea of the level of sanitary compliance that’s necessary, all types of customers are focused on it, partly in the wake of FSMA, says Karl Seidel, marketing manager. Larger capacity and greater energy efficiency also have come up regularly in conversations with customers, he says.