New Processing Equipment: January 2020
Snack and bakery industry customers want belts and conveyors that are fast and easy to clean, maximize energy efficiency, offer strength and durability, require as few tools as possible, and provide flexibility to either switch out products and/or run multiple products at once.
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Company: AMF Bakery Systems
Website: https://amfbakery.com
Equipment Snapshot: AMF Bakery Systems has developed a horizontal diverter for conveyors—flat diverters that consist of a rod and pin that feeds into a hollow chain, Martin says. “There’s a plastic slat that rides in between the rods that brings the product right to left,” he says. The company has worked with Intralox to develop the new Active Integrated Motion (AIM) belt, which provides noise reduction, easier cleaning and maintenance, and improved worker safety.
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Company: AMF Bakery Systems
Website: https://amfbakery.com
Equipment Snapshot: AMF Bakery Systems’ horizontal diverter for conveyors.
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Company: Ashworth Bros., Inc.
Website: www.ashworth.com
Equipment Snapshot: Ashworth has released the SmartSpiral Monitoring System, a stand-alone wireless web app.
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Company: Ashworth Bros., Inc.
Website: www.ashworth.com
Equipment Snapshot: Ashworth Bros., Inc., most recently has added a high-density mesh option to its Omni-Grid 360 Weld product line. This High Density Mesh overlay, with its patented intermediate loop design, provides a 45 percent reduction in mesh weight along with improved airflow to shorten dwell times and increase output. The new option is an alternative to Omni-Grid-style belts, which use heavier dense mesh overlays for supporting these types of products in both tunnel freezers and oven applications.
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Company: IPCO
Website: https://ipco.com
Equipment Snapshot: IPCO has released new wider bake oven belts. Where most range between 32 and 59 inches, these are 141 inches wide.
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Company: Shuttleworth
Website: www.shuttleworth.com
Equipment Snapshot: ProMach has improved upon its Shuttleworth high-speed lane divider to provide more flexibility and thus faster changeover. The new and improved version also has mechanical parts mounted entirely underneath the surface, which improves cleanability.