Dynamic and adaptable, the market of equipment and solutions for food processing is constantly updating its portfolio, including the segment of conveyor belts, spiral chillers and freezers. We’ve contacted some of the best known companies in this field, that offer such equipment for the food manufacturers, to find out what improvements they introduced in order to make production more efficient.
Ashworth Bros., Inc. is a well-known American conveyor belt company that manufactures and services both metal and plastic belting for straight running, turn-curve, lo-tension and self-stacking spirals – offering customers the best solution for their specific requirements. With over 65 years of innovating the future of conveyor belts, Ashworth continues to lead the market with the most conveyor belt patents in the food processing, can making, and material handling industries. Companies around the world turn to Ashworth’s quality products, reliable customer service, innovative solutions and experienced factory service team to maximize throughput and minimize lifecycle costs.
Five years ago, Ashworth introduced its ExactaStack™, a drop-in replacement belt for existing self-stacking spirals. And today, miles of ExactaStack™ belt are installed and operating flawlessly by leading food processors. ExactaStack™ is a competitively priced drop-in replacement belt alternative for every self-stacking application from freezing poultry to ready-made meals and baking. Ashworth’s self-stacking belt is available in every standard width, tier height and mesh configuration. Ashworth also offers virtually every drive component so Ashworth’s Factory Service team of experts can completely rebuild self-stacking spirals to their original specifications. ExactaStack™ and all drive components are manufactured in the USA for quick deliveries.
GYRoCOMPACT®
Modular self-stacking freezer provides maximum returns
JBT FoodTech’s ability to exactly meet customer requirements is demonstrated with the modular design of its Frigoscandia GYRoCOMPACT® chiller and freezer which is generally accepted as the industry benchmark for quality, hygiene, operating simplicity and reliability. Never ‘off-the-shelf’, the GYRoCOMPACT® spiral freezer can be configured to match specific food product and processing requirements, leading to rapid returns on investment and maximum flexibility when planning future production requirements. The unit features a fully customizable enclosure, a self-contained freezing zone, and a wide range of fan, evaporator tier height and mesh alternatives.
The FRIGoDRIVE® no-tension belt and drive system minimizes belt tension while increasing pulling power providing greater capacity and longer belt life.
Hygiene is a key feature. The GYRoCOMPACT® spiral freezer features a 100% cleanable freezing zone, with a controlled vertical airflow which delivers uniform air distribution across and through the stack. Easy access from all sides to enclosures and in – and out-feeds, and an ‘open plan’ stainless steel floor with elevated floor-to-wall joints make for easy cleaning and complete drainage.
JBT FoodTech has a database of over 15,000 application examples, and can provide detailed and reliable pay-back calculations developed over many years of experience in the freezing and cooling industry. The Frigoscandia range of self-stacking spiral freezers can be integrated with other JBT FoodTech product lines, including the Stein range of coating and frying equipment, the Double D range of continuous protein ovens and searer/grill markers and DSI slicing and portioning systems to form complete flexible in-line food processing solutions.
Taking performance to a new level
Frigoscandia is once more revolutionizing freezer technology with the strongest ever self-stacking spiral. The combination of the new FRIGoDRIVE® M system and the new FRIGoBELT® NOVA takes performance and reliability to the next level. This will give you higher capacity, more uptime and low operating costs. The new FRIGoBELT® NOVA features improved side link technology, which provides several benefits, among which a stronger belt through increased lateral strength, the highest reliability through improved interlocking, low wear and increased belt life through increased contact surfaces.
The new FRIGoDRIVE® M system features higher capacity, increased stack weight possibilities (up to 30%), increased maximum speed (from 30 to 40 m/min), the possibility for wider belt usage, low operating costs and reliable performance, low need for maintenance and lubricants, low wear on critical drive system components, 50% lower drive forces. With 50 years in the business, 8 000 installs and 2 million meters in operation of our world-leading FRIGoBELT® – Frigoscandia is now once again taking performance to a new level.
Easy temperature measurement in industrial situations
The Japanese T&D Corporation was founded 1986 in Matsumoto. The company name derives from “try and develop” and emphasizes the company’s ambition to create innovative products with a high degree of practical usefulness. Having started out developing electronic products mainly for the automotive aftermarket, today the company is the Japanese market leader for data loggers. A team of about 50 specialists are engaged in developing data logger systems for industrial, public and private demands. Production takes place in a high-tech site in Matsumoto, Japan, and since 2003, T&D Corporation has been exporting its wireless data loggers worldwide. The company is represented through a European Sales Office located in Niddatal near Frankfurt and a sales office in the USA.
With its latest model, the MCR-4TC, T&D Corporation, the Japanese market leader for data loggers, introduces a new device that can be coupled together with up to four units, making it possible to measure and record up to 16 channels simultaneously. This facilitates easy temperature management in industrial situations such as in pipes, ducts and boilers, cooking equipment and chilled goods storage areas.
The battery operated temperature monitoring data logger runs on two AA alkaline batteries and supports thermocouple types K, J, T, S and R, enabling wide range measurement from -270 °C up to 1760 °C. Recorded data can be relayed to a PC via USB connection or saved to an SD card and then transferred to a PC. Data can also be viewed and checked on the logger’s handy LCD display. For additional flexibility, the MCR-4TC can be connected to other models in the T&D range, such as the MCR-4V, for quick and precise voltage measurement.