Cambridge Engineered Solutions has introduced a new lighter weight flatwire conveyor belt with variable openings that has applications across the packaging, baking and root crops segments.
The PacLite conveyor belt is manufactured using a new proprietary process developed by the company’s engineers, and is between 30% and 50% stronger than a standard flatwire belt. It also weighs 10% less than its predecessor, the PacTitan line.
It can be used for packaging, during can washing processes; in baking ovens, where breads, cakes and other larger goods require pans for movement along the processing line; and in cases where manufacturers need to separate dirt, stones, stems and debris from harvested root crops such as potatoes, carrots and beetroot.
Bob Maine, Cambridge’s director of engineering, said: “Since our inception, Cambridge has excelled at working to continuously improve the design and durability of our conveyor belts to solve the operational challenges our customers face including safety and hygiene, cleaning and maintenance and energy efficiency. PacLite represents our attention to detail in working with manufacturers to account for the total cost of ownership of conveyor belts used in their plants.”
PacLite is available in both standard and heavy-duty versions and features Cambridge’s NokLok picket technology, a proprietary form of perfect and interlocking links that increases strength, durability and product stability and reduces belt stretch and distortion, the Maryland-based firm claimed. It can reach speeds of up to 250ft per minute and withstand temperatures up to 1,000°F.
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