Worlds Major PU conveyor belt manufacturers

Pu conveyors have wide application in bakery industry . Conveyors in forming , packing , metal detection process have PU webs . Bakery owners have to keep these belts in spare as a critical stock . Any failure of belt can results in major break down . Good quality of Pu belts has to be procured from reputed manufacturers



List of world major PU belt manufacturers .

• Habasit
• Siegling
• Ammeraal Beltech
• Belt Corporation of America
• Cambridge International inc
• Saint Gobain
• Sampla
• Dorner Manufacturing Corporation
• Nerak Systems

Pu conveyors Vs Cotton conveyors for bakery plants

Bakery factories or plants have numerous conveyors in their process and webs are made up of either Pu , PVC or cotton conveyors . All these materials have their advantage s as well as disadvantages . Pu material are costly but hygienic where as cotton canvases are cheap and some what unhygienic .

Advantages of PU ( Poly urethane ) conveyors .

• Hygienic easy to clean or wash
• Easy to replace
• Can be manufactured in any colours .Helps in process
• Joints are easily done in house
• Better for metal detection
• No major expansion or shrinkage's

Disadvantages of PU belts

• Costly
• Fails at times to carry products ( less friction )
• Problem on Oily substance
• Surface Cracking common .Entire belt has to be changed
• FDA approved belt are not readily available

Advantage Cotton belts

• Easy availability .
• Can be procured in bulk
• Cheaper alternative to PU
• Repairs can be done easily
• Provides impressions on products
• Carry all kind s of products due to its rough surface
• Few operations cotton webs are irreplaceable

Disadvantages of Cotton Belts

To be replaced in short period as it becomes unhygienic easily

• Joints and sides are to be stitched regularly. Repairs are common
• Could not be washed or cleaned . it has to be replaced after certain period
• Expansion and shrinkage's are erratic some times
• Web tracking is very common due to elongation and contraction
• metal detection is less on cotton belt surface

A bakery manager has to select the best option keeping in the view the cost , the products senstivity and quality .