Food Processing - Latest News Article

Hygiene and Food Safety with Ammeraal UltraScraper

UltraScraper is the newest advance in the belting industry that brings with it numerous advantages to ensure the safe production of food.

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Raising the Standards for Cherry Conveying

A cherry processing plant in Chile needed some help with an elevator application. The belt needed to lift cherries from a tank of water after washing and allow for dewatering as they were elevated. While easy enough on the face of it, there were several potential issues that the chosen solution needed to address. Fortunately, Viking Conveyor and Uni-Chain were on hand to provide the right system for the application.

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Fully hygienic solution for the food industry

The new mini series of Positive Drive products from Volta are designed to allow for relatively small pulley sizes to facilitate the tight transfer of products on a conveyor system.

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Ammeraal celebrates 65 years

Ammeraal started celebrations for their 65th Anniversary at IPACK-IMA, ‘IPACK-IMA will also be an appropriate opportunity for us to launch our 65th Anniversary celebrations as a company’, adds Marc Maisonneuve. ‘Ammeraal Beltech was founded in 1950 by Dutchman Thomas Ammeraal, who invented an endless woven conveyor belt for the biscuit industry. Although now a global leader in belting solutions, and after 65 years of growth and development, we are still very passionate about remaining close to our customers while helping them with their belting challenges’.

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Helping to make the bread

Bakeries require some of the most specialized conveying systems in food processing. Volta Belting materials resist the oils and fats used in dough mixtures. They outperform conventional belts in cutting and docking operations used in pizza and biscuit production. Specially developed top-surface textures reduce the overall contact area between the belt and dough for improved product release.

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Low Temperature (LT) Belts for Deep Freeze Applications

Volta Belting Technology has successfully launched the latest addition to the largest range of hygienic belts available. A thermoplastic material with excellent strength and enhanced resistance to frozen temperatures, the LT (Low Temperature) belting is rated for use at temperatures down to -35° C / -31° F. The belting will not crack and fragment. It is not brittle which means an end to fragmented particles being fed into the product flow. For extra safety, it is manufactured in a food-certified blue color.

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An innovative and truly practical solution for inclined food conveyors

Uni Chains Pop-Up Flight, from Viking Conveyor, is the perfect fit to support the growing food processing industry in the local Waikato region, which isn’t immune to the current market trends surrounding food safety and saving waste, time and costs.

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Specialists in the field of conveying food safely

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To put it simply - safe and hygienic with Volta

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Raising the level of hygiene in the box folding industry

As part of Viking Conveyor’s commitment to offer innovative solutions to the New Zealand food industry, we have added the new RAPPLON® Folder Gluer Belting range with Food Grade covers.

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Does your conveyor system have specific requirements?

Viking Conveyor will work with you to establish the specific requirements of your conveyor belt systems as part of your food processing.

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Enhanced Hygiene - AntiMicrobial Belts

We all know the importance on hygiene in the food processing industry. A conveyor belt comes into close contact with the food being produced and are therefore a vital component ensuring food safety within the facility. At Viking Conveyor we offer a range of solutions to meet food grade standards and assist with your HACCP. One of the options available is AntiMicrobial Belts from Ammeraal.

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Could metal fasteners contaminate your products

The risk of product contamination and product recall from conveyor and processing belts can now be significantly reduced through the selection of the correct belt type together with the most appropriate joining system.

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Food Safety First

At Viking Conveyor we understand the vital importance of hygiene within a food processing facility.

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