As Habasit UK’s Technical Manager for fabric conveyor belts, I’m often contacted by customers when they experience problems with product slippage on their incline and decline conveying applications. The results of slippage, includingRead More…
How broad expertise created a food-safe, black wide timing belt for a new packaging application
A customer in Germany specialized in tailored solutions for packaging processes recently gave us an interesting challenge. They were developing a new food packaging line using timing belts and fabric conveyor belts withRead More…
How to measure overdrive on a low-tension spiral conveyor system
Many thousands of spiral conveyors serve the global food processing industry in applications ranging from cooling, proofing and freezing in the bakery sector; to freezing in the fish, poultry and red meatRead More…
Reintroduction optibelt ATC-SYSTEM
Optibelt Material Handling is again offering the optibelt ATC-SYSTEM. The optibelt ATC-SYSTEM enables the flexible and quick assembly of special attachment belts by the end user. It consists of a extruded timing belt, whichRead More…
Optimal drive configuration for plastic modular belts
Plastic modular belt are basically driven like a bicycle chain. Well, it is rather powered by an electrical motor than by muscles. But in most cases it has just one or more catenaryRead More…