Demanding manufacturing processes faced with extreme environmental or stringent liability challenges need conveyor systems that can meet lofty standards of performance and reliability.
If you’re a discrete or process manufacturer operating in a tough production environment, high-performance plastic conveyor components can upgrade your conveyor systems to top efficiency.
And that's not all. They can help you avoid a serious loss of time and money and reduce the risk of liabilities and product recalls.
In this post, we'll show you the conveyor components that can help you leverage these benefits to boost manufacturing efficiency.
Categories of Performance-enhancing Conveyor Components
Upgrading conveyor systems shouldn't be left to conveyor parts manufacturers alone. If you use conveyor products in your manufacturing processes, explore the two categories of UHMW-PE conveyor components that can enhance the performance of your systems. They are:
BluLub™Ultra-high molecular weight (UHMW) polyethylene
This was developed specifically for extreme manufacturing environments that subject conveyor systems to high wear, speed, and loads as well as additional elements such as harsh cleaning agents.
This high-performance UHMW plastic provides greater safety and reliability than conventional plastic conveyor parts.
Key benefits include:
- Very low wear of both belt and slide plates
- 75% COF reduction compared to natural UHMW-PE
- Built-in dry lubricant
- PV value more than twice Nylatron GSM/NSM
- FDA compliant
- Enhance noise reduction
Metal-detectable plastic compounds
Ideal for high-liability process manufacturing environments such as food processing and pharmaceuticals, metal-detectable UHMW components can replace your existing plastic components — including chain guides, wear strips, belt guides, and other parts — to help avoid costly product contamination and damaging recalls.
Benefits of using metal-detectable plastic conveyor components include
- Improved impact resistance for less breakage
- Enhanced small metal parts detection
- Improved safety through the use of FDA-compliant compounds approved for food contact
- Reduced financial and brand risk due to contamination or recall
- Improved productivity resulting from less downtime
Some high-performance metal-detectable UHMW plastic conveyor components also offer X-ray detectable capabilities for scanning packaged goods for a variety of contaminants, including ones based on material density.
Current metal detectable plastic materials include:
- Acetal (also X-ray detectable)
- UHMW
- Nylon (also X-ray detectable)
- PEEK
To learn more about high-performance plastic conveyor components or to get a quote on quality components for your material handling system, contact us or visit http://www.slideways.com.
