Belt Technologies Inc., USA, has been manufacturing metal belts, pulleys and conveyor systems for over fifty years

Belt Technologies has been helping engineers design continuous metal belts and conveyor systems for wide ranging applications in food processing, aerospace, medical equipment, electronics, solar panel manufacturing, tobacco, automation and material handling.

With excellent cold and heat transfer properties metal belts are used in freezing, cooking, baking and processing of seafood, meat, poultry, dairy (cheese, butter and milk products) and snack foods. Stainless steel belts can be perforated for drainage or to increase temperature transfer. Stainless steel belts offerings are smooth and will not generate, trap or release particles that can be transferred to the product.

Metal belts will not fray, require no lubrication, are corrosion resistant, chemical resistant, and odourless and will not impart taste. In addition, the sanitizing of metal belts to meet FDA and or USDA requirements can be accomplished using cold or heated high pressure wash, chemical sprays, and ozone or steam pressure. And performance... metal belts operate in extreme environments and can exceed mil-lions of cycles while maintaining a ?.002" (.0508 mm) positioning tolerance over the life of the belt.

Meat Processing - Product Preparation, Conveying and Packaging

Whether your need is to move meat or poultry on trays or direct product contact on the production belt, we can design a continuous metal belt and conveyor solution for your application. Our belts allow for the product being processed to be handled on a system that will not impart taste or particulates into the product, while assuring easy clean up with industry approved wash down sterilization procedures.

Belt Technologies has answered the call and have met the demanding needs and guidelines of the industry. Choosing the right system or better yet manufacturer, makes a significance difference in the quality of the product and process. If you're looking for a system to keep your meat and poultry products safe and secure, Belt Technologies is the answer.

Cooking/Baking - Product Preparation and Packaging

Baking bread or rolls, how about tortillas or cooking hamburgers - our metal belts and conveyor handling solutions keeps your products safe, secure, and contamination free.

The food industry requires quality transporting of product in a clean and highly productive environment and demands the best solutions to meet stringent industry needs. Continuous stainless steel metal belts offer options necessary for you to meet or exceed your product quality and production output requirements.

Shellfish - Product Preparation, Conveying, Flash Freezing and Packaging

From Sea to Shelf; processing sea-food in a fast paced, high production and clean environment is a challenge that Belt Technologies metal belt can meet.

From peeling and packaging prawns, to conveying fish fillets from processing the catch, through flash freezing tunnels, to packaging for longer shelf life at the grocery, stainless steel metal belt are the best choice to produce consistent production and quality results.

No need to worry about those smaller fillet pieces or prawns falling through those wire belts with solid continuous metal belts from Belt Technologies. And cleaning is far easier...no need to completely disassemble the process line. Metal belts can be flood washed with cleaning agents and fresh water.

Meat processing and packaging conveyors systems designed and manufactured to customers demanding specifications. Metal belts are uniquely adapted to the baking industry because of the thermal conductivity and flatness of the belts.

Metal belts not only convey product through manufacturing processes like freezing and packaging but they are also an excellent tool for product preparation like prawn de-shelling.

Flat belts with excellent cleanliness and hygiene properties in addition do not imparting taste into the product make metal belts an excellent choice for processing dairy products. The smooth flat surface of metal belts coupled with their excellent thermo conductivity makes metal belt the best choice for snack and confectionary production.

Dairy - Cheese, Butter, Spread and Milk Product Processing and Packaging

For production, processing and packaging of cheese, butter, spreads or milk products and to assure the process avoids contaminants, Belt Technologies has the solution. In a milk processing environment, the cartons travel on steel belts during the production process. The use of steel belts is a highly hygienic alternative to using traditional plastic and PU conveyor systems.

Avoiding the spread of contaminants is imperative in belt techno-logy: steel belts are far easier to clean than their plastic counterparts and do not need to be lubricated in order to transmit power. This is important because germs and potentially harmful bacteria are attracted to dust generated by lubricant grease, which can potentially contaminate food or other products.

Chocolate/Snack Food Preparation, Processing and Packaging

Stainless steel metal belts offer a unique manufacturing platform for chocolate and snack food production processes. Metal belts are so-lid so product shrinkage by product falling through traditional wire framed belts is eliminated.

In addition, the precise tempering and shaping of chocolate is critical to the process so the excellent thermo transfer characteristics of metal belts, the flatness as well there is no lubrication needed make these belt superior to tradition conveyor belting.

100% Stainless Steel Belt System Guaranteed!

Unlike other conveyor systems in the market, Belt Technologies Europe offer stainless steel belt conveyors with frame, pulleys and belts which are all made from stainless steel. A steel belt system based on a stainless steel machine frame or optionally aluminium and complete with motion control, tracking, and tensioning components is available from Belt Technologies. This is an off the shelf solution which can be customised to suit specific needs and can be delivered with an unlimited length of conveyor belt in a box directly to the customer.

The belt itself may be perforated or plain stainless or carbon steel, up to 1000 mm wide and is also available with custom attachments, coatings or tooling nests. A fixed, adjustable or combination rail is provided and there is a choice of stand types: pedestal, H style, fixed adjustable, horizontal, incline with floor attachments or castors. The motor mount can be above, below or beside the conveyor frame. Achievable speeds can be varied to suit almost any application and there is an optional auto-track system that monitors belt location continually to provide side-to-side belt positioning. Timed belt and pulley features are also available. Some electrical options include 115/230 V AC or 90 V DC single or 3 phase supply. The high precision manufacturing tolerances of the belt system are virtually unattainable with other belt materials. The solid stainless steel or carbon steel belt materials are virtually un-stretchable and have an extremely high strength-to-weight ratio. Capable of withstanding harsh temperatures or chemical environments, the system gives excellent clean-room capability - typically in the food, pharmaceutical and more frequently in packaging sectors. Steel belts are commonly used in packaging applications due to their cleanliness properties making them ideal for food handling, heat sealing and aseptic bottling lines.

(Prolific Belting Private Ltd, Kolkata. Tel: 033-22211075. Fax: 91-33-22420486. Email: prolific@vsnl.com)