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DIFFERENT TYPE OF CONVEYOR WEBS USED IN
BAKERY INDUSTRY
BISCUITS INDUSTRY , CAKES INDUSTRY , BREADS INDUSTRY
COTTON CONVEYORS
These are the most popular conveyor webs used in bakery industry .The thick ness varies from
.75mm to 6mm thk .Width varies from 0.2 mtrs to 1.5 mtrs
Cotton conveyors are manufactured in handloom s with different texture .Some biscuit
manufacturer recommends only cotton canvas as they give very good impression at the bottom
surface of biscuit .
Life of these cotton conveyors are much higher than other types of conveyor web .These could
re stitched and can be utilised .
They have better coeff of friction hence can be used for any kind of packaging material .
Disadvantage of cotton conveyors is that it stretches after some period hence some mechanical
means has to be adopted for tension .
Threads come s out from these kind of webs which results in consumer complaints of fibre or
threads in product .
PU CONVEYORS
These are used by those manufacturers who are very cautious of product hygiene and foreign
body complaints .PU conveyors are available different sizes and with different characteristics
such as both side Puor one side cotton and other side Pu . PU conveyors are also available with
different friction coefficient or in other words surfaces .
These conveyors cant be stitched . The chances of Pu coating coming out of webs are common .
These are costly webs . Thickness mostly used in bakery industry are
2.0mm,1.5mm,1.00mm,0.75mm as per load requirement .
PVC CONVEYORS
Pvc conveyors are similar to pu conveyor only difference that life of pvc is less than pu.You
can find pvc conveyor could be one sided coated or both the side coated .
BLANKET -FELTS
Blankets are used where oil varieties are produced they act as absorbent for oil .
SLAT CONVEYORS
These are mettalic chain conveyors and have links which can be dismantled and fixed .These
are generally used for transferring iron trays or moulds .These are also available in plastic
moulds .
METALLIC BAND CONVEYOR
These are generally used in oven for conveying biscuit .Could be of mesh or flat type . They
are used to help baking process as they transfer heat to bakery products.These types of bands
are used in extrusion , depositors , swissrolls and cookies .Mainly material of construction are
of stainless steel .
ARTICULATED WIRE MESH BAND
Articulated wire mesh band are used in the oven to carry biscuit through the heating zones and
also act as heat carrying agents which helps in baking of biscuit .Different sizes and wire gauge
are available for biscuit industry .Mainly it is 18SWG .
MODULAR CHAINS
These are made up of nylon links are easy to install and have longer life and are easy to dismantle
and hygienically clean as it can be washed and cleaned easily are used in highly developed
bakeries .