Food & Beverage
Plastic materials are used in large food processing and bottling conveyor systems to keep things running smooth. Machinery applications including friction and wear parts, valves to handle fluids, and plastic sheet materials for easy-to-clean cutting boards.
Applications
- Conveyor parts
- Feed and timing screws
- Guide rails
- Pistons/plungers
- Rollers
- Seals, seats, gaskets
- Gears, sprockets
- Star wheels
- Wear strips
- Cutting boards
- Scraper blades
Benefits
- Lightweight
- Reduced maintenance
- Resistance to cleaning chemicals
- Resistant to hot water and steam
- Long wear life
- Limited wear on food packaging
- High impact strength