Large volume conveyors, sometimes called storeveyors, act like silos to retain product between slow production and fast packaging lines. Pelletized pet food discharges particles lodging inside the pins and joints of modular belts on these style conveyors. Plied belts are often not able to pull the heavy loads that build up before discharge. Volta supplied three heavy duty SuperDrive™ belts each carrying 7 tons /15400 lbs. and helped design an option for a double decker conveyor with 8 tons /17600 lbs. on each level.
Volta Belts in Crackers & Bagels Production
The maintenance manager says: “Although a Volta belt is more expensive than the plied belt, at the end it turns out cheaper – because the cheap turned out to be expensive for us!”
