With the year end festive season around the corner, food processors, particularly meat and poultry processors, will need to boost their production volume drastically to meet the needs of consumers.
With higher volume at the production floor, processors are under huge pressure to eliminate all bacteria and contaminants from the products that they ship. Conveyor belts, in direct contact with unpackaged food during most of the process, are a critical part of the solution.
Global belting market leader, Habasit is here to support them with extensive range of conveying solutions. With years of experience in the meat and poultry industry, Habasit has built up a range of high-quality belts, equipment and accessories for every stage of poultry processing – from reception to deboning, freezing, x-ray and metal detection, and shipment (and everything in between).
Habasit’s hygienic design of the Super HyCLEAN belt supports the most stringent sanitation standards. For example, because corners, hinges and rods can be breeding grounds for bacteria, the new belt has more flat surfaces and minimal cavities, with no gaps between the plastic modules where debris can collect. Super HyCLEAN belts will also include the patented Habasit Saniclip device, a quick belt-opening system used for instant rod installation and removal, without the need for tools. The combination of Super HyCLEAN with Saniclip result in quick, convenient and efficient cleaning that delivers reduced cleaning costs, lower water use, less downtime, higher productivity, and considerably lower risks of bacterial contamination.
Meanwhile, Habasit Cleandrive belts have already proven themselves multiple times in the most complex poultry applications. These aramid reinforced monolithic TPU conveyor belts deliver hygiene and reliability, with a durable, easy-to-clean polyurethane surface that offers exceptional microbial and hydrolysis resistance, leading to long belt lifetimes and lower total costs of ownership. All good for the bottom line.
In fact, quite apart from the legal requirement to meet food safety and hygiene standards, poultry processors know that failing to eliminate bacterial or material contaminants can have a devastating effect on productivity and profitability. The cost of lost production or even recalls is multiplied many times over if the brand is damaged in the eyes of consumers.
