Conveyor Systems for Food & Beverage Applications.

Food and beverage applications range from dry secondary packaging to damp products, oil or grease, routine direct spray, cleaning chemicals, and continuous moisture. Those are different equipment requirements. ACSI first identifies the actual exposure, then treats the result as a standard catalog starting point, a configured candidate, or an engineered special.

White nitrile belt is available across our LPB medium duty and HPB heavy duty slider bed conveyor lines in smooth-top or rough-top surface configurations. It can be a useful carrying-surface choice where cleanliness and visibility matter, but belt material alone does not make the complete conveyor washdown rated. Standard frames are powder-painted formed steel, and the motor, reducer, bearings, hardware, controls, and cleaning method must all match the application.

Where damp, oily, or dripping products need an open surface, the 190RBW wire-mesh belt conveyor can provide airflow and liquid drainage through the belt. It is presented as a configured candidate for wet-product drainage, not as a standard direct-washdown conveyor. The complete exposure and construction require application review.

Belt widths across the LPB and HPB lines range from 8″ to 36″ (24″ standard maximum on the LPB, 36″ on the HPB). Belt speeds are 60 FPM constant standard, with variable speed available as a factory option. Drive configurations include end drive, center drive, side mounted, and overhead — providing flexibility to work around overhead clearances and floor obstructions common in food plant environments.

For product accumulation, the 190MRA MDR zero-pressure accumulator is a starting point for dry, protected packaging lines where products need to queue gently without contact pressure. A standard MDR roller must not be assumed suitable for direct spray or washdown. Any wet-rated MDR application requires documented, compatible drive rollers, slave rollers, power supplies, wiring, controls, frame, and hardware as part of an engineered package.

Direct washdown, chemicals, continuous moisture, outdoor exposure, corrosion, hazardous areas, freezers, or temperature extremes are routed to ACSI application engineering instead of receiving an automatic standard-model recommendation. These special projects are evaluated selectively based on the complete scope and required construction. Contact an ACSI distributor or call 870-732-5050 to discuss the project.