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PROCESSING & PACKAGING
WirebeltFlex-Turn® Conveyor M316/2019
Turn it, twist it, Wirebelt conveyors does it all
Atrusted metal conveyor belt ma- nufacturer, Wirebelt comes with over 100 years of industry knowledge. It offers many styles and specifica- tions of conveyor belts to suit speci- fic applications for industries such as food processing, textiles, electronics, agriculture, automotive, and more. Wirebelt’s Flex-Turn® Conveyors with its twisting and turning features for improved maintenance and hygiene, are in focus here.
What is a Flex-Turn® Conveyor?
A Flex-Turn® Conveyor is a turn con- veyor available in angles from 45° to 180° allowing for changes in product line direction and maximising availa- ble production floor space.
What Flex-Turn® Conveyors sizes are available?
Wire Belt’s range is available with three different inside radii, with 13 to- tal belt widths encompassing both left hand and right-hand directions.
The three inside radii available are 406 mm (16”), 812 mm (32”) and 800 mm (31.5”) which are available in belt
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widths ranging from 254 mm (10”) up to 1270 mm (50”). Wire Belt is able to offer its Flex-Turn® Conveyor range in angles from 45° to 180° to meet all production line requirements.
Why do you offer three different models and what are the differences?
To ensure that Wire Belt’s Flex- Turn® Conveyor range can be used with a wide range of products, and applications, there are three diffe- rent models available 600, 700 and 800 series: Models 616/716/816 and 632/732/832 have inside radii of 406 mm (16”) and 812mm (32”) respec- tively and have larger pitch ranges on the belt to facilitate carrying larger products.
Models 680/780/880 have an inside radius of 800 mm (31.5”), having a smaller pitch range to facilitate car- rying more delicate products. The different inside radii also allow for a number of different problem-solving measures when try navigate the exi- sting machinery.
Each of the above models are
available with three different conve- yor tops: an open conveyor top with polyethylene support rails, a solid polyethylene top and a solid stainless steel top.
What are the advantages/benefits of using Flex-Turn® Conveyors?
Wire Belt’s Flex-Turn® Conveyors utilise a conical Flex-Turn® belt to maintain product spacing and positio- ning through movement. This allows for automated systems further in the line to continue to operate without user input.
The compact design of the Flex- Turn® can eliminate problems facing a manufacturer in their sequential processing operations, the conveyor is designed to assist manufacturers in turning their production line 45, 90 or 180 degrees to save footprint space in their plant, thus saving the cost of increasing production area.
The design of the Enhanced Hy- gienic range, with its wash through construction, self-draining surfaces and open leg frame, makes the clea- ning process simpler and quicker, re-
(Source: Wirebelt)
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