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CUSTOM CONVEYORS FOR FOOD PRODUCTION
The Ultimate Conveyor Solution for the Food Production Industry
In the food production industry, maintaining high standards of hygiene, efficiency, and product safety is crucial. Span Tech Conveyors are designed to meet these rigorous demands, offering solutions that enhance productivity, ensure the safe handling of food products, and streamline operations. Whether you’re processing fresh produce, baked goods, or packaged foods, Span Tech provides conveyor systems that are perfectly suited to the unique challenges of the food production industry.
Hygienic Standards for Industry Compliance.
● Baking Equipment Assessment Group (BEAG), formerly (BISSC)
● US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
● US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
● Conformité Européenne (CE Marking)
Span Tech is a leader in conveyor innovation, offering high-quality solutions that enhance productivity, efficiency, and reliability in the food production industry. Our conveyors are specifically designed to meet the unique challenges of food processing and packaging, providing systems that ensure smooth, safe, and efficient operations. When you choose Span Tech, you’re investing in a conveyor system that’s built to deliver consistent, high-performance results, keeping your production line running smoothly and your products safe.
Custom, Modular Food Production Conveyors
WHY cHOOSE SPAN TECH CONVEYORS FOR YOUR FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY?
Hygienic Design for Food Safety – Food safety is paramount in food production, and Span Tech Conveyors are built with this in mind. They are constructed using food-grade materials and feature hygienic designs that make cleaning and sanitation easy and effective. Stainless steel construction, smooth surfaces, and open designs help prevent the buildup of contaminants, ensuring that your production environment meets the strict hygiene standards required by the industry, including compliance with FDA and USDA regulations.
Gentle Product Handling for Delicate Foods – Food products often require careful handling to avoid damage, contamination, or spoilage. Span Tech Conveyors are engineered to provide smooth and gentle product movement, reducing the risk of product damage during processing. Features such as small transfer gaps, soft belts, and controlled speeds ensure that delicate items like fruits, pastries, or fragile packaged goods are handled with care throughout the production process.
Customizable Solutions for Diverse Food Products – The food production industry deals with a wide range of products, from raw ingredients to finished goods. Span Tech offers customizable conveyor solutions that can be tailored to accommodate various product sizes, shapes, and processing requirements. Whether you need conveyors for sorting fresh produce, cooling baked goods, or packaging snacks, Span Tech provides the flexibility to meet your specific production needs.
Space Efficient Designs for Optimized Layouts – Maximizing floor space is crucial in food production facilities, where efficient layouts can enhance productivity and reduce costs. Span Tech’s conveyors are designed with compact, space-efficient footprints, allowing you to optimize your production layout and increase capacity without requiring additional space. Options like Spirals, Maxispan Chain and Helical Curve conveyors help you make the most of both vertical and horizontal space.
Seamless Integration with Existing Systems – Food production lines often involve multiple stages, including washing, cutting, cooking, packaging, and inspection. Span Tech Conveyors are designed for easy integration with existing systems and other production equipment. Their modular designs allow them to fit seamlessly into your current setup, ensuring a smooth and cohesive operation across all stages of production.
Why Choose Span Tech for Food Production
Customizable
Span Tech offers tailored solutions to meet specific operational needs, whether for delicate handling or heavy-duty operations.
Durabile & Efficient
Span Tech conveyors are engineered for durability, built with high-quality materials to withstand tough environments and reduce maintenance costs. Their robust design ensures long-lasting, reliable performance, maximizing uptime and productivity for any operation.
Partnership
OEMs, Distributors, and Integrators choose Span Tech for innovative and reliable conveyor solutions tailored to unique needs. Our systems offer seamless integration, durability, and reduced maintenance, maximizing ROI and efficiency. With comprehensive support from design to installation, Span Tech ensures success across industries, delivering value and a competitive edge.
By choosing Span Tech, businesses invest in a partnership that prioritizes innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction, offering a superior solution for their conveyor needs.
FAQs About Custom Conveyors Used in Food Production
Can Span Tech conveyors handle raw and packaged food products?
Yes, Span Tech conveyors can seamlessly handle both raw and packaged food products. The customizable options such as plastic chain, drip trays, and sidewalls ensure that products remain intact during transfer and production, reducing spillage and damage.
How easy is it to clean Span Tech conveyors in food production settings?
Span Tech conveyors are incredibly easy to clean, thanks to the modular design and specialized washdown add-ons. The stainless steel design matched with plastic chain makes cleaning and sanitation a breeze.
What industries within the food sector benefit most from Span Tech conveyors?
Span Tech conveyors are ideal for a variety of food sectors, including baked goods, meat processing, dairy, frozen foods, and snack foods. Their versatility and ability to be customized make them a perfect solution for any food production facility.
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“It made our life a whole lot simpler and easier” when speaking about EZGUIDE Adjustable Guiderail
SpanTech’s EZGuide rail system has greatly improved change over times on our bottle filling line. We fill a wide range of bottle sizes and styles. The EZGuide system makes it easier and quicker to adjust between larger and smaller containers. One great feature is the lack of protruding rods from the sides of the conveyors. We are looking at installing this rail system on more filling lines in the near future.
I feel like Span Tech offered us more diversity, custom conveyors, especially for the products that we run and how we run them.
The sales and service personnel at Span Tech are always very professional and helpful throughout the entire process, from design phase, quoting, order processing and delivery of equipment. Quality equipment, professional service and knowledgeable personnel are why Arr-Tech’s choice for conveyor systems will always be Span Tech.
Paradise Tomato Kitchen has used Span Tech conveyors for our sanitary food pouch conveying systems for many years. These sanitary conveyors have provided the best cost of ownership, or the lowest net present value, of any processing conveyors we have used in our food manufacturing plants. These conveyors are easy to widen, lengthen or design for curves and angles to convey our flexible pouches between unit operations.
The quality of this product speaks for itself. Where the difference lies is in the quality of the organization. The whole Span Tech organization – Sales, Engineering, Service – works to serve customers’ needs, not just sell conveyors.