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The importance of product spacing on conveyors

11 January 2024

Product spacing on conveyors plays an important role in food processing, helping ensure good product quality and efficient processing methods. The correct product spacing can lead to lower levels of wastage and better product quality. The key to reaping these benefits is to ensure that you are using the correct conveyor solution.

In the confectionery sector, for example, increased product separation allows for the use of pick-and-place machinery to improve efficiency, and perform more advanced processing steps than would typically be possible to achieve manually. In value-added food processing, an increased product separation allows for more consistently high product quality, by allowing for more even cooking, frying, and freezing of the product.

Conveyor systems – such as Ladder-Flex Spreading Conveyors from Wire Belt – can effectively increase product spacing, without the need for operator input. This is done using individual chains for randomised products, or lanes of grouped chains for consistently spaced products. The increase in product separation is customisable based on the application, available space, and product size, to ensure that products enter the next piece of processing equipment with optimal spacing.

When deciding on a conveyor system it is important to ensure that it is hygienic and that it facilitates easy cleaning. Also look for a solution that meets the latest EHEDG guidelines. and ensure that your product gets from point A to point B efficiently and in good quality. 

Investing in the correct conveyor system can help increase efficiency and reduce product rejections and wastage and can also help ensure organisations uphold the highest standards of food safety. 


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