Overview
The Food Industry is a dynamic and fast-paced business. Megadyne is one step ahead. Belts and associated equipment for food processing, are required to ensure food safety and have food contact-approved materials, according to European Regulations EU1935/2004, EU10/2011 and EU 174/2015. Clean, safe and resistant to oils and fats, Megadyne food conveyor belts are suitable for contact with all kinds of food products and are designed for all types of food processing processes. From dough processing to packaging, sorting benches and transport of biscuits, chocolate, meat, poultry, dairy, seafood, fruit and vegetables.
There are six major food sectors within the food processing industry employing belting solutions:
- bakery, including cookies, crackers, and bread;
- meat, including pork, beef, and poultry;
- seafood and fish;
- agriculture, including fruits and vegetables;
- dairy and cheese;
- confections, including chocolate and candy.
Products
Many Customers have linked Megadyne with this specific industrial sector thanks to its wide range of standard and customized products. Take a look at our selection and choose the right solution for your specific application!
Success Stories
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Ice Cream Machine
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Sausage Processing Machinery
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FRUIT ELEVATOR FOR APPLE JUICE PRODUCTION
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Ice Cream Machine
The Megadyne OEM team was contacted by a manufacturer experiencing problems with their drive system. The high-speed drive suffered from excessive noise, vibration and contamination. Although the drive was enclosed inside a cover, black belt dust contamination was still an issue the customer wanted to resolve and eliminate from the system.
Read more and discover how the Megadyne team has met the customer requirements for a smooth, quiet, clean drive with a long life and reliable operation.
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Sausage Processing Machinery
The Megadyne OEM team worked with a manufacturer of sausage processing machinery to solve their problem of short belt life. The application suffered frequent belt breakage and delamination due to the severe environment where the belt was exposed to material degrading animal fats and high-pressure periodic wash-down maintenance of the equipment.
Discover how we solved the OEMs problem!
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FRUIT ELEVATOR FOR APPLE JUICE PRODUCTION
The roller-chain drives consistently failed in less than a month, creating an unsustainable operational burden. Although the chains themselves were inexpensive, the cumulative cost of frequent replacements, labor, and production downtime was significant. Every failure brought the fruit-elevator system offline, interrupting output and directly reducing revenue. In addition, the corrosive application environment rapidly degraded the steel chains, accelerating wear and further shortening service life.