AquaPruf LPZ conveyor is fast and easy to clean

When it comes to conveyors, a major cereal manufacturer found out the hard way that buckets and chains do not equal cleanliness. That is why the firm replaced a relatively new conveyor system with a Dorner AquaPruf LPZ series stainless steel elevating incline conveyor.

Engineered to have what is claimed to be the fastest cleaning time in the industry, the AquaPruf LPZ series can be disassembled for cleaning - without tools - in only 30 seconds. Using the AquaPruf stainless steel LPZ means less equipment downtime for cleaning and a higher return on investment for customers.

As with any food company, maintaining safe and sanitary conditions is a main concern. However, the cereal manufacturer quickly found out that its new bucket-and-chain conveyor for moving product up an incline was difficult to clean on a daily basis and did not meet its sanitary needs. Another challenge in properly cleaning the conveyor was that it stretched more than 20 feet in the air at a 45-degree angle.

To address those concerns, the company turned to Dorner and its stainless steel engineered-to-order (ETO) programme, which gives extra attention to building conveyors with unique dimensions and characteristics above and beyond the dimensions of Dorner's regular conveyor platforms.

Choice of heights and angles

The AquaPruf LPZ series conveyor platform, part of the AquaPruf family of sanitary conveyors, is designed with one or two fixed-angle points that enable the conveyor to accommodate a variety of height and angle requirements. Offering an AquaPruf LPZ series platform gives customers a stainless steel conveyor system with all the sanitary advantages of fast and effective cleaning, with the flexibility of moving product up an incline or down a decline to best fit their needs. Also, the AquaPruf LPZ series saves valuable production floor space.

In building the AquaPruf LPZ series for the cereal manufacturer, Dorner used a positive-drive USDA-approved solid urethane belt for smooth, consistent operation in wet, humid environments. The AquaPruf LPZ series, with a theromdrive urethane belt will not stretch in humid conditions and has no bacteria-harbouring hinges or pins. Another sanitary feature of the AquaPruf LPZ series platform is its open-frame design that allows for easy access to the frame and both the top and bottom sides of the belt for cleaning - all of which provides a stainless steel conveyor system that is claimed to be more sanitary and easier to clean than any other conveyor on the market today.

The AquaPruf LPZ series conveyor comes in three configurations: Z-frame, which has two angle points; horizontal-to-incline, a design that has a section of the conveyor up an incline; and nose-over, a design that has a section of the conveyor on a decline. All three configurations come in either plastic chain or belt options.

Delivery time for standard AquaPruf LPZ series conveyor systems is only about 10-12 days from receipt of order. Dorner conveyors are available in the UK from Automation Supplies Ltd.

For more information visit www.asconveyorsystems.co.uk/Stainless-Steel-Conveyors.html.