SolutionGuide
uni MPB Single Link
Straight Running Belt
Industry
Application
Description
> Poultry
> Live Birds
> Live birds conveyed onto slow moving conveyors to processing
Live birds come to the processing plant on flatbed trucks and are dumped onto slow moving conveyors.
These conveyors take the live birds into a dark room where they are hung onto an overhead conveyor.
uni MPB Single Link conveying live birds
Problems
> Problem 1
Birdwasteisveryacidicandisalsoverygrittyandabrasivesothe
beltsfailduetobothwearandchemicalattack.
> Problem 2
Theopeningsandthehingeengagementisveryimportantsothe
birdsfeetdon'tbecomestuckinthebelt.
The brand for plastic modular belts and chains
Solutions
> Solution 1
uniMPBclosedtopinPEIBlueisusedtowithstandtheoutdoor
temperaturerange,providesomeUVprotectionandresistchemical
attackofthebirdwaste.TypicallySSslidingsurfacesareusedand
softerPEImaterialembedswiththegrittymaterialandmakesa
goodwearcombination.PA6.6pinsareusedtostanduptothe
wearoftheembeddedPEImaterial.
> Solution 2
uniMPBclosedtopprovidescontinuousaclosedtopsurfaceforthe
birdstowalkonwithoutbecomingstuckorcaughtinthebelt.The
openhingedesigncreatesagapinbetweenthehingesasthebelt
pivotsaroundthesprockets,soifafootdoesgetstuckitisreleased
atthesprocketarea.
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