White Conveyor Belts for Sweet Temptations

“We originally developed the conveyor belts with white cover plates for the wood and paper industry. Demand for our white belts from the different sectors of the food handling and processing industry has now significantly increased. When Euroports decided to install new conveyor belts for the sugar terminal, one thing quickly became clear: only ContiTech is in a position to comply with the necessary food grade certificates and quality requirements while also meeting the required short delivery times. The first conveyor belts were installed after just six weeks, meaning that we were almost twice as fast as our competitors,” says Stephan Weisgerber, Managing Director of ContiTech in Finland, from where the conveyor belts were delivered. Euroports is certified to the IFS (International Featured Standards). Throughout the world, manufacturers and dealers work with the IFS standards in order to meet the growing requirements due to globalization with quality, transparency, and efficiency. Certification covers eight standards that have been developed for and by participants from all parts of the supply chain. ContiTech also had to comply with these strict standards as a result.

For the foodstuffs industry, the requirements regarding hygiene are particularly high. This starts with the manufacture of the conveyor belts. Prior to production, employees in Tampere, Finland, clean all the machines and wear special work clothing during production that supports the high requirements for cleanliness of the end product. “Together with our research and development department, we also work on new compounds to expand our product range. We receive requests for conveyor belts for salt, cereal and baked goods, or fruit, vegetables, meat and even pharmaceuticals – anything that is particularly sensitive for people. For our customers, it is advantageous that we manufacture our own compounds. We can have these certified by an external institute and develop special compounds as required. We have also customized the conveyor belts for the sugar warehouse in Antwerp exactly to Euroports’ requirements.”

Blue conveyor belts also form part of the range here. They are used in the wood industry, e.g. in saw mills. Thanks to their coloration, they do not leave any color-related impurities on the end product.  “Our blue conveyor belts are popular with customers who need to scan the goods on the belt, e.g. to sort the product or to automatically detect deviations in quality or size. Thanks to the color of the belt, the products are particularly conspicuous against the background,” adds Weisgerber.