Newtop Engineering’s LINK PR620 reduces downtime, enhances productivity, and helps prevent fires and metal contamination.
A major US bakery was experiencing frequent breakdowns and high costs while using a metal spiral cooler system to move hamburger buns to the packaging stage. The metal spiral belt was wearing through the UHMW cage bar caps and wear strips, causing metal-on-metal contact. This led to product loss, excessive downtime, and a severe risk of metal dust contamination.
Each breakdown cost the bakery over $100,000, so they sought help from Newtop Engineering’s expert spiral team. The bakery needed a reliable solution that was also flame retardant, especially after a fire started at another plant using a POM (acetal) belt.
Newtop Engineering’s solution was the LINK PR620 PA (nylon) belt, which offers FDA compliance, flame retardancy (UL94-V2 rating), and superior reliability.
Since the retrofit, the bakery has benefited from:
- $187,200 in annual savings (excluding manpower)
- An 80% reduction in downtime (0.5 hours per week, down from 2.5 hours)
- Enhanced service life due to reduced wear on UHMW components
- Quick and easy module replacement with Newtop Engineering’s rod system, eliminating metalwork
- Efficient cleaning and maintenance, with no metal or black residue contamination
- Energy savings from reduced chain pull
With zero belt failures since installation and significant savings, the bakery retrofitted two additional belts. Newtop Engineering offers a comprehensive range of products for spiral cooling, proofing, and freezing systems, including flame-retardant PA and PA+FRF options for added safety.
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