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Stainless steel electric belt hoist
Due to strict hygiene regulations,
the food industry places
special demands on machines
and equipment for production
and packaging. Material and
construction as well as design must be such
that the equipment cannot contaminate
foodstuffs through abrasion or lubricants.
Another prerequisite is the possibility of
easy cleaning with highly corrosive cleaning
agents. ALTMANN's new hoist is made
almost entirely of stainless steel. However,
the main feature that predestines it especially
for the food industry is the maintenance
free load belt. In contrast to chain or
rope, this is absolutely lubrication-free and
therefore non-greasy with no abrasion.
Discreetly installed drives
The discrete drive technology developed
by ALTMANN is an ingenious design feature
that prevents contamination through
abrasion. Among other things, it is based
on a low-abrasion material combination
for the deflection and guide rollers. In addition,
the integration of the electric belt
hoist and drive in closed housings absorbs
any abrasion. The decentralised control
system can either be enclosed together
with the hoist or installed in a separate location.
Since all travel axes are equipped
with a frequency converter, the belt hoist
can accelerate steplessly. The hoist can be
operated either via a radio remote control,
an automatic control or a cable-connected
manual control unit.
Designed for continuous
operation
The completely enclosed assembly with its
smooth surfaces is particularly time-saving
to clean, making the new electric belt hoist
Stainless steel hoist GHZ 20-21-Inox from Altmann with a lifting capacity of 2,000 kg
(photo: Altmann)
suitable for 3-shift operation in production
facilities where perishable foodstuffs such
as milk are processed quickly. Wet cleaning
in such factories is also facilitated by
the drainage holes in the shafts in which
the cable drag chains are installed. Because
the water does not accumulate due
to these holes, no biofilm can form. The
new stainless steel electric belt hoist is currently
in operation in a cheese dairy, where
it moves loads of 1 ton, having been designed
for a load capacity of up to 2 tons.
For this use, the hook block was also reeved
directly into the crossbeam in order to reduce
the actual C dimension of 200 mm
by almost half. altmann-foerdertechnik.de
16 · September/October 2021 ¦ international-dairy.com
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