A common application for Ryson Spirals is conveying frozen food from the freezer to the packaging area.
As food manufacturers face constant pressure to boost their throughput while minimizing floor space, they face several challenges all at once. Our Spirals can solve many of these challenges with our space-saving, efficient and high-throughput vertical conveyors. Our equipment is built for tough, real-world production environments such as cold or freezer environments in many food production plants.
Application Example
Integrator Partner, JLS Automation, needed to transport over-wrapped sliders from a freezer down to an automated packaging system. The end user is a food packaging manufacturer.
Our 1800-650 model spirals take the frozen sandwiches in random orientation down 6 turns – 21 feet at 60 FPM. Ryson worked closely with JLS to ensure the transitions were integrated to prevent the frozen food from stalling at the transitions. The hybrid stainless steel construction is rated for a wet environment. They also include Nema 4X controls pre-wired to the spiral. This reduced the cost and time during the implementation phase of the project. Both Spirals include an inside guide-rail, an option that is available on all Ryson Spirals.
Special Spirals for Freezer Environments
Vertical transport in cold storage and sub-zero packaging facilities presents unique physical challenges. Extreme temperatures alter metal tolerances, compromise standard lubricants, and cause traditional incline belts to ice over or fail. Ryson Freezer-Environment Spirals solve these issues by engineering the structural footprint of high-density vertical conveying specifically for low-temperature applications.
Our freezer Spirals are designed with application-specific components and can operate in environments down to -40 F. They can function at such low temperatures because their carrying surfaces roll on bearings. Some materials are replaced with low-temperature components, and lubricants are adjusted to suit the cold environment.
Ryson’s modular design allows custom configurations to aid in optimal layout and product flow. Ryson also offers many additional customizable options.
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