At Intralox, we
take pride in our understanding of the specific needs of different product and
process segments within the Fruit & Vegetable industry, and we’ve designed
belts and accessories with those needs in mind.
As produce enters a
plant, it must be cleaned and sorted—fresh-picked fruits and vegetables are
highly abrasive due to the impurities they carry. As fresh produce is usually
delivered seasonally, in bulk, the combination of abrasion and extreme product
loads can take a toll on the infeed process, often leading to production
downtime. Additionally, tracking issues with belts can cause high maintenance
costs, as a lack of belt tension results in low process reliability, shorter
belt life, and even production loss and product contamination. Over time,
frequent repairs and hours of maintenance result in loss of time and money.
Intralox recognizes and responds to your product-specific needs and
challenges, such as the extremely short seasons that tomato processors face with
round-the-clock bulk receiving. Or, the difficulty in dealing with the large and
abrasive impurities (stones) found in potato receiving. Intralox not only
understands these challenges but has developed effective conveyance solutions to
them.
“After switching to Intralox, we reduced
unscheduled downtime by 95% [on our tomato receiving applications] in the 2006
processing season. We were very impressed by the performance of the Abrasion
Resistant System.”
Ivin Rhyne,
Production Superintendent,Pacific Coast Producers, Woodland, CA
“We switched to the Intralox Abrasion Resistant
System and had zero downtime in the 2006 processing season. I didn’t realize
there could be such a difference in performance and quality from one belt to
another, but there is. Intralox’s product means no downtime and saving
money.”
Ron German, Supervisor,
Ingomar Packing, Los Banos, CA