Modular conveyor belt

fabricacrylic fiberfor the tobacco industry

Overview
Forbo Siegling conveyor and processing belts are used throughout the tobacco production chain: from green leaf handling and bale conveying, through primary and secondary processing, to conveying packaged products ready for distribution. Belts must cope with changing material properties, variable temperatures and diverse conveying tasks. Forbo Siegling provides fabric-based belts, plastic modular belts, power-transmission belts and timing belts adapted to these conditions.

Applications

• Green leaf processing: harvesting, drying, fermentation
• Primary processing: slicing, conditioning, casing/flavouring, cutting, drying, expanding; feeding cigarette machines
• Secondary processing: filter and cigarette manufacture; intralogistics for material supply and packaging

Belt types & Solutions

• Siegling Transilon (fabric-based conveyor and processing belts) — Transilon tobacco types carry the suffix TT
• Siegling Prolink (plastic modular belts)
• Siegling Extremultus (power-transmission belts / flat belts)
• Siegling Proposition (timing belts)
• Custom finishes and accessories: cleats/profiles, sidewalls, belt scrapers
• Engineering support and global service for selection and installation

Compliance & Properties
Transilon belts meet pyrolysis requirements relevant to the tobacco industry and conform to regulations on plastics for unpackaged foodstuffs (EU, FDA), which apply similarly to bulk tobacco handling. The TT suffix identifies Transilon belts intended for tobacco applications.

Further information / Documents

• Conveyor and Processing Belts in the Tobacco Industry (228_EN.pdf)
• Siegling Transilon – Technical Information 2: Special Features & Properties (318_EN.pdf)

Technical characteristics

• Product families: Siegling Transilon, Prolink, Extremultus, Proposition
• Designation: Transilon tobacco types use suffix TT
• Regulatory compliance: pyrolysis requirements; EU & FDA rules for plastics in contact with unpackaged foodstuffs
• Custom options: profiles/cleats, sidewalls, scrapers and other accessories
• Typical process areas: green leaf processing, primary processing, secondary processing, intralogistics