Aramid fiber conveyor belt

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Overview
Timing belts in the food industry must meet strict hygiene and cleaning requirements. The Food Line timing belts are designed for direct food contact, offering easy-to-clean surfaces, resistance to temperatures and cleaning agents, and compliance with FDA and EU regulations.

Product versions
The Food Line timing belts are available in two main versions:

• Coated/cov ered timing belts with various back coatings
• Homogeneous timing belts with integrated back patterns and tooth profiles

Benefits

• Food-grade design for direct contact with products
• Fully enclosed tension members and closed belt edges to prevent contamination
• No coiling noses — prevents cleaning agents and water from reaching tension members
• Multiple profiles, coatings and back patterns to match many conveyor tasks
• High surface quality and easy-to-clean geometries

Coated timing belts — summary
Coated timing belts set a hygiene benchmark for food processing. Independent testing confirms conformity with FDA and EU requirements. Typical applications include:

• Spreading belts
• Feeder belts for packaging machinery
• Packaging machinery
• General food conveying

Coating product examples

• PU 85/NP — polyurethane (Shore A 85) with inverted pyramid (NP) pattern: chemical-, incision- and wear-resistant; good release; ideal for inclined conveying; used for feeder belts, dough products, meat, sausages and fish
• PU 85/FSTR — polyurethane (Shore A 85) with fine-pattern top face: excellent chemical and wear resistance; used for feeder belts, dough products, meat, poultry, fish and confectionery
• R 60 — high-grip, finely patterned surface: very abrasion resistant; ideal where strong grip and accurate positioning are required; used in packaging machinery, meat and fish industry, dough products and confectionery

Homogeneous timing belts — summary
Homogeneous belts are manufactured in a single process so tooth profiles and back patterns form a single, contamination-free body. Typical applications include:

• General food conveying (meat, sausages, cheese, baked goods)
• Sausage tying
• Take-off belts
• Slicers (sausages, cheese, fish fillets)
• Conveying cans and receptacles

Tooth profiles (examples)

• T 5
• T 10
• AT 10

Product range of patterns on the backs

• Truncated cone (FCTP) — staggered blunt-tipped cones, used for bacon and ham processing
• Cone Top (CTP) — small tapered nub tops, ideal for meat and sausage slices
• Triangle (TRI) — transverse grooves used for slices of cheese and similar products
• Nub Top (LNP) — staggered longitudinal nub rows, used in sausage applications
• Longitudinal groove (LG) — lengthwise grooves, ideal for draining products (e.g. feta, lettuce)
• Smooth (GL) — smooth surface for general conveying tasks

Our pledge
We recognise that each production process is unique. Our specialists provide tailored recommendations to ensure you receive the correct timing belt for your line and achieve reliable conveying performance — Hauke Andresen, Global product engineer for engineered belts

Technical specifications

• Compliance: Meets FDA and EU/EC regulations for food contact
• Construction: Fully enclosed tension cord (strong aramid cord) — tension members not exposed
• Design: Enclosed belt edges and no coiling noses for easy cleaning
• Materials (coated): FDA- and EU-compliant polyurethane; Shore A hardness values shown for coating examples
• Material properties: Chemical resistance, high incision- and wear-resistance, release properties depending on coating
• Available backing patterns: NP (inverted pyramid), FSTR (fine texture), R60 (high-grip), FCTP, CTP, TRI, LNP, LG, GL and others
• Applications: Conveying lines for dough, meat, sausages, poultry, fish, cheese, confectionery, packaging machinery, spreading and feeder belts, slicers, take-off belts
• Cleaning and temperature resistance: Designed to withstand temperatures and cleaning agents typical in food-industry hygiene processes