Stainless Steel 304 Plate Chain Conveyor Line Food Grade Washdown 1500kg Per Meter for Packaging Workshop

This plate chain conveyor line is the stainless steel version of the heavy parts plate chain line. Frame, chain plate and the parts of the chain that are exposed to the product are 304 stainless, so the line can be hosed down at the end of a shift without the frame rusting at the welds or the chain plate staining the product. It is built for packing rooms, food and beverage handling, and for assembly areas where parts arrive wet or oiled and the conveyor itself has to be cleaned.

The chain is a large pitch plate chain with a flattop 304 plate, driven by a geared motor through a sprocket at the head end. Because the plate chain carries the product on a continuous flat surface rather than on rollers, heavy drums, crates, trays and machined parts travel without point loading, and small parts do not fall between rollers. Load rating is 1500kg per meter on the standard build.

Speed is set through a frequency converter between 0.5 and 10 m/min, so the same line can run slowly through a filling station and faster on the transport run. Motor and gearbox are specified for wet environments with IP65 protection, cable entries are sealed and the motor is mounted clear of the spray zone. The frame is welded 304 square tube with adjustable feet that keep the chain plate level where the floor drains to a gully.

Options include side guard rails, a drip tray under the return chain, washdown spray nozzles along the run, an emergency stop at each end and a lifting transfer or turntable where the line changes direction. Sections are built to your layout drawing, and the line can be extended later because the frame is bolted between sections.

• 304 stainless steel frame and chain plate for washdown environments
• 1500kg per meter load rating for drums, crates, trays and machined parts
• Continuous flat carrying surface, small parts cannot fall between rollers
• IP65 geared motor mounted clear of the spray zone with sealed cable entries
• 0.5-10 m/min speed range set through a frequency converter
• Adjustable feet that keep the chain plate level on a drained floor
• Washdown options: drip tray under the return chain, spray nozzles, guard rails
• Sectional bolted frame that can be extended or re-routed after installation

Choose the stainless version when the line is cleaned with water or chemicals, when product contact surfaces must be non-corroding, when parts arrive wet or oiled, or when the conveyor stands in a room with drains and washdown hoses. For dry transport of motorcycle or automobile parts in a general assembly workshop, the carbon steel plate chain line is the lower cost choice.