Page 44 - Food & Drink Magazine October 2019

SUPPLIER SPOTLIGHT
Small footprint for elevating success
Enmin’s elevating spiral conveyors have filled a gap for conveying products and raw materials vertically up to higher levels or conversely, down to near ground level. Enmin managing director Anthony Gallaher explains.
THE big attraction for food processing companies with the elevating spiral conveyor is it only requires a minimum footprint. Its ease of cleaning also means it offers virtually maintenance-free operation.
Issues with traditional methods of elevating materials and products are well recognised and this offers Australian made innovation as well as a cost-effective solution.
Vibratory feeding and conveying plays a big role within the food industry so companies can meet industry standards and requirements for hygiene, safety and
easy maintenance. Restrictions in conveying
material up an incline has been overcome by using the powerful acceleration of
vibratory motors combined with a specially
engineered spiral flight path.
The result is the positive movement
of material within the spiral, taking product from
the in-feed point to the elevated discharge.
The elevating spiral conveyor has no nip points or exposed rotating parts, which provides a very safe method of conveying. Noise that is often associated with vibration, can be dismissed given the drive motors only register 70dBa in operation even under full load.
Constructed in stainless steel for all contact surfaces, the vibratory spiral elevator is engineered to handle a wide range of tonnages of various dry materials and products.
The range of designs offered provide elevations of up to seven meters and the compact arrangement is offered with a base or overhead drive, the latter only being required where a minimum in-feed is present.
Specialising in vibratory equipment, Enmin also manufactures accumulation hopper feeders to accurately meter product or material into the elevating spiral conveyor or at the discharge point where product is delivered to the multi-head weigher or processing hoppers.
In either case, the accuracy of vibratory equipment provides a
“ The profile of the spiral ensures no spillage during the transportation process and the totally sealed welding procedure prevents raw materials from accumulating in the spiral.”
The profile of the spiral ensures no spillage during the transportation process and the totally sealed welding procedure prevents raw materials from accumulating in the spiral. The open design permits easy visual inspection and cleaning when changing ingredientsandproduct.
balanced seamless conveying and accumulation system, combined with quality and reliability that stands the test of time.
Electronic controls are easily interlocked with adjacent systems and the mechanical installation requirement for the elevating spiral conveyor is a simpleboltdownfacility. ✷
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