The most common application within consumer and food industries is conveying ingredients from big or small bags to different process steps in production or conveying the final product to the packaging line. Piab’s range of conveyors can handle powders with particle sizes down to 0.5 micron, capacities up to 10 tons/hour and distances up to 50 meters (160 ft) depending on the conditions of the conveyed material. Piab’s conveyors are also designed to handle fragile products such as coffee beans or candy. For applications in these industries, we usually consult our global network of experts to ensure the quality of the conveyed product. Piab conveyors meet the very high hygienic demands (FDA) of the consumer and food industries.The equipment is also ATEX Dust compliant.
Piab quality standards
Typical applications
- Powder and granules transfer
- Form-fill-seal
- Big Bag loading and unloading
- Drum/bag filling and emptying
- Mill/Sieve/Mixer/Blender filling
- Tablet/Fragile products transfer
- Applications in explosive atmosphere
- Hygienic applications
- Compact applications