Food Conveyors: How to Choose the Most Suitable Type for Your Products?

Por Encher e Embalar / agosto 8, 2025

Introduction: Let’s Build the Right Conveyor Together

Are you in the food production industry and wondering how to choose the right conveyor for your unique products?

We hear this question a lot. As a professional manufacturer of food processing machinery, we help businesses across baking, snack food, meat, produce, frozen goods, and beverage industries find custom conveyor systems that match their needs—not just technically, but also economically and hygienically.

In this guide, we’ll break down the strengths and best use cases for eight types of food conveyors. Whether your focus is gentle handling, vertical lifting, ease of cleaning, or space-saving design, we’ll help you make an informed decision. And if you’re still unsure by the end, reach out—we’re here to help with expert advice and tailor-made conveyor solutions.

1. Belt Conveyors – Versatile, Reliable, and Gentle

Best for: Broad product ranges, including baked goods, produce, dairy products, and packaged items.

Why Our Clients Choose This:

Projetado com PU, PVC, or stainless steel belts that meet international food safety standards.
Handles everything from powdered ingredients to delicate pastries.
Optional side skirts and cleats allow incline transport while preventing spills.
Modular design makes cleaning fast and easy—saving time between product changeovers.

👉 Great choice if you’re looking for gentle, continuous transport of uniform or mixed products in horizontal or inclined layouts.

2. Z Type Bucket Elevators – When You Need Vertical Lift Without Spills

Best for: Grain, flour, sugar, candy, coffee beans.

Why Our Clients Choose This:

Provides a sealed environment for vertical lifting, reducing dust and preventing contamination.
Customizable buckets (plastic or stainless steel) to suit various densities and flow rates.
Ideal for connecting ground-level hoppers to elevated packaging or mixing stations.

👉 Choose this if your process needs to lift products vertically with minimal space and maximum sanitation.

3. Vibratory Conveyors – Efficient and Multi-Functional

Best for: Snacks, cereals, nuts, produce, and pre-washed or frozen items.

Why Our Clients Choose This:

Gently moves products forward using high-frequency vibrations.
Can screen, cool, coat, or dry products during transport.
Simple, open-frame structure is easy to clean and maintain.

👉 Looking to do more than just move product on your line? Vibratory conveyors are perfect for integrated processing.

4. Fastback Conveyors – Ultra-Gentle Horizontal Transport

Best for: Fragile or coated items like chips, cookies, meats, and leafy greens.

Why Our Clients Choose This:

Patented “slow forward-fast return” motion means virtually no vibration or jumping—protecting fragile items from damage.
Open stainless-steel design is easy to wash down and sanitize.
Ideal para multi-point discharges, gentle spreading, and integration with seasoning or weighing systems.
Ultra-quiet and low maintenance—a favorite in modern, hygienic facilities.

👉 If your product is fragile or sticky—or if your facility has strict hygiene protocols—this is your conveyor.

5. Roller Conveyors – Great for Boxes, Totes, and Finished Packaging

Best for: Cartons, cases, crates, and trays in end-of-line and logistics areas.

Why Our Clients Choose This:

Supports both gravity and powered options for flexible transport.
Simplified maintenance and easy-to-replace rollers.
Often used in combination with sensors, diverters, and stacking robots.

👉 Perfect if you’re looking for a simple, robust solution to move boxed products or prepare items for shipment.

6. Chain Plate Conveyors – Durable, Powerful, and Adaptable

Best for: Heavy or irregular-shaped food containers, especially in wet or high-temp environments.

Why Our Clients Choose This:

Durable metal or plastic plates supported by a chain track system.
Can handle incline, decline, or curved paths with ease.
Reliable in meat, seafood, and beverage operations due to its corrosion-resistant build.

👉 Use this when product weight and layout complexity require a tough, long-lasting conveyor.

7. Mesh Belt Conveyors – Best for Drying, Cooling, or Washing

Best for: Washed produce, de-oiling snacks, small baked goods, seafood.

Why Our Clients Choose This:

Excellent airflow and water drainage for processes like drying or cooling.
Easy to clean and sanitize due to open structure.
Food-safe stainless-steel mesh or plastic options available.

👉 Mesh belts shine in post-cooking or post-wash operations where clean, continuous airflow or draining is critical.

8. Flexible Screw Conveyors – Great for Powders, Spices, Grains

Best for: Flour, sugar, spices, protein powders, dry pet food.

Why Our Clients Choose This:

Flexible tube design navigates complex plant layouts easily.
Enclosed transport protects sensitive powders from contamination.
Energy-efficient, simple to clean, and highly customizable.

👉 Choose this if your line requires flexible routing or you handle powdered/granular ingredients regularly.

How to Choose the Right Conveyor: Ask Yourself These Questions

1. What are you transporting?
Is it fragile? Sticky? Wet? Powdery? Knowing your product’s physical traits is the first step.

2. What’s your hygiene protocol?
Do you need CIP (clean-in-place) functionality? Stainless steel? Quick changeovers?

3. What are your throughput goals?
Speed, volume, and spacing on the line will affect your conveyor width, belt speed, and discharge design.

4. Do you need multi-functionality?
Need cooling, coating, screening, or weighing during movement? We can integrate all of it.

5. What’s your layout like?
Vertical lifts? Tight corners? Long horizontal lines? We build systems that fit—not force—your space.

Need Help? Let’s Customize Your Perfect Conveyor

At [Your Company Name], we don’t just deliver machines—we partner with you to engineer smart conveyor solutions that make your production line more efficient, hygienic, and cost-effective.

Let us help you design the ideal food conveyor system for your product, layout, and budget. We handle everything from concept to commissioning.

📧 Email us: info@fill-package.com
🌐 Visit: www.fill-package.com

Or drop a comment below—we’d love to hear about your production line challenges.

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