Habasit  

Reinach,  Basel 
Switzerland
https://www.habasit.com

• Booth: 5319

Habasit is a global expert in premium, sustainable, and innovative belting applications, delivering high-quality, hygienic, and food-safe solutions for the food processing industry with the industry's broadest portfolio to match your all belting needs.

We strive to make our customer's equipment and processes smarter, safer, and more sustainable with premium conveyor and transmission belts and reliable service.

Smarter.

The innovative design of Habasit belts supports easy sanitation, reliable operation, and effortless maintenance. HabasitLINK® Micropitch Griptop belts will keep your product in place even on incline and decline applications and are ideal for tight transfers. Habasit® Saniclip easy release rod retention system for plastic modular and monolithic belts improves sanitation allowing fast access to conveyor, with belts being dismantled and re-assembled in seconds with no use of tools.

Safer.

Our belting solutions are engineered for exceptional hygiene and food safety performance, protecting your brand reputation. Habasit® Premium TPU belts boast excellent resistance to hydrolysis and elevated temperatures, with frayless design and impregnation of the running side preventing ingress of water and fats and reducing the risk of product cross-contamination. HabasitLINK® modular belts designed to improve cleanability and reduce areas for soiling accumulation are available in metal detectable options. 

More sustainable.

Reduce the use of resources - water, cleaning agents, time, and labor - with no compromise on hygiene or food safety and with less product waste. Habasit® Cleanline easy-release fabric belts improve yield even for sticky goods, reducing product waste and the use of processing aids facilitating product release. Easy to clean belt surface with excellent resistance to almost all acidic and alkaline cleaning agents makes sanitation easier and reduces the risk of product cross-contamination. Aramid reinforced monolithic Habasit® Cleandrive belts maintain excellent sprocket engagement with no belt elongation, eliminating the need for tensioning equipment and reducing maintenance frequency.

Whatever your challenge or application, Habasit's portfolio of belting solutions, service, and technical advice make us a reliable partner to keep your business in motion.

Brands: HabasitLINK® plastic modular belts Habasit® Cleanline easy-release belts Habasit® Premium TPU Habasit® Cleandrive reinforced monolithic belts Habasit® Saniclip unique rod retention system

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• Plastic modular belts reach new heights (Sep 02, 2022)

  Two new modular belt solutions from Habasit bring new possibilities for industrial packaging applications, especially in applications where space is at a premium. The HabasitLINK M2592 raised deck radius belt saves up to 5 times the space needed for a traditional radius conveyor. The HabasitLINK M0870 HighGrip Micropitch delivers 50 per cent lower minimum transfer distance, enabling use of grip top plastic belts on nosebar applications with a knife edge down to 6 mm.

  Conveyors for use in the packaging industry face several challenges including limited floor space for machines, meaning belts must operate in tight spaces and at tight angles. It is crucial that conveyors are optimised for the space, so they don’t harm production layout. Furthermore, the relatively large transfers achievable with traditional grip top modular belts led to many customers being unable to take advantage of modular belts. The two new products from Habasit help to overcome these limitations.

  “Plastic modular belts with a grip top feature are ideally suited for incline and decline solutions. However, until now they were unavailable for tight transfer conveyors,” explained Anders Nilsson, R&D portfolio manager for HabasitLINK. “The new M0870 HighGrip Micropitch 0.3” provides reliable product positioning with no slippage and transfers as narrow as 23 mm, a 50 per cent reduction compared to other grip-top modular belts.
  
  “With its high grip surface, this micropitch belt also allows for higher operating speeds in some applications because of the reduced product slippage on the belt. It also copes better than traditional modular belts in incline and decline applications.”
  
  The second novelty by Habasit is the M2592 Radius Raised Deck 1”, which allows to optimize line layout and reduce the conveyor system footprint.
  
  “We understand that, for many businesses, space is at a premium and this has caused problems in finding suitable plastic modular belts for packaging applications,” continued Nilsson. “The M2592 space saver belt allows customers to save up to five times the floor space compared to alternative solutions. This permits increased flexibility in terms of plant and production layout.
  
  “Furthermore, thanks to the raised deck surface, customers can transport products with a wide range of sizes, from small boxes to wide pans, without interference from lateral wearstrips. This is in addition to the fact that it is one of the most robust belts available for radius applications, enabling longer conveyors and less drives and delivering an overall lower cost.
  
  “Finally, it is worth noting that plastic belts emit less noise when transporting crates and pans compared to using rollers or chains. This facilitates a better working environment while also helping to protect the pans and crates being transferred from damage,” concluded Nilsson.

• Habasit Easy-clean TPO Food Belts Available With Cleats for Incline and Decline Conveyors (Sep 02, 2022)

  Food industry applications require belts offering excellent release, efficient and easy cleanability, and chemical and hydrolysis resistance for wet and humid environments. TPO belts fit the bill exactly. But until now, food producers have had to use a different type of belt for steeper incline or decline applications due to limitations on adding the accessories necessary for transferring loose products at an angle. Now there is a solution: Habasit® Cleanline belts equipped with cleats for inclines/declines, enabling the same standardized cleaning processes and shorter overall sanitation times.

  All Habasit Cleanline conveyor belts are coated with a special thermoplastic olefins that supports hygienic food conveying. The belts offer easy cleanability even by hot water or chlorine-based agents, high elasticity in a wide temperature range, and decreased risk of contamination due to excellent surface quality without any micro-cracks where bacteria can hide. Until now, however, despite their many advantages for hygienic conveying, they have not been suitable for steeper incline/decline applications due to limitations on attaching accessories, such as cleats, which prevent goods from rolling down.
  
  TPO belts with unique cleats
  
  As the first company on the market to meet this need, Habasit has launched Habasit Cleanline belts fabricated with welded cleats. With a specially developed material and unique joining process, the cleats offer sufficient stiffness to convey goods even on steep inclines, with perfect product release and full food contact compliance.
  
  Four different heights of TPO cleats are available to cover the majority of requirements on incline and decline applications, where portion or product separation is needed, or where loose goods are harder to transfer otherwise. By using Habasit Cleanline TPO belts on these applications, food processors can now clean their entire line using the same operation, ensuring significant cost savings on labor, water, electricity, and above all, time.
  
  Hygienic, efficient and environmentally sound
  
  Habasit Cleanline belts and the new generation of cleats feature an innovative coating material that provides excellent release. Products containing carbohydrates come off its surface easily, reducing waste and increasing the throughput of the production line. Improved cleanability also provides environmental benefits, such as lower water and detergent consumption, meaning less pollution and lower use of resources, thus lower costs. The outstanding resistance of the belts to chemicals and even hot water makes them highly reliable with a long service life.
  
  In short, Habasit's Cleanline belts with welded cleats are ideal for food processors seeking sanitation simplification and cleaning standardization for their food-compliant incline/decline manufacturing lines. This solution offers not only optimized efficiency, but also improved profitability – whatever the ups and downs of the market.

• Belt-friendly plastic Scraper Bar (Sep 02, 2022)

  Belt scrapers are essential on food processing lines for removing product residue from belt surfaces and maintaining hygienic conditions. But since scraper bars are frequently made of metal and hard plastic, they can damage the belt surface on contact, leading to cracks and scratches that are potential breeding grounds for bacteria and can compromise food safety standards. Damaged surfaces also reduce belt service life. Now Habasit can offer a superior alternative solution: a belt-friendly TPU scraper bar for fabric and monolithic belts. Efficient in the removal of product residue, TPU scraper bars ensure better hygiene, are safer for belt surfaces, and easier to clean.

  Belt scrapers are used on food processing lines to meet several process challenges. With the introduction of its new TPU scraper bar, Habasit is further improving the benefits this essential component brings to food processors.

  The primary function of the scraper is to remove waste and debris from the belt surface during production. When scraping is done correctly, the benefits range from improved operational efficiency to better hygiene and food safety. This is because material build-up can lead to a loss of sprocket engagement, or tracking issues from residue build-up on roller drums causing belt edge damage and increased motor wear and energy consumption. Poor scraping that leaves product residue on the belt can result in spillage and material accumulation on the return roller, posing a potential risk of bacterial growth and cross contamination.

  Metal and hard plastic scrapers can damage belt surfaces

  Because belt scrapers help to resolve so many issues, the food processing industry has put up for years with a major disadvantage of rigid metal and hard plastic scraper bars: the risk of damaging the belt surface. When cracked and scratched, the belt becomes harder to clean, and cracks can become a home for bacteria to grow. Furthermore, such damage reduces the self-cleaning effect of surfaces with excellent release. Belts may also need more frequent replacement, meaning additional costs for new belts and line stoppages.

  Key advantages of flexible TPU scraper bars

  While classic belt scrapers are usually completely inflexible, the Habasit TPU scraper has the advantage of a flexible tip, which translates to three key advantages:

  No risk of damaging the belt surface - due to the reduced pressure applied between the scraping bar and the belt.
  More efficient cleaning - since the TPU scraping tip follows the belt surface at all times. The flexible tip also offers an advantage over metal or hard plastic scrapers mounted on a flexible rig, as rigid material on a tip lets belt irregularities push the scraping bar away from the roller, resulting in uneven cleaning.
  Easier cleaning – as liquids like oil, water and detergents are better dealt with by a flexible TPU scraper bar which maintains continuous contact with the belt surface.

  Array of options available

  Habasit's new belt scraper bars are available in TPU Polyester and TPU Polyether, with a range of tip hardnesses from 85 to 95 ShA. The TPU Polyether scraper bars are particularly suitable for applications involving higher temperatures and humidity, where hydrolysis resistance is required. The TPU scraper bars come in a standard 2.4 m length that can be adjusted to customer requirements. X-ray and metal detectable versions are available for additional food safety requirements. The TPU scraper bars are food-contact compliant and fulfill both EU and FDA requirements.

• Habaclip Sidewall Joining Clip (Sep 02, 2022)

  Introducing the Habaclip Sidewall Joining Clip, a new accessory available for Habasit Cleandrive belts with sidewalls.

  Cleandrive belts are frequently used with sidewalls that maintain products on the belt surface. This benefit of sidewalls is absent at the mechanical splice location, where the sidewalls from each end of the belt cannot be welded. As a result, there is a gap at the belt edge where conveyed product can either get trapped or escape the belt surface.

  The Habaclip solves this problem. Its single-piece durable thermoplastic construction provides a tight, continuous barrier. It does this by mechanically joining the two sidewall ends where the belt is laced.

  Habaclip key features:

  • Installs without special tools
  • FDA and EU compliant
  • Hygienic and hydrolysis-resistant design withstands demanding industry sanitation protocols
  • Compatible with the Saniclip making belt removal and cleaning even faster and easier

• Introducing the FMB-5 Series TPU Food Belts (Sep 02, 2022)

  In keeping with Habasit’s focus on creating sustainable, high-performance, and value belting solutions, we’re pleased to introduce these new and improved TPU food belts.

  The improved design and materials of theFMB-5EMCT-W2 and FMB-5EMWT-W2 features greater longitudinal flexibility, excellent layer adhesion, expanded operating temperature range, longer service life, and a lower environmental impact. They present excellent resistance to oils and fats, a wide range of cleaning and sanitizing chemicals, and are easy to clean.

  These new belts are particularly well suited for processing and primary food packaging applications in bakery and confectionery operations; such as cooling lines, transfer belts, inspection tables, and more. They are also valuable solutions for applications in frozen foods, pasta, pastry, pizza, and ready-to-eat meals.

  Benefits

  • Longer service life
  • Wider range of applications
  • Good product release
  • Food safety
  • Low total cost of ownership
  • Reduced environmental impact

• Flexseal Sealed Edges Enhance Hygiene, Food Safety and Service Life (Sep 02, 2022)

  A cost-effective way to enhance belt sanitation, food safety and service life of the belt.

  In the Flexseal manufacturing process, both edges of the belt are encapsulated in thermoplastic to seal fabric layers. The encapsulated edges create a more durable, hygienic construction that prevents fraying, wicking, and minimizes the potential for layer separation; serving to inhibit food contamination and enhance sanitation. Flexseal has proven to dramatically reduce the impacts of edge abrasion on Habasit, food-grade TPU belts.

  Flexseal edges are ideally suited for bakery, confectionery, meat, poultry, dairy, fruit, vegetable, tobacco, and other agricultural processing applications, plus non-food applications that cannot tolerate the risk of belt-edge fraying.

  Advantages

  Enhanced food safety

  • FDA compliant on applicable belt types
  • USDA certified enhancement for select belts
  • Easy, more complete cleaning & sanitation
  • Eliminates fabric fiber contamination

  Increased service life

  • Robust and durable, mitigating edge damage

  Small transfers

  • Excellent flexibility for use on nosebars

  Flexseal proved to decrease the edge abrasion of a Habasit, food-grade TPU belt, by 33%, in laboratory testing.

• Habasit Cleandrive Saniclip Plug System for 2” Mechanical Lace (Sep 02, 2022)

  Habasit’s smart Saniclip plug system compliments our closed-hinge mechanical lace joining method to reduce maintenance costs and improve hygiene and reliability.

  Habasit Cleandrive aramid reinforced monolithic TPU conveyor belts have been recognized for their safe and hygienic food processing performance for many years.

  Habasit Cleandrive is a premium food safe product line that supports a wide range of applications and offers a selection of joining methods to choose from.For easier and faster belt disassembly, Habasit’s smart Saniclip plug system compliments our closed-hinge mechanical lace joining method to reduce maintenance costs and improve hygiene and reliability.It’s vital to keep belt joints clean and contaminant-free in food processing applications. Habasit Saniclip joints allow quick belt removal instead of cleaning in place and also simplifies belt replacements reducing downtime and eliminating the need for a press and/or installer.The mechanical lace system is available in both white and blue in 634 mm (25.96”) width for use with either stainless steel or POM(polyoxymethylene) rods.
   

  The Habasit Cleandrive Saniclip features:

  • Easy removal and reassembly
  • Encourages belt removal for cleaning
  • Reduces downtime and cost
  • Tool free design

• Reintroducing FAS-8E (Sep 02, 2022)

  An abrasion resistant, high-grip fabric belt.

  FAS-8E is part of the Habasit general-purpose, food processing belt product line. This polyurethane based product line supports processes in the manufacture of bread and snack foods, fruits & vegetables, as well as meat & poultry. In addition to the well known features of polyurethane; such as resistance to abrasion, cutting, fats & oils, flex fatigue, and a wide range of chemicals, FAS-8E also features the unique sawtooth conveying surface which is readily cleanable and presents enhanced traction to various products as compared to other, flatter surface structures. FAS-8E is the direct replacement for TT140/U RIB.08.

   

  Features

  • High-grip surface, readily cleanable
  • Excellent abrasion and wear resistance
  • TPU coating resists abrasion, cutting/gouging, flex fatigue
  • Improved heat resistance
  • Broad chemical resistance
  • Full compliance with all EU and FDA regulations for direct food contact
  • Adhesive free, Flexproof joining system
  • Suitability for slider beds, carrying rollers
  • Small pulley diameters suitable

• HabasitLINK M0870 HighGrip 0.3" (Sep 02, 2022)

  Reliable positioning and high grip for tight transfer applications

  To ensure reliable product positioning and limit slippage on the belt surface, the HabasitLINK Micropitch M0870 for tight transfers has a high grip surface on the conveying side. The belt accommodates small knife edges with diameters 6 mm, and delivers the additional benefits offered by plastic modular belts of excellent belt tracking, less maintenance, and easier cleanability.

  Features and benefits include:

  • 50% lower minimum transfer distance
  • Reliable product positioning with the high grip surface
  • Improved productivity - high lateral stiffness prevents belt mistracking
  • Improved hygiene and food safety

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