When a producer of fresh chilled foods required a handling system to transfer pizza bases between high and low care food areas, Conveyor Systems Ltd (CSL) was awarded the contract. The system needed to transport individual or stacked, film-wrapped pizza bases from a high-risk first-floor area to a low-care ground-floor packing hall.
CSL designed a modular plastic matt declining conveyor, fitted with FDA-approved high-friction gripper inserts to prevent the bases from slipping. The conveyor was made from food-grade stainless steel, with a single frame supporting two lanes of modular matt conveyors for flexibility.
In the high-care area, the conveyor extended overhead, with strengthened supports to ensure clear access and workflow. At the end of the span, the pizza bases were conveyed through a wall, then down a decline into the low-care packaging hall. The conveyor then splits to feed two two-tier packing stations.
The system was built to meet strict hygiene standards, with easy cleaning features, stainless steel cable baskets, and CSL-supplied electrical controls and PLC panels.
