Plastic Modular Belt Conveyors
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Where Plastic Modular Belts Work Best
Plastic modular belt conveyors use interlocking plastic modules rather than a continuous fabric or rubber belt. The segmented belt design makes them easy to customize for straight runs, curves, inclines and other layouts while simplifying cleaning and maintenance.
They’re especially useful in applications that require:
✓ Washdown
✓ Corrosion resistance
✓ Product stability
✓ Frequent configuration changes
Plastic Modular Belt Applications
Production & Packaging
Move cartons, containers, and products between processing and packaging equipment.
Washdown Environments
Handle frequent cleaning and washdown with corrosion-resistant components and easy-to-clean belt designs.
Complex Product Handling
Choose belt surfaces, flights and other options to improve grip, orientation, and product stability.
Plastic Modular Belt Configurations
Straight-Running
For standard horizontal conveying and production-line movement.
Radius/Curved
Navigate corners and layout changes while maintaining continuous product flow.
Incline/Decline
Move products between elevations using flights, friction-top modules and other belt designs.
Spiral
Move products vertically while conserving valuable floor space.
Why Choose Plastic Modular Belt Conveyors?
Connecting Your Entire Packaging Line
Integrate conveying with inspection, weighing, labeling, packaging, and end-of-line automation to keep products moving through the line.
Vision Inspection
Inspect products and packages for quality, orientation, presence, and other requirements.
Print date codes, lot numbers, barcodes, and other variable information directly on products or packaging.
Customizing Your Plastic Modular Belt Conveyor
Product size, weight, orientation, sanitation requirements, incline angle and throughput all influence how a plastic modular belt conveyor should be configured. RMH evaluates both the product and surrounding process before recommending the belt style and conveyor design.
Other key considerations include:
✓ Product size & weight
✓ Belt surface & material
✓ Washdown requirements
✓ Incline/decline angle
✓ Curves & conveyor layout
✓ Equipment integration
How Conveyors Support Larger Automation Projects
Conveyor System Helps Bakery Reconfigure Facility for Increased Production Volume
This customer is a large-scale private-label bakery for major retailers nationwide. As part of a facility reconfiguration, they needed a new system to move frozen pies from the freezer to relocated packaging equipment and support increased production volumes.
Challenges
- Facility Reconfiguration: The bakery was reconfiguring an existing facility using equipment relocated from other plants.
- Product Flow: The new layout required a reliable way to move frozen pies from the freezer’s elevated discharge, down to operator level, and to the packaging equipment.
Solutions
RMH designed and integrated a turnkey conveyor system around the new line layout. The system conveys frozen pies from the freezer to the customer’s packaging equipment.
In addition to the conveyor hardware, RMH provided the controls package, which included a control panel, PLC programming, and commissioning to operate the system as one complete solution.
Results
✓ Connects the freezer and packaging processes within the new line layout
✓ Integrates relocated equipment into the reconfigured facility
✓ Automates product movement between production and packaging
✓ Supports plans for increased production volumes
