PRESS RELEASE
Date: 13th February 2008
LAC LAUNCHES PLASTIC CONVEYING SOLUTION FOR FOOD MANUFACTURERS
In response to growing customer demand Nottingham based, LAC Conveyors has launched
its first range of Plastic Modular Conveyors, constructed from food grade plastic
materials, especially for the food industry.
Designed to provide its food manufacturing customers with a cost-effective alternative
to stainless steel conveyors, the versatile range of durable HMW Polythene constructed
systems could also save valuable production time.
LAC Conveyors has announced that its Plastic Modular Conveyors, which are constructed
to any bespoke specification, can be built to order in almost half the time of their
stainless steel counterparts. In addition to this, the durable but flexible construction
of the systems vastly reduces any maintenance requirement and crucially, the plastic
belts are easily removed for cleaning or maintenance without major downtime or the
need for special tools. Essentially for use in the food industry, the conveyor range
can be easily cleaned down and has been designed to be as hygienic as possible.
Built for use across a variety of manufacturing environments, from food production
and preparation to product and component manufacture, the Plastic Modular Conveyor
range is constructed from 25mm plastic which is resistant to corrosion to ensure
durability throughout production. It is also food grade and chemically inert to
ensure that the conveyor itself does not contaminate the food products that it’s
handling. In addition to providing a cost-effective solution to stainless steel,
the new conveyor range will also allow for a ‘change of angle’. Swan
neck conveyors and double swan neck conveyors can be complicated and expensive when
manufactured from steel, but the plastic conveyors are simpler and cheaper to produce
for these configurations. “Food manufacturers in the UK are subject to substantial
commercial pressures and with rapidly and frequently changing product lines it is
imperative that producers can react quickly to changes in their customers’ requirements.
This is why we designed a modular system to enable our customers to modify and adapt
their production systems with the minimum of cost or delay,” explains Chris Unwin,
managing director of LAC Conveyors.
“The versatility and cost benefits of the new Plastic Modular Conveyors will give
our customers another competitive advantage in terms of cost and efficiency, whilst
enabling them to continue to achieve high quality.”
As with all LAC Conveyor products, the new Plastic Modular Conveyor range is built
to bespoke order, from scratch or from its extensive range of standard conveyors
utilising many common parts.
Fully customisable, the new range of Plastic Modular Conveyors have a variety of
options including: belt levels; types of belt; construction of belt; belt coverings;
lengths of conveyor; control panels and castors, and are available with a wash down
specification including IP65 motors and controls.
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About LAC Conveyors:
- Based in Bulwell, Nottingham, LAC Conveyors has been designing, developing and building
standard and bespoke conveyors and conveyor systems since 1981, providing handling
solutions for a huge variety of applications and environments.
- With over 40 years combined experience of appraising, designing, manufacturing and
installing innovative conveyor solutions, LAC Conveyors is able to solve almost
any transfer and production processing requirements.
- From food and preparation lines to scrap handling, its systems provide simple, robust,
durable and time-tested solutions, no matter what size a customer’s project or budget.
- A privately owned company, LAC Conveyors designs and manufactures almost all conveyor
solutions in-house and has a fully manned and equipped CAD design facility, to allow
each and every conveyor to be tailored to match customers’ requirements.