Better hygiene and safety in production
The food industry needs to meet especially stringent requirements in terms of hygiene and quality assurance. Production faults may be harmful to the health of consumers. Processes and plants are therefore designed in detail to meet the specific requirements of this industry - this includes the wheels and castors which are used.
These are used, for example, in production plants as well as in conveyor or storage systems. The usually damp environment and frequent cleaning, usually with aggressive chemicals, presents a great challenge: Both of these factors cause corrosion to the steel brackets of the castors and attack polyurethane treads, so that these wear and deteriorate quicker. This results in an increased risk of injury to employees and contamination of the goods.
Resistant to moisture and chemicals
Companies in the food sector also need customised solutions. For example, the company developed special nylon wheels for a customer where stainless steel fibres were included in the injection moulding process. With this, detached fragments can be detected with the aid of metal detectors. These wheels are used on butchers' trolleys, which are emptied directly over the processing plant. This enabled the company to guarantee a high level of safety by preventing fragments of material from entering the production process.
