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Food Conveyor Clean Out Ports: The Pros and Cons
Bacteria are tough. They can inhabit acidic hot springs, radioactive waste, deep ocean volcanic vents…and your food conveyor. In the Battle of the Bacteria, every day involves another Seek and Destroy Mission. The problem is, if you can’t seek, you can’t destroy. That’s where food conveyor clean out ports come in. No Place to Hide […]
Top 5 Tips for a Smoother Food Production System Install
So, you’re upgrading your food production equipment or adding to your line. Good for you. And you purchased everything you needed from Eaglestone. Smart move. Now all you have to do is wait for our installers to arrive and get you up and running in no time. Well, maybe. Many times, when we’ve pulled up […]
Large Volume Sorting Conveyors: Pick and Pack Made Fast and Easy
You’ve got thousands of individual products coming off the line or stored in the warehouse. It’s time to pack them all up in different boxes and ship them off to your customers. What’s the best way to prepare them for shipment? Basically, you have three choices: 1) set up a pack line with workers to […]
Wear Strips: Reduce Friction That Can Fray Conveyor Belts
Without conveyor belts, your products are going nowhere. But the same constant movement that keeps your goods in motion takes a toll on the belt material as it rubs against rollers and the table bed. The weight of the product creates downward pressure, increasing the amount of contact. When surfaces move against each other, the […]
Newest Sanitary Trends: Making It Easier to Do It Right
In the food production business, there is no such thing as “good enough.” Sanitation has to be done correctly. Every. Single. Time. That’s one of the reasons we’ve gotten a lot of requests lately for incorporating two of our conveyor features that make cleaning conveyor belts and around side rails a whole lot easier. And […]
Laser Etching Produces Sanitation-Friendly Info Tags
Here’s the thing. Labeling and food handling aren’t always a good mix. The most common methods for affixing information to equipment involves either paper labels or engraved steel tags spot-welded or bolted onto the machinery. Neither is the best idea in certain industries, especially food production and pharmaceuticals. Paper labels can be torn or ripped […]
Don’t Let Contamination Send Food Safety Down the Tube
In the Sanitation Wars, the best strategy is to deny the battlefield to the enemy. Bacteria will take every opportunity to hide in any nook and cranny available to them in a food packaging system. This includes places that are supposedly sealed off. That is why many food packaging organizations are moving away from tubular […]
Conveyor Classroom: Original Replacement Parts
Don’t get us wrong. We build great conveyors and food production equipment at Eaglestone. But eventually, some parts just plain wear out due to hard usage over time (think tires on your car). Bearings, motors, belts and gear boxes are common culprits as well. Others can be found in the conveyor manual that came with […]
Eaglestone: Guiding You Down the Line
At Eaglestone, we manage the complete layout, engineering and manufacturing of your production line, from start to finish. Integrating a wide variety of custom conveyor solutions for your specific application, we can consult with you and find the most efficient way to convey and package your product. From large volume sorting conveyors and powered belt diverters, to […]