Washdown Belt Conveyor System
Sanitary, washdown-ready conveying for food, beverage, and hygienic environments.
The Washdown Belt Conveyor System from GlobalRoll is designed for operations where cleanliness, drainage, and frequent sanitation are non-negotiable. Using stainless steel frames, washdown-rated components, and hygienic belt or modular chain designs, this system delivers reliable product handling while supporting rigorous cleaning procedures and compliance requirements.
Applications & Use Cases
Washdown conveyors are built for environments where water, cleaning chemicals, and hygiene standards are part of everyday operations.
- Food and beverage processing and packaging lines
- Meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy production areas
- Ready-to-eat and high-care food environments
- Bottling, canning, and liquid filling operations
- Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical production requiring frequent cleaning
- Any application requiring corrosion-resistant, easily cleanable conveying surfaces
System Overview
GlobalRoll’s Washdown Belt Conveyor System uses stainless steel frames, washdown-rated drives, and hygienic belt or modular chain surfaces to move product through wet, corrosive, or frequently cleaned environments. Open-frame designs, clean welds, and thoughtful component placement help minimize harborage points and make routine sanitation faster and more effective.
Washdown conveyors are defined in our product templates with standardized frame styles, leg sets, belt types, drive assemblies, and hardware kits for sanitary environments. We configure these templates to match your product, throughput, cleaning methods, and plant standards, ensuring you get a system that works with your process and your sanitation program—not against it.
Key Features & Benefits
Features
- Stainless steel frame construction suited for washdown and corrosive environments
- Open-frame design options to support effective cleaning and drainage
- Hygienic belt or modular plastic chain surfaces, selected based on product and process
- Washdown-rated motors, gearboxes, and electrical components (where specified)
- Sloped surfaces, drip edges, and minimized flat areas to help manage water and debris
- Configurable inclines, declines, and horizontal sections for in-line product flow
- Hardware and fasteners selected for sanitary performance and corrosion resistance
Benefits
- Improved hygiene: Designed to support effective cleaning and sanitation cycles.
- Compliance support: Construction and materials aligned with hygienic design principles and plant standards.
- Reduced downtime: Easier, faster cleaning and inspection compared to non-washdown designs.
- Longer equipment life: Corrosion-resistant materials and components in wet or chemical-exposed areas.
- Process reliability: Stable product handling in environments where moisture, condensation, or washdowns are routine.
- Repeatable builds: Template-driven design brings consistency to future lines or plant expansions.
Configuration Options
Every Washdown Belt Conveyor System is configured from sanitary-oriented GlobalRoll modules to meet your product, process, and cleaning requirements.
Mechanical & Dimensional Options
- Conveyor Length: Configured to match process steps, spacing, and access needs
- Conveyor Width: Sized to typical product footprint, including clearance and side guide requirements
- Elevation: Horizontal, incline/decline, or Z-shaped configurations for elevation changes
- Frame Style: Open-frame or partial-plate designs based on sanitation and structural needs
- Leg Sets & Supports: Stainless legs, adjustable feet, and support options for sloped floors or drains
- Side Guides: Sanitary side guides and rails to keep product tracking centered
Belt & Surface Options
- Belt Types: Flat belt, modular plastic chain, or specialty belts chosen for product type and cleaning method
- Perforated/Non-perforated: Options for drainage, airflow, or solid-surface conveying
- Belt Material: Food-grade materials compatible with your product and cleaning chemicals
- Top Features: Cleats, flights, and sidewalls where needed for incline conveying
Drive, Control & Washdown Options
- Drive Packages: Stainless or washdown-rated drives located for accessibility and sanitation
- Speed Control: Fixed or variable-speed options to match upstream and downstream equipment
- Sensors: Washdown-rated sensors for product detection, jam detection, or machine interlocks
- Cleaning Considerations: Designs to support foaming, rinsing, and high-pressure wash (where appropriate by spec)
- Control Integration: PLC-ready interfaces and I/O to integrate with existing line controls and CIP/SIP logic where applicable
Technical Highlights
Exact specifications will reflect your plant’s standards, but typical Washdown Belt Conveyor Systems include:
- Materials: Predominantly stainless steel frames and hardware in washdown zones, with food-grade belt materials
- Environment: Designed for wet, washdown, and chemical-cleaning environments as defined by your process and sanitation team
- Load Capacity: Configured for your maximum product weight per linear foot or per zone
- Line Speed: Tuned to match production and packaging line rates, with variable-speed options available
- Cleaning Compatibility: Designed to handle specified detergents, sanitizers, and wash methods (foaming, low/high-pressure, etc.)
- Power: Industrial power configurations selected for washdown-rated motor and control equipment
Typical Layouts & Use Cases
A typical Washdown Belt Conveyor layout runs through processing or packaging areas where regular cleanup is required—such as raw product handling, trimming or inspection stations, and post-packaging inspection or metal detection. Conveyors may run in a straight line alongside equipment, rise or fall between processes, or connect multiple machines in a sequence, all while allowing access for sanitation crews and maintenance.
Example Use Case
A food producer needed a conveyor solution to move packaged product from a filling machine through a metal detector and into a secondary packaging area. The zone required daily foam cleaning and frequent rinsing. GlobalRoll supplied a Washdown Belt Conveyor System with stainless steel open-frame construction, a food-grade modular belt, and washdown-rated drives and sensors. The design reduced cleaning time, improved drainage, and aligned with plant sanitation and audit requirements.
Quality, Traceability & Maintenance
Washdown Belt Conveyor Systems are built using GlobalRoll’s sanitary-oriented templates, which define materials, weld standards, component selections, and QA checkpoints appropriate for washdown environments. Each system is documented with engineering-controlled BOMs and routings.
Key components—such as belts, rollers, drives, bearings, and support structures—are selected from standardized part families suitable for sanitary applications and can be tracked through manufacturing and QA. This helps you maintain consistent equipment standards across lines and facilities.
Maintenance and sanitation are considered from the start. Access to belt tensioners, bearings, and drive components is planned so that inspection, cleaning, and part replacement can be done efficiently. Clear documentation and standardized parts support maintenance teams in keeping the system performing under frequent washdowns and audits.
Ready to Configure Your Washdown Belt Conveyor System?
If your operation requires reliable conveying in washdown or hygienic environments, GlobalRoll can help configure a Washdown Belt Conveyor System aligned with your products, sanitation program, and compliance requirements. We’ll work with your engineering, operations, and sanitation teams to define specifications and configure a system from proven, sanitary-focused templates.
Downloads & Resources
Provide your team with the technical and planning details they need.
- Washdown Belt Conveyor System Overview (PDF)
- Washdown Belt Conveyor Technical Datasheet (PDF)
- Sanitary Conveyor Layout Planning Checklist (PDF)
- Cleaning & Maintenance Quick Guide (PDF)