Conveyor News January 2013

Food product assembly is the first major in-line process in the production of most prepared convenience foods. From quiche to lasagne to pizzas and cakes all have one thing in common, they are made up of a number of component parts that are brought together to create the final dish. To assist in this process WMH have over the past twenty years worked with many producers of different products to make this part of the process as efficient as possible whilst providing an ergonomic working environment for the operators. The latest range of make-up conveyors primarily designed for ready meals offer flexibility and simplicity along with Western Mechanical Handling’s usual hygiene features and high standards of construction. Integration with ancillary equipment such as depositors and weighers is achieved via built in WMH’s design approach means that all conveyors are optimised to provide a bespoke unit optimised for your highest throughput ranges but ensuring all product ranges are handled efficiently. Typical production rates of 40 products per minute can be achieved on a single lane unit with up to 80 per minute being achievable on twin lane units. Where a twin lane unit is required WMH has developed an inline laning unit which can marshall and lane two flows of product into a single lane for further processing and sealing. One of WMH’s recent units built for export to the USA can be seen in action by visiting WMH's Youtube Channel People often ask “what does West