Ready-To-Eat Foods

In today’s fast-paced society having access to ready-made food is an important convenience. With an increase in demand there is an increased need for production. One way to maximize productivity is to have food moving along a conveyor with employees adding ingredients as the product passes their station. Using a conveyor assembly line fo​r ready-to-eat food is a more streamlined process because each employee is only in charge of one ingredient instead of having to make the entire product.

Benefits of Dorner’s Ready-to-Eat Conveyors:

Dorner has experience with ready-to-eat foods such as sandwiches, meals, parfait cups, salads and more. We understand that these produces require conveyors that can be efficiently and effectively cleaned and sanitized over the lifetime of the equipment. Also, all parts of the equipment must be easily accessible for inspection, maintenance and cleaning without the need for tools.

Food safety is another important factor for ready-to-eat food conveyors, such as making sure that there are no of areas where water or food can collect.

AquaPruf® Series Conveyors

​Using an AquaPruf series conveyor from Dorner is a great way to move product along while maintaining sanitary requirements. The AquaPruf series is designed with food sanitation requirements in mind. These design features include:

AquaGard Series Conveyors

The AquaGard line of conveyors is designed for a wide variety of packaged food applications in sanitary environments that require conveyor wipe-downs. Features include:

A Dorner AquaGard LP conveyor transports croissants.
A 2700 series conveyor transporting open boxes filled with glass containers.

​Engineered Solutions

​At Dorner we recognize that our standard conveyor solutions aren’t always right for everyone. Our Engineered Solutions Group specializes in designing and implementing custom solutions for our customers. Our team of engineers will work with you to make sure that you get a quality conveyor system that fits your specific needs. In the food industry especially where each application differs greatly we are able to custom design a solution to fit your unique needs. Check out this blog post about a custom solution we created for a ready-made sandwich producer that made sure their line was running smoothly and efficiently.

If you need to add a standard straight run to your line or need something more custom like a sandwich production line, Dorner will make sure your needs are met. Our Sanitary lines are designed for quick and easy cleaning in mind so your production lines are down for less time and production levels are up.

Conveyors Ready-To-Eat Foods

AquaPruf Conveyors

  • Tool-less disassembly. Cleaning prep in under a minute, complete disassembly in less than 3 minutes
  • Optional frame cut-outs and belt lifters for continuous access to inside of the conveyor
  • Tip-up tails allow for quick release of belt tension
  • Continuous TIG-welded 304 stainless steel frame
  • Spiral cam belt tensioning with patent pending thread-less design
  • Patented sprocket alignment key
  • Gearless, oil-free iDrive2 sanitary motorized roller

AquaPruf Ultimate Conveyors

Dorner’s AquaPruf Ultimate conveyors are 3-A Certified. These product upgrades ensures that the AquaPruf Ultimate meets the strict requirements of 3-A and is optimally designed for use in food applications such as meat, poultry, fish and ready-to-eat.

AquaGard LP Conveyors

  • Quick five-minute belt change for increased uptime
  • Compact and enclosed tensioning system providing smooth and snag-free cleaning
  • 304 stainless steel frame, head and tail plates
  • V-Groove frame with guided belt ensures accurate tracking
  • Tip-up tails for access inside the conveyor for cleaning and maintenance
  • Streamlined design fits where other conveyors do not
  • Low-profile, operator safe design with no pinch points
  • Small 1.25 in (32 mm) diameter rollers for transfer of small products
  • A variety of FDA approved belting to meet application needs
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