Importance of Conveyor Belts and Material Handling | Fmtmagazine

A conveyor belt is an integral part of the manufacturing industry and is used on a large scale. Along with the manufacturing industry, it is also an essential part of the food industry and is quite ubiquitous. 

With the ease the conveyor belt has provided and increased the output of many food industries, there are several guidelines to be followed, set by the FDA or Food and Drug Authority. Some of those are listed below:

1. Cleaning and Sanitization: The belts should be designed to be cleaned easily, and sanitization can also be performed smoothly. It also involves repairing any cracks or crevices caused during the initial and further use of the belts. 

2. Material of Conveyor Belt: To ensure the safety of the food, as these belts work without any primary packaging for protection, the conveyor belts should be made of Food Grade material. Applying food lubricants or grease on all food items is essential in the food manufacturing industry.

3. Cleaning Chemicals: To avoid potential risks, it is essential to use food-chemical-safe products to clean and sanitize the conveyor belts.

As the food industry demands a high level of maintenance in hygiene, it also needs labour as it is a labor-heavy industry. Still, human labour also increases the possibility of human error, which in turn can be the reason for losses in Monterey basis, efficiency in output produced, which will further raise questions on the brand. 

The solution for this is the conveyor belt, which provides an automated transport system that minimizes human labour, increases efficiency, and reduces the chances of food contamination. It makes material handling easier in many ways:

1. Reduced Accidents:

Poor safety precautions during work have been a significant reason for many injuries, and even deaths; automating the process can contribute to avoiding manual handling of materials and thus minimize the occurrence of such accidents with increasing efficiency. Material handling itself has many aspects to be taken into account while the receiving process is carried out:

2. Inspection of Material

A list of specifications is to be made to carry inspection of any material handling. A proper training structure should be designed for all the staff and employees involved in the material handling process; subjects like escalation procedure, physical specifications and rejection protocol should be incorporated into it.

3. Personal Hygiene

To avoid food exposure to pathogens, a personal hygiene policy should be made for all the faculty involved in the material handling process. As it is impossible to monitor every employee's actions, these policies should be enforced daily from the training period itself at the start and end of the working shift.

Conclusion:

Hence, the importance of conveyor belts is because of its practical use in terms of efficiency and reduction in human error and accidents for overall productivity. Similarly, material handling is of equal importance and to implement it adequately, food and work safety norms are to be brought into daily practice to ensure overall safety. 

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