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News Release from: Gough Engineering | Subject: Swinglink Elevators
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 July 2003
Gentle handling for petfood
Materials handling specialist Gough Engineering has won a contract to supply Swinglink Elevators, designed for gentle handling of extruded food products, at the Primetime Petfoods Driffield factory
Materials handling specialist Gough Engineering has won a contract to supply Swinglink Elevators, designed for gentle handling of extruded food products as part of an extension to the packaging lines at one of the UK's leading pet food manufacturers Gough Engineering, an industry leader in providing cost-effective solutions in the most difficult materials handling field, will install Gough Swinglink elevators at the Primetime Petfoods Driffield factory in North Yorkshire
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 25 Jul 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The proven technology developed by Gough is designed to provide gentle and efficient handling, reduce maintenance downtime and eliminate product spillage.
Primetime Petfoods, who make a range of dry foods for cats dogs and other animals, have recently expanded production capacity at their Driffield factory and specified the Gough bucket elevators because of their ability to maintain product integrity and also because they require minimal maintenance.
"We installed three 18 inch Swinglink Elevators in our number 2 production line during our plant expansion in 2002 and are now in the process of installing 2 further new Swinglink Elevators in the packaging line", said Primetime Technical Director Tom Bell.
The new elevators will be lifting 6tons product per hour in the first, 18 inch bucket system, with around 12tons per hour throughput in the larger 36 inch bucket elevator system.
Easy maintenance and cleaning were areas that Tom Bell saw as important to their decision to select Gough equipment.
"When we need to clean the buckets they can be easily removed, which makes the maintenance quick and straightforward", he explained.
Gough also worked closely with Primetime to modify their standard bucket design to handle product temperature in excess of 700C.
The modified buckets prevent any distortion to their shape cause by the higher working temperature.
The Gough Swinglink system features a continuous moving buckets and a special chain drive unique to Gough Engineering, which ensures that buckets remain level throughout the circuit and dispense product gently and completely reducing damage and degradation of friable products.
Benefits are zero waste and with no cross contamination because no material is left in the buckets to affect other products.
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