VESCONITE FOOD AND BEVERAGE
Vesconite is a high-performance engineering plastic that is widely used in the beverage industry for various applications, such as bottling machines, canning machines, filling machines, etc.
Vesconite can withstand high pressures, flows, and temperatures and provide efficient and hygienic operation.
Some of the benefits of using Vesconite in beverage are:
- Vesconite has a high pressure resistance and can operate in pressures up to 100 MPa
- Vesconite has a low friction coefficient and can reduce energy losses and cavitation
- Vesconite has a high temperature resistance and can operate in temperatures up to 100°C
- Vesconite has a good chemical resistance and can resist water, acids, alkalis, salts, etc.
- Vesconite has a low water absorption and can prevent swelling and cracking
Some of the applications of Vesconite in beverage are:
- Vesconite bushings and bearings for bottling machines, such as cappers, rinsers, labelers, etc.
- Vesconite wear rings and impellers for canning machines, such as seamers, fillers, coolers, etc.
- Vesconite valves and seats for filling machines, such as piston fillers, gravity fillers, etc.
COMMON FOOD AND BEVERAGE APPLICATIONS
VESCONITE FOOD AND BEVERAGE RESOURCES
KEY FEATURES
- Vesconite and Hitemp polymers do not swell or trap stagnant water, include no toxic chemicals, and do not require
- Vesconite and Hitemp polymers are easy to machine and fit.
- Vesconite and Hitemp polymers are non-conductive.
- Vesconite and Hitemp polymers have a low friction coefficient, reducing wear and tear.
- Vesconite and Hitemp polymers do not corrode.
- Vesconite and Hitemp polymers are suitable for a wide range of industries, including automotive, earthmoving, hydro, marine, mining, pumps, rail, renewable energy, and 3D printing.
MATERIAL COMPARISON
Vesconite is often preferred to metallic components, including bronzes, which often contain lead and tin. This avoidance of tin and lead for the food-processing company has become important as consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the dangers of heavy metals to tissues and organs.
Non-food-grade nylon bearings tend to absorb water and harvest bacteria. Other bearing materials should be carefully investigated, and only those thermoplastics that do not swell should be considered since trapped stagnant water is an environment in which microbes thrive.
Vesconite bearings offer the advantage of avoiding lubrication in the food-processing plant if required. This eliminates food particulates being caught in lubricant and later contaminating the production chain.
MATERIAL APPLICATIONS
- Dressing, hook, pan line and scald line rollers.
- Band saw guides, chicken dressing cones, shackle guides, crate conveyor rollers.
- Scrapers.
- Bushings in mixers and filling machines.
- Hanger bearings in screw conveyors.
- Feeder rollers, castor wheels and pivot points in conveyors and idlers.
About PlastoGlide
CIP Composites is our flagship thermopolymer, designed for particularly difficult operating environments. Vesconite Hilube is specifically recommended for moist and underwater applications.