Z-Lifts

A Fortune 100 food producer needed to transport grated cheese from storage to application on prepared food product. Pro Engineering designed and built three new conveyor systems known as “Z-lifts” for their shape.

The Pro Engineering versions of the conveyors are superior to earlier conveyor designs from a competitor because of superior features such as:

Special Features
Z-Lift with bin, right view
Z-Lift
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  • Side extensions reduce product loss when filling.
  • Catch pans recover product carryover in a sanitary fashion for reuse.
Z-Lift with bin, left view
Z-Lift
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  • Catch pans and covers remove quickly with no tools for easy cleaning.
Z-Lift with no bin

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  • Belt guides remove quickly without tools for cleaning
  • Large side access holes for easy cleaning.

The customer received...

Because Pro provided...

A more hygienic machine.

A new design that allows the entire machine to withstand a complete washdown and is of dairy-grade design. All compartments where food may accumulate are accessible for washdown.

A more efficient machine.

An improved design that incorporated heavy-duty grates to prevent clumping of cheese.

A machine that generates less waste and increased savings.

A new machine that incorporated catch-all pans and chutes that have been built into the entire machine to accumulate any carry-over of product. The chutes lead into one chute, which empties into a tote held high enough off the floor, per regulations, to reclaim any spilled product.