CanTech
April2010

Moving Right Along
Ashworth meets the challenges of an economic downturn and continues to provide creative solutions to can-makers in order to improve efficiency, reliability and minimize costs.
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Conveyor Belts to Facilitate Industrial Production
Feature Article on Ashworth’s Omni-Pro stainless-steel spiral belts. The article includes Omni-Pro’s features and tips for belt installation and maintenance. Article is written in both English and Thai.
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New Crate System for Self-Stacking Belts Saves Time and Money
The new Rack & Roll (R) Crate is an efficient solution for storing and installing ExactaStack (R), the self-stacking spiral replacement belt.
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All Bets Are On Innovation
The freezing technology market is constantly growing as fast-paced societies move from preparing foods at home to quick heat and ready meals that are prepared instantly. In addition, there is accelerated growth of packaged and prepared foods in the developing nations of Asia and South America as their economies expand.
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Processors Maintain a Long Wish List for Conveyance Equipment Features
With the current financial environment and the need to produce safe food and beverage products, conveyor suppliers and belt makers are doing their best to satisfy a host of user demands that might be summed up as doing more, faster, better, cheaper and safer.
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Going to X-tremes
Today's durable belts and conveyors are designed to handle extreme temperatures and are extremely easy to clean to eliminate pathogens and allergens.

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Rolling With The Changes
Suppliers focus on versatility and sanitation in conveying and belting system designs.
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Conveyor belt designs continue to evolve and provide processors the most efficient means to transport products.
With the current financial environment and the need to produce safe food and beverage products, conveyor suppliers and belt makers are doing their best to satisfy a host of user demands that might be summed up as doing more, faster, better, cheaper and safer.
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Delivering Quality and Safety
Technology trends, challenges and the future of Conveyors - Leading suppliers identify automation, food safety and processors' demand for increasing productivity among the ongoing trends related to conveyor technology.
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Move It or Lose It
Today's belts and conveyors contain enhanced features that make them more durable, more versatile and easier to clean and maintain. That's why manufacturers of snacks and baked goods are willing to invest more for durable systems that improve overall plant efficiencies.
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Equipment Solutions
PROBLEM: Saving energy. while increasing throughput with your spiral conveyor applications.
SOLUTION: Use a spiral belt that has the largest open area to maximize airflow-decreasing dwell times and allowing evaporator fans to run with less resistance.
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The Critical Link
Conveyors are the arteries of food plants, the avenues and boulevards that connect the vital functions. And just like human arteries, a clean, efficient conveying system establishes the overall health of the operation; a weak system puts the entire plant at risk.
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Move It or Lose It
With rising overheads applying pressure to the bottom line, bakers and snack producers are relying on increasingly durable belting and conveyors to maximize the efficiency of their operations.
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Extending reach
Trends in conveyor technology address sanitation, the environment and more
Innovations in conveying systems tend to be more of a methodical evolution and are typically triggered by processors' requests for adaptations to address new porducts, new or renovated facilities or to drive costs out of their operations.
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Conveying the latest technology
Meat and poultry processors are continually under fire to produce the safest possible product. Between government regulations and the negative publicity that comes from product recalls, every aspect of the porcess has to be considered with food safety in mind.
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Conveying innovation
Industry experts from a few companies offer their insight in to what can makers need from conveyor belts and how belting suppliers are fulfilling these needs. Ashworth's sales director as well as the sales manager from Jonge Poerink BV were both quoted throughout the article. A full-page Ashworth ad was positioned next to the article to take advantage of the subject matter.
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Conveying belts
The article profiles several different conveyor belt manufacturers throughout Europe, including Ashworth. A photo of the Advantage 200 is featured prominently as well. Read the full article in English at Baking + Biscuit International magazine or in Deutsch at Brot + Backwaren magazine.

Keeping the Food Industry Moving
The publication examines how new line technology is being utilized by food processors to gain the competitive edge. A panel of experts in different areas of line technology, including Joe Lackner, Ashworth VP, Sales & Marketing, are interviewed in this Q&A style Executive Roundtable.
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Equipment Sanitation & Processing Efficiency
As an online supplement to the above article, Ashworth was invited to contribute an editorial to be posted on the FS Europe web site. The editorial discusses how engaging in equipment sanitation practices can actually benefit food processors by improving efficiency.
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The Need for Speed
The article discusses how today's top conveyors and belts increase output and improve efficiency by reducing downtime for busy bakers and snack manufacturers. Ashworth's Advantage RL 75 is highlighted as such a belt and the company's product manager offers insight into this issue.
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The "Value-Add" in Conveying Systems
The article relates Ashworth's history from its original spiral application innovations to the NSF Certified Advantage belts of today. The company's vice president of sales and marketing discusses the benefits of the open belt design. A photograph of an Advantage 120 belt in action introduces the article.
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Conveyor Demands
Ashworth representatives contributed research and photos for this in-depth article highlighting the importance of conveyor belt choices for cleaner, faster, more efficient production lines in the baking and snack industries.
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Ultimate Conveyors Guide: Moving Along
Ashworth representatives spoke to National Provisioner about the latest developments in conveyor belting and highlighted the company's two newest products that address the need for cleanability, durability and maintaining product temperatures in food processing applications.
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Smart Designs
Ashworth is featured as one of the few belting companies to have a product Tested and Certified by NSF to prove its cleanability in meat and poultry applications.
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Conveying Tips, Solutions
Ashworth representatives contributed research and photos for this article about tips and solutions to improve conveyor belt maintenance and performance, which are hot topics in the food processing industry.
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Keep It Moving
Ashworth's product manager spoke to R&FF about critical processing issues and how Ashworth offers solutions to its customers.
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Snapshots in Sanitary Design: Developing an Eye for Hygiene
A photo of Ashworth's Advantage 200 product is featured along with the note that the belt features open module designs and double-slotted links, which allow for maximum airflow and cleanability.
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Conveying Innovations
Ashworth representatives spoke about the benefits of Advantage hybrid belts in meat and poultry applications where easy sanitation and maintenance are a must.
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Bacteria-free Belts
Ashworth's engineering manager discusses the importance of material choice when selecting conveyor belts. He showcases the materials and design features of the Advantage hybrid belts as offering ideal solutions in hygiene-critical applications.
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