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When Two Becomes One

Thu, 31 Jan 19 21:33:00 +0000

Industry giants, Megadyne and Ammeraal Beltech have joined together under single ownership. To unite the organisations, they are now known as AMMEGA; a powerful belting champion in industrial power transmission and light-weight conveyor belting.

When the going gets tough, Viking has the solution...

Tue, 04 Sep 18 10:12:00 +0000

Tuftex by Yokohama is specifically designed for use in the most demanding of applications. This new cover compound features Yokohama's advanced rubber compounding technology, achieving the highest level of abrasion resistance, and providing longer service life.

Viking Conveyor at Quarry NZ 2016

Mon, 11 Jul 16 03:28:00 +0000

Quarry NZ is being held this week in Blenheim at the Marlborough Convention Centre. Viking Conveyor will at the conference, on stand 18. Viking Conveyor will be highlighting three brands related to this year’s themes of Safe, Sound and Solid.

Hygiene and Food Safety with Ammeraal UltraScraper

Tue, 21 Jun 16 03:46:00 +0000

UltraScraper is the newest advance in the belting industry that brings with it numerous advantages to ensure the safe production of food.

Raising the Standards for Cherry Conveying

Mon, 09 May 16 09:22:00 +0000

A cherry processing plant in Chile needed some help with an elevator application. The belt needed to lift cherries from a tank of water after washing and allow for dewatering as they were elevated. While easy enough on the face of it, there were several potential issues that the chosen solution needed to address. Fortunately, Viking Conveyor and Uni-Chain were on hand to provide the right system for the application.

Growing our strength in Rubber Lining

Thu, 07 Apr 16 19:07:00 +0000

We have partnered with Blair Rubber to strengthen our rubber lining offering to the market. Blair Rubber has a complete line of corrosion resistant rubber linings. Since inception, Blair Rubber has consistently invested in research and development to improve existing products and bring new products to market.

New Zealand's Largest Autoclave

Mon, 21 Mar 16 13:36:00 +0000

At Viking Conveyor we have New Zealand’s largest Autoclave. An autoclave is a pressure chamber used to carry out industrial processes that require elevated temperature and pressure, such as lining vessels and lining pipes.

Fully hygienic solution for the food industry

Tue, 23 Feb 16 15:21:00 +0000

The new mini series of Positive Drive products from Volta are designed to allow for relatively small pulley sizes to facilitate the tight transfer of products on a conveyor system.

New roller to support heavy weight industry

Tue, 02 Feb 16 16:37:00 +0000

At Viking Conveyor we are always on the lookout for new products and solutions to offer our customers. The new addition to our conveyor roller family is a guide roller, which is made from solid polyurethane. It is particularly suited for quarries, mines and other heavy weight industries.

Reliable Grape Harvesting

Wed, 04 Nov 15 10:51:00 +0000

At Viking Conveyor we are working to service the agricultural and beverage industries through offering a reliable grape harvesting conveyor belt from Ammeraal. Experience and extended application knowledge enabled Ammeraal Beltech to develop a specific range of plied synthetic belts with cleats for grape harvesting. The aim is to smoothen the transport of the grapes without the risk of quality loss.

Two iconic conveyor belt brands join forces

Fri, 21 Aug 15 11:25:00 +0000

Viking Conveyor has acquired Paykel Engineering Services Conveyor and Componentry business.

Ammeraal celebrates 65 years

Tue, 23 Jun 15 14:28:00 +0000

Ammeraal started celebrations for their 65th Anniversary at IPACK-IMA, ‘IPACK-IMA will also be an appropriate opportunity for us to launch our 65th Anniversary celebrations as a company’, adds Marc Maisonneuve. ‘Ammeraal Beltech was founded in 1950 by Dutchman Thomas Ammeraal, who invented an endless woven conveyor belt for the biscuit industry. Although now a global leader in belting solutions, and after 65 years of growth and development, we are still very passionate about remaining close to our customers while helping them with their belting challenges’.

Yokohama Rubber joins the team

Tue, 02 Jun 15 13:08:00 +0000

We are pleased to announce we have a new supplier, Yokohama Rubber, to support our product offering to the industrial market. Yokohama is a premium product supplier. Their product range provides us with the opportunity to offer our customers unique solutions that can withstand the conditions in harsher environments such as mines, bulk materials handling and fertiliser plants. The Yokohama products are tailored to meet customers’ specific requirements (it is not a one-size-fits-all approach).

Helping to make the bread

Tue, 19 May 15 15:15:00 +0000

Bakeries require some of the most specialized conveying systems in food processing. Volta Belting materials resist the oils and fats used in dough mixtures. They outperform conventional belts in cutting and docking operations used in pizza and biscuit production. Specially developed top-surface textures reduce the overall contact area between the belt and dough for improved product release.

Low Temperature (LT) Belts for Deep Freeze Applications

Tue, 12 May 15 14:05:00 +0000

Volta Belting Technology has successfully launched the latest addition to the largest range of hygienic belts available. A thermoplastic material with excellent strength and enhanced resistance to frozen temperatures, the LT (Low Temperature) belting is rated for use at temperatures down to -35° C / -31° F. The belting will not crack and fragment. It is not brittle which means an end to fragmented particles being fed into the product ﬂow. For extra safety, it is manufactured in a food-certiﬁed blue color.

An innovative and truly practical solution for inclined food conveyors

Wed, 06 May 15 11:30:00 +0000

Uni Chains Pop-Up Flight, from Viking Conveyor, is the perfect fit to support the growing food processing industry in the local Waikato region, which isn’t immune to the current market trends surrounding food safety and saving waste, time and costs.

Walk Safe with Modular Belting

Thu, 09 Apr 15 11:18:00 +0000

In order to keep up with the increasing demands for safety in the workplace, Viking Conveyor now stocks uni chains latest step towards increasing safety levels in the corrugated industry – the uni JCB Modular Belt System.

Specialists in the field of conveying food safely

Fri, 05 Dec 14 11:19:00 +0000

October 01, 2013 at 2:21 PM / /

Conveyor belts come in to regular contact with food as part of their processing and a belt is an important component in producing a product that is safe for consumers to eat and drink.

So how do you ensure that the food you are providing is safe and contaminant free? At Viking Conveyor we can assist in controlling your identified contamination hazards through specifying, installing and maintaining the right conveyor systems to cope with your specific food safety requirements.

With a number of outstanding brands as part of our offering and our unrivalled conveying knowledge, it's hard to not choose Viking Conveyor to meet the conveyor belt requirements of your site.

Ammeraal

Ammeraal is regarded as a world leader in process and conveyor belting. Being renowned for innovative design and manufacture of a large range of belting systems, Ammeraal provide solutions to a number of industries, including Food Processing.

A key focus for Ammeraal is providing a variety of belting solutions that are safe and clean. Ammeraal have many food safety features that are incorporated in their various belt solutions. Across their range, Ammeraal belts are durable and easy to clean; have a contamination safeguard; assist in lowering bacteria counts; have hygienic easy cleaning inclines and are easy, fast and effective to clean.

Uni-Chains

Viking Conveyor offers a comprehensive range of uni plastic modular belts and chains to meet the specific requirements of the food industry. The range of solutions Uni-Chains offers has been developed to meet the stringent health and safety requirements within a production facility (Viking Conveyor are New Zealand's only authorised distributor of Uni-Chains products). One such Uni-Chains product is the Uni-Flex ASB. It has POM-D material which incorporates a self-lubricating component, meaning the non-stick feature of the belt is enhanced. This POM-D material, along with the improved hygienic design of the hinges, also allows for Uni-Flex ASB to be easily cleaned.

Volta

Volta belts meet the toughest international standards for food contact materials. Their food approved flat belts will significantly increase the hygiene level of your entire production line and reduction in bacteria build-up will be seen. The belt's surface is smooth, with no crevices, which if present, could trap harmful bacteria.

Fraying of the belt edges can cause fragments or contamination in the food products. Made from TPE, the Volta homogenous belt will not fray or come apart at the corners or edges. The belt is also constructed without pins or joins. And finally the fully extruded, smooth Volta belts allow substantial savings in maintenance, downtime and water.

While these products provide for outstanding food safety already, Volta's Metal Detectable Belts are stepping things up again. Friable modular belts are used extensively and there are concerns over plastic contaminants infiltrating the food flow. While Volta's belting solutions are not disposed to this type of fragmentation, there is increasing desire from food processors for metal detectable plastic belts. Therefore one has been developed to provide the insurance policy that has been sought.

So how could Viking Conveyor's solutions help your site?

Well, each site and production facility has its own unique requirements, therefore we recommend that the best way to approach things is to meet and discuss your site requirements. From there we can use our technical expertise, industry experience and extensive product range to suggest the best possible, personalised solutions for your site.

To put it simply - safe and hygienic with Volta

Mon, 24 Nov 14 11:43:00 +0000

October 01, 2013 at 2:21 PM / /

It is vital that food manufacturers take all the necessary precautions to avoid contamination from the preparatory stage of raw food through to the production process and packaging. As conveyor belts come into direct contact with food as part of the processing lines, their safety and hygiene are essential in ensuring food safety.

The solution - Volta from Viking Conveyor. Why you might ask? The Volta belts make the entire cleaning process quick and highly efficient. The fully extruded, smooth belts allow substantial savings in maintenance, downtime and water. Forget about the long soaking time needed to sterilise modular belts or costly cleaning process performed to sanitise plied belts. Now, that's a thing of the past.

This superior belt material which supports the HACCP concept has proven to be most effective to clean - a brush down with detergents and rinse with water can take less than an hour, showing great savings in labour and downtime. The lightweight belt is easy to lift and clean thoroughly on both sides. These features allow for quick change over between products, converting downtime into production time.

While cutting back on downtime, the Volta food approved flat belts will also significantly increase the hygiene level of your entire production line and reduction in bacteria build-up will be seen. The belt's surface is smooth, with no crevices which if present, could trap harmful bacteria.

Fraying of the belt edges can cause fragments or contamination in the food products. Made from TPE, the Volta homogenous belts will not fray or come apart at the corners or edges. The belt is also constructed without pins or joins.

At Viking Conveyor we stock the range of positive drive belts from Volta, which includes Volta SuperDrive. SuperDrive offers all the benefits of above and more. It eliminates off-tracking with its integral teeth on the drive-side of the SuperDrive belt which serve as a built-in guide mechanism for the belt. This self-tracking quality lessens belt damage and product loss.

The positive-drive operation eliminates slippage and does not require tensioning of the belt. This, in turn, reduces maintenance to a minimum and increases belt life and general operating efficiency.

At Viking Conveyor we have an extensive technical and industry experience with Volta in New Zealand. We support a wide-range of food manufacturers, including dairy, fishing, agriculture and food processing.

Vulcanised Rubber - Protecting Your Equipment From Abrasion, Chemicals, Acid/Alkali And Heat

Wed, 12 Mar 14 13:46:00 +0000

Protecting your equipment from abrasion, chemicals, acid/alkali and heat, will extend the lifetime of your asset; reduce maintenance and any downtime from damaged equipment. Rubber linings, which are vulcanised, can help you achieve this. Vulcanised rubber can be used to line the likes of vessels, pipe and chutes.