{"id":2569,"date":"2026-04-23T13:23:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.segler.eu\/?p=2569"},"modified":"2026-04-23T13:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:23:07","slug":"bulk-material-handling-food-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.segler.eu\/en\/ratgeber\/schuettgutfoerderung-lebensmittelindustrie\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulk Material Handling in the Food Industry: Hygiene Requirements, Materials, and Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Food products and their production are increasingly coming into public focus. This also increases the demands on quality, safety, and process design in conveying technology. Those who convey bulk materials in food production must ensure gentle processing while preserving as many ingredients as possible, the most precise dosing, the avoidance of cross-contamination, and hygienic construction (Hygienic Design).<\/p>\n \n

This guide shows what requirements the food industry places on conveyor technology, what materials are used, and how SEGLER implements these requirements in practice.<\/p>\n \n \n \n

The food industry has specific requirements for conveyor technology. These include hygienic design, ease of cleaning, resistant materials, compliance with food safety regulations (like HACCP and FDA), gentle product handling, and often, the ability to operate in low temperatures or humid environments.<\/h2>\n \n

The food industry demands more from conveyor systems than just reliable transport. Key requirements include:<\/p>\n \n

Hygienic Design<\/strong> The entire system must be designed to avoid product build-up, dead zones, and hard-to-reach areas. This is the only way to ensure cleanability and minimize the risk of contamination.<\/p>\n \n

Product protection:<\/strong> The conveyed material must be protected from contamination by the environment. With SEGLER screw conveyors, the closed system operates dust-tight, watertight, and optionally gas-tight. This keeps the product free from moisture, dirt, and foreign particles.<\/p>\n \n

Avoiding Delays:<\/strong> During formulation changes or when processing different media, no product residues must remain in the system that could contaminate the next product. Simple formulation changes require an easily accessible and fully cleanable design.<\/p>\n \n

Precise dosage:<\/strong> In food production, ingredients and raw materials often need to be dosed precisely. screw conveyors<\/a> enable this through the direct proportionality of screw speed and delivery rate. The volumetrically accurate delivery is suitable for feeding mixers, reactors, or filling systems and can often eliminate the need for expensive pre-dosing devices.<\/p>\n \n

Operational Safety<\/strong> Food processing plants often operate in multiple shifts. The conveying technology must be low-maintenance and durable. With SEGLER screw conveyors, the screw shaft is the only major moving part, running primarily within the product itself, without direct abrasive contact with the housing. This reduces wear and extends service life.<\/p>\n \n \n \n

What foods are transported by bulk conveying?<\/h2>\n \n\"SEGLER\n \n

SEGLER promotes in the food industry<\/a> a wide spectrum of media<\/p>\n \n