Open-frame 304/316 stainless conveyors designed to be cleaned: continuous welds, no hollow members or flat ledges, tool-less belt lift and removable wear strips — for poultry, meat, seafood, dairy and ready-to-eat lines.
A conveyor in a food plant is cleaned every day, and a conveyor that can't be cleaned becomes a harborage point for Listeria and Salmonella no matter how good the sanitation crew is. Sanitary design is a set of rules: stainless throughout, continuous welds ground smooth, no hollow tubing that can trap water, sloped surfaces that drain, standoffs between frame members, tool-less belt lift so the sanitation crew can get under the belt, and fasteners kept out of the product zone.
FabTek builds sanitary conveyors to those rules at our Hazlehurst, Mississippi plants, in 304 or 316 stainless welded to AWS D1.6 in dedicated stainless cells, with welds ground and passivated in-house and frames finished to a cleanable surface. Belting is modular plastic or positive-drive homogeneous belt per your food-safety plan; bearings, drives and legs are washdown-rated. We design to USDA/FSIS and 3-A sanitary design principles and build to your plant's own sanitary design standard when you have one.
Open-frame stainless conveyors with belt lift, for processing and packaging.
Solid-surface belts for high-hygiene ready-to-eat lines.
Flighted inclines, dead plates and transfers designed for cleaning access.
Drip pans, catch trays, splash guards, stainless stands, CIP spray-bar provisions.
Poultry and meat processing, seafood, dairy, bakery and ready-to-eat plants, beverage and produce — anywhere the sanitation SOP includes hose-down or foam-and-rinse.
| Material | 304 or 316 stainless throughout, including hardware; no carbon steel in the product zone |
|---|---|
| Frame design | Open frame, solid or sealed members (no hollow tube), sloped surfaces, standoff spacers, continuous welds ground smooth |
| Belt access | Tool-less belt lift, removable wear strips and return rollers |
| Belting | Modular plastic or positive-drive homogeneous belt; food-contact grades per your food-safety plan |
| Components | Washdown-rated gearmotors and bearings; stainless legs with sanitary feet |
| Welding & finish | AWS D1.6, welds ground and passivated in-house; bead-blast or #4 finish |
| Design basis | USDA/FSIS and 3-A sanitary design principles; customer sanitary standards |
| Also specified as | Sanitary conveyor, stainless steel conveyor, washdown conveyor, food-grade conveyor, hygienic conveyor, USDA conveyor, poultry processing conveyor |
Representative capabilities — exact ranges, ratings, and finishes are confirmed per project. Send drawings for a firm quote.
Built at four production sites in Hazlehurst, Mississippi.
ISO 9001:2015 quality management, AWS-certified welding, OSHA-compliant facilities.
In-house powder coat backed by an IEEE 2000-hour salt-spray certification.
Reserved-line capacity and the automation to grow with your volume.
Yes — open-frame stainless conveyors designed to USDA/FSIS and 3-A sanitary principles, built in Hazlehurst, Mississippi and installed nationwide by our crews.
FabTek designs, fabricates and installs sanitary conveyors for poultry and food processors nationwide from Hazlehurst, Mississippi, and services them afterward.
Yes — send the standard and we'll design and document to it.
Hollow members trap water and product through pinholes and become harborage points; sanitary frames use solid bar, angle or sealed sections.
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Send the line layout and your sanitary design standard — we'll design and quote to it.