Key Technology Horizon horizontal motion conveyor

Horizon is a horizontal motion conveyor that features a maintenance-free mechanical drive.

Offering gentle, quiet and sanitary horizontal motion conveying, Horizon is suitable for many fragile, seasoned, coated and frozen food products. Its drive is powerful and efficient, capable of moving product at speeds up to 13 m/min on a single continuous conveyor up to 30 m long.

The mechanical drive is claimed to maximise reliability and offers long equipment life with minimal maintenance. The lube-for-life drive provides trouble-free operation and can be used with different pans to keep running year after year, delivering a low cost of ownership.

Horizon maximises product quality with gentle handling and clean operation. Minimal vertical product acceleration reduces breakage and seasoning loss, making Horizon the preferred choice for conveying delicate, coated, dusty or noisy products.

The horizontal motion produces a continuous self-cleaning action, preventing build-up of coatings, oils or seasonings as product slides along the pan. The sliding action also prevents mixing and size separation of the product. The entire conveyor system, including the drive, is in motion, which reduces the chance of build-up that can accumulate on stationary components. Limited flat surfaces, stainless steel construction and wipe down friendly design improve sanitation.

The Horizon can be mounted to the floor or other machinery or suspended from the ceiling. The drive can be mounted anywhere along the conveyor pan, including underneath or behind to push the conveyor or in front to pull the conveyor.

Product flow rates and flow direction can both be controlled, maximising the flexibility of the system to meet a broader array of user requirements. Reversing product flow allows the conveyor to feed two different directions from one system and enables the conveyor to be used for storage as well as distribution.