SPECIAL BELTS FOR PACKAGING INDUSTRY
Drawdown belts are used in the packaging industry when something is filled into a folia or paper bag. Drawdown belt is also called haul off or bagger belt , coated belt, vacuum belt, or VFFS belt . The later term is an abbreviation from Vertical Fill Form and Seal Machine, one type of packaging machine where the draw-down belt hauls off the folia to form a bag. The drawn-down belt consists of a basic toothed belt and a cover. The basic belt is around 90 ShA while the cover should be much softer ranging from 35-55 ShA to sti SPECIAL BELTS FOR PACKAGING INDUSTRY ck to the folia or paper they draw for packaging the product into a bag. For the basic belt manufacturers can use either Polyurethane (PU) or Neoprene timing belt. A lifetime of PU is longer. If you prefer a longer life you should buy PU basic while if the price is a preference you should buy Neoprene. However, if you consider stopovers/ change periods and maintenance cost no question PU is more economic. Neoprene basi