Plastics in Food Beverage Plastic materials are used in a variety of food processing and packaging machinery applications including friction and wear parts plastic tubing to handle fluids and various plastic sheet materials for conveyor guide rails as well as safe easy-to-clean cutting boards and food preparation surfaces. Environmental and Safety Considering the total carbon footprint including costs of raw materials maufacture transport fabricate install and maintain plastics compare favorably with more traditional materials. Also plastics are safer to handle and install. When you consider that most plastics are readily recyclable they can become the most enviornmentally responsible and safest choice for many demanding food and beverage applications. Advantages Materials Acetal POM Acrylic PMMA PET PVC Polypropylene Neoprene Tubing UHMW FDA NSF USDA 3A Dairy and other regulatory compliant materials available HDPE PTFE Lightweight for high speed production Nylon PA HDPE Urethane Tubing Reduced maintenance and contamination Polycarbonate Nylon PA MetalX-Ray Detectable Long wear life Transparency of machinery during processes Applications BushingBearing Forming Dies Rollers Cams and Cam Guides GearsSprockets Scraper Blades Conveyor Parts Guide Rails Seals and Gaskets Feed Screws Machine Guards Star Wheels Fluid Transfer System Prep Surfaces Wear Strips Find Your Local Branch www.piedmontplastics.comlocations Resistant to heat Resistant to clean-in-place CIP sanitize-in-place cleaning chemicals
