Dorner's AquaPruf 7400 Ultimate Series Belt Conveyor Receives USDA's Recertification for the Meat and Poultry Industries

    HARTLAND, WI, December 16, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dorner Manufacturing's AquaPruf 7400 Ultimate Series has been recertified by the United States Department of Agriculture as the only modular conveyor on the agency's list of accepted equipment for the meat and poultry industry.

The 7400 Ultimate receiving its recertification means the conveyor design meets or exceeds USDA standards for sanitation, functionality and cleanliness in equipment. Dorner's 7400 Ultimate Series originally received its USDA certification in fall 2006.

"Sanitation is such an important topic to food processors, and will remain so for the foreseeable future," said John Kuhnz, director of marketing, Dorner Mfg. "When it comes to manufacturing food and moving it throughout a plant, you can't do better than our Ultimate Series - which represents the highest level of sanitation in a modular belt conveyor on the market today."

The AquaPruf 7400 Ultimate Series Conveyor incorporates the latest engineering designs to provide the highest sanitation level, and the fastest cleaning times--which means more time for production and higher return-on-investment for customers in industries such as ready-to-eat foods, raw meat, raw poultry, raw seafood and pharmaceutical.

The 7400 Ultimate comes with several advanced design benefits such as:
- Fully assembled to completely disassembled in less than two minutes, without tools, for fast and effective sanitation.
- All TIG welded open frame design with virtually no horizontal surfaces for water drainage.
- TIG welded solid stainless steel rounded cross-members -- eliminates internal surfaces where bacteria could be harbored; no fasteners in the food zone.
- Solid UHMW wear strips removable without tools for complete access to conveyor frame during cleaning.
- TIG welded stand offs keep fasteners out of food zone -- provides a more sanitary environment by distancing potential food harbor points away from conveyor.
- Threadless stainless steel support-stand feet -- no exposed threads eliminates potential harbor points.

Performance specifications of the 7400 Ultimate include:
- Available in straight flat, curved flat, Z-frame and cleated modular belt models.
- Loads up to 20 pounds per square foot of belt.
- Belt speeds of up to 233 feet per minute.
- Lengths up to 83 feet.
- Widths up to three feet.

Dorner's AquaPruf 7600 Ultimate Series Conveyor is also expected to receive its USDA recertification in early 2011. For more information on the AquaPruf 7400 Ultimate Series Conveyor, visit www.dornerconveyors.com/7400_ULTIMATE/

Hartland, Wisconsin-based Dorner Manufacturing is a world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of high-quality conveyors and related equipment. Since 1973, companies from around the world have turned to Dorner conveyors for greatly improved efficiency and productivity. For more information about products or company news, visit Dorner's Web site at www.dornerconveyors.com or call 1-800-397-8664.

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