Washing lines need a belt that drains fast, stands up to water and cleaning chemicals, and is easy to clean. Flat wire belts are the usual choice; Z-type ladder belts suit light products; eye link belts carry heavier loads. Material — SUS304 or SUS316L — follows your water and chemicals.
Start from what is washed and how: spray or immersion, the cleaning chemicals, the product size and load. The belt type follows; then openings, edge and drive are checked against your washer.
A flat wire belt gives a flat, very open surface for spray washing and draining. The edge — clenched, hooked or welded — and the strip size are matched to the old belt and the washer guides.
Checked first: Number of openings and strip size · Edge type · SUS304 or SUS316L for the chemicals
Flat wire and Z-type ladder belts drain fast and leave little for dirt to hold on to. Smaller pieces may need a closer surface so they do not fall through.
Checked first: Product size · Open area and number of spaces · Edge and width
Flat wire belts for open, cleanable surfaces; eye link belts where the line is long or the load is heavier. Salt water and brine call for a careful choice of grade.
Checked first: Salt water or brine · Load and line length · Sprockets
Eye link and chain-driven belts carry heavier loads over longer washers, with chains or reinforced edges for tracking.
Checked first: Load per metre · Chain or edge type · Drive and sprockets
Water and chemicals
Spray or immersion, water treatment and cleaning chemicals decide SUS304, SUS316 or SUS316L.
Openings and strip size
Number of openings across the belt, strip height and thickness, measured on the old belt.
Rod pitch and diameter
Pitch over several pitches and rod diameter, compared with the sample.
Edge
Clenched, hooked or welded edge confirmed from photos of the old belt.
Drive
Sprocket tooth count and bore, or the drive of the washer.
Material documents
A third-party material test report can be arranged on request.
Replacing a belt, or fitting out a new line?
Send photos with a tape in the picture, a drawing or an old belt section. An engineer tells you what fits and what is missing — usually within 8 hours.
Real projects
A 316L flat wire belt for a can washing line, reverse-engineered from the customer's sample, and a flat wire belt built to a strict drawing for onboard fish freezing. Readings and photos are on each case page.
Australia · 2022
316L flat wire belt for a can washing line in Australia — reverse-engineered from the customer's sample
USA · 2024
About 700 m of flat wire belt for onboard fish freezing in the USA — built to a strict drawing, with clips and sprockets
Usually a flat wire belt: a flat, very open surface for spray washing and draining. The edge and the number of openings are matched to your old belt.
It depends on the water and the cleaning chemicals. Where acids, alkalis or chlorides are used, SUS316 or SUS316L is usually chosen. The grade is confirmed per project.
Yes. A short sample or measured photos are enough to start. Strip size, rod, pitch, openings and edge are measured and drawn for your approval before production.
Material documents are prepared as required for the order, and a third-party laboratory material test report can be arranged on request.
Yes — matched to the belt pitch and checked with the belt.
Usually within 8 hours. Lead time, payment and warranty are confirmed in writing in your quotation.
