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Food Processing
Food processing machined parts require high precision and FDA/USDA-compliant materials to ensure safety, sanitation, and corrosion resistance. Common components include slicers, grinding plates, augers, mixing blades, gears, and conveyor rollers, typically precision-milled from food-grade stainless steel (e.g., 304/316) or high-performance plastics like Delrin/Acetal.
Because these components operate in demanding, high-friction, and washdown environments, they must be engineered to prevent bacterial buildup and withstand aggressive cleaning chemicals.
Key Manufacturing Materials
- Stainless Steel: Ideal for applications requiring extreme corrosion resistance, such as centrifuge bowls, valve trim, and extrusion tubes.
- Food-Grade Plastics: Materials like Nylon, PBT (Hydex), and Acetal are frequently machined for applications that require non-marking, wear-resistant parts like guides, star wheels, and scraper blades.
- Specialty Alloys: Titanium and food-safe brass are sometimes used for specialized processing environments to guarantee durability.
Common Machined Components:
- Blades & Knives: Precision-ground knives for dicing, slicing, and preparing raw ingredients.
- Augers & Screws: Custom-machined for metering, extruding, and moving viscous food products through production lines.
- Forming & Packaging Dies: Machined for vacuum packaging, form-fill-seal lines, and portioning.
- Conveyor & Power Transmission Parts: Pulleys, sprockets, and rollers optimized to move products through cutting, chilling, and deboning processes.
Specialized Production Processes:
Advanced CNC milling, turning and wire EDM to meet rigorous Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) guidelines.