Case Study
Intralox Case Study: Oerlemans Foods | Intralox
Intralox Case Study: Oerlemans Foods | Intralox CUSTOMER OBJECTIVES Oerlemans Foods, a producer of freshly frozen fruit and vegetable products, had been experiencing frequent breakage and engagement issues on the horizontal steam blancher at its plant in Waalwijk, The Netherlands. These challenges led to the purchase of an Intralox blancher belt in 2007. The Intralox solution greatly improved the application’s product drainage and minimized contamination and breakdown risks. Unfortunately, within its expected, guaranteed technical life, the belt failed due to composite belt material incompatibility with this particular application. INTRALOX EXECUTION In order to minimize downtime at the Waalwijk plant, Intralox provided ongoing blancher belt support until a new, permanent solution was read