Intralox Case Study: Schulze & Burch | Intralox Customer Objectives A friction-driven spiral cooler used to cool toasted pastry products was hugely impairing operation at the Schulze & Burch facility in Searcy, Arkansas. Excessive inside belt edge movement disrupted product alignment and increased tension caused belt modules to snap. With every snap, surrounding product had to be scrapped due to risk of contamination, and production had to stop for repairs. Schulze & Burch estimates losses of hundreds of thousands of dollars in both lost product and unscheduled downtime. After discovering belt breakages were also due to product grease on the spiral drum, the company became vigilant about cleanliness and placed a great deal of pressure on the sanitation team. Other preventative efforts incl

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