Thorough Sanitation Achieved with Intralox SeamFreeTM Belts Background Family-run company, Grupo Baucells Alimentació, S.A., processes approximately 2800 hogs each day, which equates to 220 tons of pork per day. Problem The belt cleaning procedures Baucells had instituted in their cutting area were proving inefficient. The design of their conveyor belts necessitated that they clean the belts twice in order to obtain the desired bacteriological results and clean appearance of work surfaces. As a solution, they tried increasing water pressure by mixing water with pressurized air, which allowed them to boost their cleaning efficiency without increasing water consumption. However, although this procedure showed an improvement in cleanliness, the additional cost of the method did not justify it

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