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ThermoKing is one of the first products Sparks Mol began selling in the late 80s. ThermoKing is a homogenous thermoplastic, meaning that this style of belting contains no fabric. When you are dealing with food, strict sanitary practices need to be in place. The sanitary design and cleanability of ThermoKing…

Frayed edges can occur when you have unequal distribution of product being carried on your conveyor belt. The unequal distribution causes the belt to sway from side-to-side, prompting the belt edges to rub against the edge of the conveyor system. Belt fray can lead to loss production time, maintenance uptime,…

Sparks Mol assembles the momentum drum motor in the United States as the Dura-Drive SPM motorized pulley for the North American market. In the past, this food processing company has experienced significant problems with the conveyor, which consistently transports an average of 2,500 pig intestines a day for subsequent inspection…

Sidewall is corrugated to a specific pitch to provide the flexibility needed for the belt to wrap around pulleys. This reduces the minimum pulley requirement by factoring additional material to handle the stress as the belt bends and pulls the pitches taut at the top.   The synchronization of these…

Wicking is a common term in conveyor belting. You might hear that a belt has anti-wicking properties, but what does that mean? Wicking refers to the travel of liquid across the fibers of a fabric. This siphoning motion differentiates wicking from absorption. Most conveyor belts are made up of a…