How Flexply Is Used in the Food Industry
Are you familiar with the specialty material Flexply? This non-metallic material has a range of benefits, which makes it essential to the daily tasks of many industrial applications, including the food processing industry. If you’re curious how Flexply is used in the food industry, keep reading to learn about this and more about the benefits and applications of this material.
What Is Flexply?
Flexply is a type of carbon/epoxy spring that is flexible, as its name implies. It resembles a flat material, though it’s bendable and makes a great spring due to its tensile strength. Flexply exists in numerous types of industrial equipment in various fields for this benefit and more.
Flexply Benefits
Flexply has a wide range of applications because of its many benefits. This carbon/epoxy material has an increased fatigue life, an impressive strength-to-weight ratio, and a high elasticity. It's also highly customizable, as manufacturers can form it to fit various shapes and sizes. Its elasticity is even customizable, depending on its varying materials and construction. The “piles” in Flexply also give it a variable width, adding to its customizability.
Why Is It Used in the Food Industry?
Flexply’s various benefits make it great for use in the food industry. Not only is it flexible and highly customizable, but Flexply is also resistant to conditions like corrosion and scratching. This characteristic helps it hold up over long periods. In the food processing business, it’s essential to use sturdy materials that will last in a factory so that equipment doesn’t break down, which could jeopardize food quality. Flexply’s strengths and resistances make it great for maintaining food industry conveyors and other forms of equipment.
This has been a look at how Flexply is used in the food industry and its various benefits. Flexply is just one example of the many non-metallic materials Red Seal Electric Company supplies for business use. If you’re looking for a particular material for your machining business, contact Red Seal Electric Company today for a specialty consultation.