The ThermoDrive 8140 is a positive drive, food grade conveyor belt built for clean, sprocket-driven conveying with strong drive engagement. Fabricated by Shipp Belting from homogeneous polyurethane (TPU) with a smooth top surface and a LUG-profiled bottom, it is driven by sprockets rather than friction — eliminating the mistracking, slippage, and heavy tensioning of conventional belts. Its larger drive-lug geometry, paired with a 5-inch minimum pulley diameter, delivers positive, reliable engagement on demanding lines.
Built as a single non-porous piece with no fabric plies, the belt resists moisture absorption and bacterial harboring, cleans quickly, and stands up to repeated washdown. It is both FDA compliant and USDA approved, carries a blue cover for easy contaminant detection, and operates from 20°F to 140°F at a 2.5 mm nominal thickness in widths up to 60 inches — a durable, sanitary solution that lowers water, chemical, and downtime costs.
Applications
- Food processing and packaging
- Meat and poultry
- Fish and seafood
- Baked goods and snack foods
- Sanitary washdown conveying