The pharmaceutical industry operates under the most demanding hygiene standards in any industrial environment. Conveyor belts must comply with food-contact regulations (by analogy), be antistatic to prevent charge build-up on blisters and packaging, and generate minimum particle emission in cleanrooms and controlled environments.
At NFP Industrial we supply belts from Kunming Conveyor Belt Co., Ltd. with the technical characteristics that the pharmaceutical sector demands: FDA-certified PU and homogeneous belts, antistatic (AS) and with controlled electrostatic discharge (ESD).
Recommended belts for pharmaceutical
Antistatic PU belts
Smooth and non-porous surface, FDA as standard, with AS (antistatic) property to prevent charge build-up that could attract particles or cause discharges when handling blisters, bottles and packaging.
- •Hardness: 85 Shore A
- •Temperature: -10 °C to +70 °C
- •Minimum pulley diameter: from 5 mm
Homogeneous belts for cleanrooms
No internal fabric. No risk of fibre emission. SOLID TPU and ESM models with FDA, ideal for particle-controlled environments. The absence of internal fabric eliminates the risk of the belt generating microfibres that could contaminate the product or the clean environment.
ESD belts (electrostatic discharge)
Specific model EM200/2:0.1+0.3M/1.5AGPU/AS/10^8 with controlled electrical resistance for applications requiring regulated electrostatic discharge. Essential on packaging lines for drugs sensitive to static electricity.
Key specifications for pharmaceutical
| Requirement | KMB Solution |
|---|---|
| Antistatic | AS feature across the PU range |
| Electrostatic discharge | ESD model (10^8 Ω) |
| Product contact | FDA, EU 10/2011, BfR |
| No particle emission | Homogeneous (no internal fabric) |
| Aggressive cleaning | PU or homogeneous |