Custom Vertical Spiral Conveyors for Food, Beverage & Bottling Lines

The AstraRoll Technical Advantage: Fast, Clean, and Stable
Food and beverage environments are wet, fast-paced, and unforgiving. We engineered our F&B Spiral Series to protect both your product and your hygiene ratings:

Zero-Tipping Transfer Technology: The biggest risk in bottling is product falling at the infeed or outfeed. We utilize ultra-flat slat belts and seamlessly engineered side-transfers or micro-pitch rollers. This ensures that even the most unstable, top-heavy PET bottles or narrow cans glide onto the spiral without a single wobble.

True Washdown Hygienic Design: Mild steel frames will rust overnight in a brewery or dairy plant. Our entire structure—including frames, supports, and bearings—is available in SUS304 or SUS316. The open-column structural design allows high-pressure water and foaming sanitizers to reach every corner, preventing bacterial buildup.

No-Squeeze Product Handling: Traditional side-grip elevators squeeze bottles to lift them, which can crush lightweight eco-friendly PET bottles or damage wet labels. Our spiral conveyor supports the product from the bottom, operating exactly like a standard horizontal line, ensuring zero product distortion.

High-Speed & Mass Flow Ready: Bottling lines run at blistering speeds. Utilizing low-friction guide bearings, AstraRoll spirals can effortlessly handle over 1,000 items per minute in single-file, or safely elevate hundreds of bottles simultaneously in a high-capacity mass flow configuration.

Key Specifications & Custom Capabilities

Please note: Every F&B spiral conveyor is custom-engineered to your plant's layout and hygiene requirements.

Structure Material: Complete 304 or 316 Stainless Steel (Glass-bead blasted or polished finish).
Track Widths: From 100mm (Narrow single-file) up to 600mm+ (Mass flow or packed trays).
Throughput Speeds: Up to 60+ meters per minute (Continuously variable via VFD).
Chain Material: FDA/USDA compliant self-lubricating POM (Polyoxymethylene).
Elevation Range: Custom built from 1 meter up to 10+ meters in a single continuous drive.
Drive Motor: Washdown-rated premium gearmotors (IP66/IP69K options available).

Why Choose AstraRoll? (Your Packaging OEM Partner)

1. Tailored for Packaging Integrators

Integrating a spiral into a 60,000 bottle-per-hour line requires exact precision. We custom-engineer the infeed and outfeed heights, tangential angles, and chain profiles to perfectly mate with your existing straight modular belt or tabletop chain conveyors, ensuring a flawless handover.

2. Direct Factory Cost Control

Food-grade stainless steel automation equipment is heavily marked up by European and North American integrators. By sourcing your vertical spirals directly from the AstraRoll manufacturing facility, you receive premium, ISO/CE-certified hygienic machinery at aggressive B2B wholesale pricing, keeping your factory upgrade under budget.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Can this spiral handle glass bottles, or will they break?
A: Our spirals are highly recommended for glass. Because the bottles sit flat on the smooth POM slats rather than being squeezed or clamped, there is no pressure applied to the fragile glass walls. The ultra-smooth continuous motion prevents the bottles from clinking together violently.

Q: Do I need to adjust the machine when switching from 500ml bottles to 2L bottles?
A: No. One of the greatest advantages of a bottom-supported spiral conveyor over a gripper elevator is that it requires absolutely zero mechanical changeovers for different product sizes. A 500ml bottle and a 2L bottle can run on the exact same spiral, even back-to-back.

Q: Are the bearings and motors safe for high-pressure washing?
A: Yes. For food and beverage applications, we equip the spirals with sealed, stainless-steel housed bearings and IP66 or IP69K washdown-rated gearmotors that are designed specifically to withstand direct water jets and caustic cleaning agents.

Q: Does the chain need lubrication that could contaminate the food?
A: No. We use specialized, self-lubricating FDA-approved polymer slats and low-friction guide tracks that require no external oil or grease, ensuring a completely dry and hygienic conveying surface.

Q1. Are you a trader or direct factory?

We are a direct manufacturing factory with over 20 years of expertise in high-end industrial rollers, casters and material handling solutions. Our facility operates with ISO-certified quality management systems, allowing us to maintain full control over production cycles and quality standards. Throughout two decades of growth, we have established deep, long-term strategic partnerships with several listed companies and global automation leaders, proving our reliability as a high-tier industrial supplier.

Q2. What are your main products?

AstraRoll specializes in the engineering and production of three core product lines: Industrial Rollers, Heavy-Duty Wheels, and Precision Casters. We do not just sell components; we provide integrated movement and transport solutions. Our products are widely utilized across high-demand sectors, including: New Energy, Lithium Battery, Mining, Heavy Industry, Medical Institutional, Agriculture and Logistics.

Q3. What about delivery time?

We deeply understand that project timelines are critical.
Standard Products: Usually dispatched within 7–15 working days if the components are in stock.
Customized/OEM Orders: Depending on the complexity and volume, the lead time typically ranges from 20–35 days. This includes time for technical drawing confirmation, specialized tooling, and rigorous pre-shipment testing.
Shipping Methods: We offer flexible global logistics solutions, including FOB and CIF terms. We ship via Sea Freight (for bulk industrial orders), Air Freight (for urgent project needs), and International Express (DHL/FedEx/TNT) for smaller components or samples.

Q4. How can I get a quote for customized products?

Since a significant portion of our business involves specialized engineering, pricing is tailored to your specific technical requirements. To provide an accurate quote, please provide the following details: Technical Drawings or Sketches, Application Environment, Quantity, Special Requests. Our engineering team typically reviews and responds to custom inquiries with a formal quotation within 24–48 hours.

Q5. What is your payment?

TT / Paypal / Western Union / LC / Credit Card etc. are all available to us.