Conveyors for the Cheese & Dairy Industries
Designed for Sanitary Dairy Environments
Handling cheese and dairy products requires more than just speed — it demands sanitary design, precise product control, and durable equipment that can stand up to both wet environments and sticky product textures. Span Tech’s custom conveyor systems are engineered to meet the unique needs of the cheese and dairy industry, from fresh curds and shredded cheese to yogurt cups and packaged milk.
Whether you’re portioning, slicing, filling, cooling, or packaging, our conveyors help maintain product integrity, improve sanitation, and keep your production line moving at peak efficiency.
Gentle Product Handling for Sticky, Fragile or Soft Goods
Dairy products vary in texture and handling requirements — from crumbly feta to slick yogurt tubs. Span Tech conveyors offer custom configurations and precise product control to reduce sticking, smearing, or damage during transport.
Applications Include:
- Shredded and block cheese handling
- Curd processing and pressing
- Cup and tub filling (yogurt, sour cream, cottage cheese)
- Butter and margarine packaging
- Bottled milk, cream, and liquid dairy transport
- Packaged cheese sorting, accumulation, and case packing
Built for Throughput, Built for Change
Span Tech conveyors are designed for continuous operation in high-output dairy environments — with layouts customized to your facility’s unique production goals. Whether you need a space-saving spiral conveyor, a washdown-friendly incline, or a fully integrated transport system, we deliver performance without compromise.
Efficiency-Focused Options:
- Incline conveyors for crate movement or filling lines
- Spiral conveyors to move product between floors
- Powered diverts for automated line sorting
- Accumulation tables for inspection or manual handling
- Guide rail add-ons like EZGUIDE™ for rapid width adjustments
TRUSTED BY LEADING CHEESE & DAIRY PROCESSORS
Span Tech brings over 40 years of experience designing hygienic conveyor systems for food manufacturing. We’ve partnered with cheese and dairy brands across the U.S. and globally to deliver turnkey conveyor solutions that meet the strict standards of this industry — while increasing productivity and reducing maintenance time.
Why cheese and dairy processors choose Span Tech:
- Extensive experience with wet, chilled, and sticky products
- Custom layout design for clean, efficient movement
- Minimal maintenance and long-term durability
- Proven results in both primary and secondary dairy packaging lines
Features & Benefits
Stainless Steel Frames with Open Access for Easy Washdowns
Our conveyors feature high-grade stainless steel frames designed with open, easy-to-access structures. This makes washdowns faster and more effective, helping you meet strict dairy sanitation standards while minimizing downtime between production runs.
Sanitation-Friendly Chains, Belts, and Components
Every chain, belt, and component is built with hygiene in mind. Materials resist bacterial growth and are easy to clean, ensuring your product stays safe from contamination. We design for durability too — so you can wash thoroughly without sacrificing lifespan.
Compatible with CIP (Clean-in-Place) and COP (Clean-Out-of-Place) Cleaning
Whether your facility uses automated CIP systems or manual COP cleaning, our conveyors are fully compatible. This flexibility allows you to integrate them seamlessly into your existing sanitation processes without expensive retrofits.
Designed to Minimize Bacterial Harborage and Water Accumulation
Every curve, joint, and surface is engineered to eliminate pockets where bacteria and water can collect. Sloped surfaces, precision welds, and strategic drainage points help maintain the highest hygiene standards and comply with dairy industry regulations.
customizable
Span Tech offers tailored solutions to meet specific operational needs, whether for delicate handling or heavy-duty operations.
Durabile & Efficient
Span Tech conveyors are engineered for durability, built with high-quality materials to withstand tough environments and reduce maintenance costs. Their robust design ensures long-lasting, reliable performance, maximizing uptime and productivity for any operation.
Partnership
OEMs, Distributors, Integrators and End Users, choose Span Tech for innovative and reliable conveyor solutions tailored to unique needs. Our systems offer seamless integration, durability, and reduced maintenance, maximizing ROI and efficiency.
FAQs About Conveyors for Cheese & Dairy Industry
Why are Span Tech conveyors ideal for the cheese and dairy industry?
Our conveyors are designed with hygiene, durability, and efficiency in mind. They feature stainless steel frames, sanitation-friendly components, and designs that minimize bacterial harborage — making them perfect for the strict sanitary requirements of cheese and dairy processing.
Can your conveyors handle frequent washdowns?
Yes. Our stainless steel frames and open-access designs make washdowns quick and effective. They’re compatible with both Clean-in-Place (CIP) and Clean-out-of-Place (COP) systems, allowing you to maintain hygiene without excessive downtime.
How do your conveyors prevent bacterial buildup?
We engineer every conveyor with smooth welds, sloped surfaces, clean-out holes, and drainage features to eliminate water accumulation and reduce harborage points. Optional drip pans and splash guards add extra protection against contamination.
Are your conveyors customizable for different cheese and dairy applications?
Definitely. We offer a range of chain types, incline/decline configurations, drip tray options, and guarding solutions to match the specific needs of cheese block handling, whey separation lines, packaging areas, and more.
“It made our life a whole lot simpler and easier” when speaking about EZGUIDE Adjustable Guiderail
SpanTech’s EZGuide rail system has greatly improved change over times on our bottle filling line. We fill a wide range of bottle sizes and styles. The EZGuide system makes it easier and quicker to adjust between larger and smaller containers. One great feature is the lack of protruding rods from the sides of the conveyors. We are looking at installing this rail system on more filling lines in the near future.
I feel like Span Tech offered us more diversity, custom conveyors, especially for the products that we run and how we run them.
The sales and service personnel at Span Tech are always very professional and helpful throughout the entire process, from design phase, quoting, order processing and delivery of equipment. Quality equipment, professional service and knowledgeable personnel are why Arr-Tech’s choice for conveyor systems will always be Span Tech.
Paradise Tomato Kitchen has used Span Tech conveyors for our sanitary food pouch conveying systems for many years. These sanitary conveyors have provided the best cost of ownership, or the lowest net present value, of any processing conveyors we have used in our food manufacturing plants. These conveyors are easy to widen, lengthen or design for curves and angles to convey our flexible pouches between unit operations.
The quality of this product speaks for itself. Where the difference lies is in the quality of the organization. The whole Span Tech organization – Sales, Engineering, Service – works to serve customers’ needs, not just sell conveyors.
