1. Stainless Steel MatTop chain Fortrex 9200

2. Fortrex ™ 9200 development
Breakthrough Chain development for Tunnel Pasteurizers
For High End applications:
Long machines up to 141’ (43mtr)
Wide machines up to 240” (6mtr)
High % glass breakage
High reliability / eliminate downtime
High chemical resistance, including necker lubes
Maximize conveyor chain life
Dynamic in/outfeed
Eliminate catenary elongation

3. End User Design specification
End-user wishes
Eliminate unscheduled downtime
High chemical resistance
Resistance against glass breakage
Simple belt guidance and catenary design:
Less thermal and elastic expansion
Strength and stiffness not dependent on temperature
No absorption of necker-lube
Visual inspection of belt possible
 Stainless steel belt with rollers

4. End User Design specification
Modularity of design remains important
Installation and repair should be similar to plastic modular belts
Ability to use Positrack® guiding lugs
Ability to use Classic & DTS-C self-clearing transfers
Pasteurizer design very similar to plastic modular belts
No welding on belt
Low wear of hinges due to bushes
Less pitch elongation
Easier to get pins out of older belt

5. Fortrex™ chain properties
Chainpitch: 2.25” (57.2mm)
Thickness: 1.06” (27 mm)
Belt material: (SS 304)
Pin material: (SS 304)
Roller material: Special Polyamide
Pin retention: gate & SS rivet
Construction: MatTop® pattern
Open area: 50%
Chainweigth: lb/ft² (23,5 kg/mtr²)
Max width: 20 ft (6.1mtr)
Max product load: lb/ft² (280 kg/mtr²)

6. Fortrex™ chain design Low Friction Rollers Classic transfer option
DTS-C transfers
Positrack guiding
Classic
drive shaft
Return Rollers
Classic idler drums

7. Chain width Chain width from 9” up to 240”in 3” increments
The width indicates the effective chain width. The total chain width is always 0.75” wider because of rod retention
0,375” (9,5mm) extra on both sides

8. Product suitability

9. Products that run on Fortrex™
Range
Note
Glass bottles
All type of glass bottles
Glass jars
All type of glass jars
2 pc alu cans
All type of alu cans (incl 202/206)
Belt does not scratch the cans
3 pcs alu cans
All type of alu cans 3pcs
Steel cans
All type of steel cans

10. Stainless Steel MatTop design
Unique MatTop assembly of chain
(dis)Assembly just as easy like a plastic MatTop chain!

11. Stainless Steel MatTop® chain
Four 3” brackets form a MatTop® module
Rollers are connected to brackets
3” bracket
Muliple brackets
12” MatTop® Module with Rollers

12. Stainless Steel MatTop® chain
Centre modules in 12”
End modules in 6”, 9”, 12”, 15”
12” 6” 9”
12”
15”

13. Rollers to reduce load/friction
Reduce friction chain – wearstrips by 60%
Reduction in motorpower/gearbox
Reduction in shaft size & centre bearings
Ultra smooth running / no chain pulsation

14. Roller options Fortrex 9217 Fortrex 9227 Fortrex 9237 Rollers every 3”
Retrofits in tunnel pasteurizers equipped with Chevron wearstrips
Rollers every 6”
Suitable for new pasteurizers with 6” parallel wearstrip layout
Rollers every 12”
Suitable for new pasteurizers with 12” parallel wearstrip layout

15. Positrack® chain guiding
Fortrex can be equipped with Positrack® tracking guide which provides centre tracking through the whole length of the machine
This ensures that the chain can never run against the inside wall of the tunnel pasteurizer (no catching / jamming)
Optional tracking guide Fits on centre of belt

16. Positrack® chain guiding
Positrack runs on 40mm straigh profile in the centre of the machine

17. Drive sprockets Conventional split drive sprockets
2” wide tooth profile for low
Suitable for shaft 90mm, 120mm, 3,5” round and square shafts
Sprockets are fixed on the shaft
14 tooth, pd: 10.1” (257mm), shaft drop: 4,7” (118,4mm)

18. Drive sprockets Conventional split idler drums 2” wide
For 90”mm, 120mm, 3,5” round and square (others upon request)
Optional to use a static return system

19. Fortrex in/outfeed transfers combs
Classic combs are available for classic in/outfeed transfers sections
Fingercombs made out of Reinforced Polymer

20. Fortrex DTS-C in/outfeed transfers
DTS-C transfer plates in combination with 7705 DTS chain enables the in- outfeed transfers to be self-clearing from Ø50mm

21. DTS-C self clearing in/outfeed
1: 7705 DTS in-outfeed belt
2: 9200 Fortrex chain
3: Drive sprocket
4: support plate DTS-Comb (not supplied by Rexnord)
5: DTS-C fingercomb
6: UHMPWE wearstrip 2 5 1

22. Fortrex™ chain packaging
Packaging in protective wooden crate

23. Fortrex™ chain installation tools
Chain does not need tensioning!
Chain can be pulled together using chain tensioner devices
Tools to pull the chain towards each other

24. Chain nomenclature

25. Fortrex™ Testing Programm

26. Extensive testing programm
Glass testing programm
Drive sprocket engagement
Idler system (where glass collects)
Outfeed finger transfers

27. Extensive testing program
Fortrex offers a highly reliable conveyor chain for pasteurizers Fortrex is designed for Strength in the specific pasteurizer conditions.
No degrading in strength with elevated temperatures.
No degrading in strength during lifecycle of machine.
No degrading in strength when chemicals are applied

28. Fortrex™ Field testing programm
Germany
Length: 30mtr
Width: 204”
Diving bath ∆H 12”
Temperature 95 degree C
Chemicals yes
Product load 250 kg/mtr2
Product 67% cans
Product 2 33% glass
Food pasteurizer
Diving Bath for Products

29. Results Fortrex™ Field testing
Field testing program > 9 months:
Catenary adjustment: no
Roller wear: no
Elongation: no
Downtime: 0%
Wear rods: no
Product tippage: no
Glass damage: no

30. Fortrex™ 9200 in action Fortrex 9227 204” PT in a food pasteurizer
Twin deck pasteurizer
Diving bath
30 mtr x 5 mtr
95ºC
Fortrex ” PT in a food pasteurizer
Singel deck pasteurizer
Double diving bath!
25 mtr x 4 mtr

31. References Fortrex™ 9200 Hengstenberg, Germany Fortrex 9227-204” PT
100ft (30 mtr) long
Twin deck food pasteurizer with diving bath
95ºC
Mamminger Konserven, Germany
Fortrex ” PT
80ft (25 mtr) long
Single deck Food pasteurizer with twin diving bath for cans & glass
Installation in the US
Fortrex ”
90ft (27 mtr) long
Beer pasteurizer for cans & glass
65ºC

32. Specific benefits Fortrex belts
OEM
High end solution with respect to tunnel pasteurizer reliablity
Retrofits to existing machine made easy
Very narrow tunnel due to reduction of catenary sag
Classic drive shaft arrangements
End User
Highest reliability during lifetime of the pasteurizer
Elimination of unscheduled downtime
Dynamic in/outfeed bottle transfers
Superior (dis)-assembly of belt
Reduction in maintenance

33. Total Cost of Ownership / theory

34. Total Cost of Ownership / practice
Eliminate cost of unscheduled downtime creates significant savings and improves productivity
Based on a single deck pasteurizer running bottles/hr with an unscheduled downtime taking 72 hours to repair
60.000 x
€0,40 x 72 = €
Bottles/hr
Cost of distribution
loss per product
Lost hours due
to Downtime
Cost elimination of
a single downtime

35. Pasteurizer Retrofits

36. Retrofit to Fortrex™ / USP MatTop
From
To:
Plastic MatTop
Fortrex Stainless Steel MatTop ++
Walking Beam +
Wiremesh
Not recommended

37. Retrofitting to Fortrex™
With Retrofit focus on following items:
Carry way
Chevron wearstrips can accomdate Fortrex 9217 series
Parrallel wearstrip can accomdate 9227/9237 depending on the Pitch of wearstrips
Return part
Static rollers covered with plastic or rotating rollers are OK
Drive shaft
Classic drive shaft can accomdate Fortrex drive sprockets (machined according to the required shaft diameter)
Idler shaft
Classic idler shaft can accomdate Fortrex idler drums (machined according to the required shaft diameter)
Transfer combs
Classic Fortrex combs suitable for any retrofit

38. Fortrex™ can run on Chevron/Inline
Fortrex 9217 Suitable for Chevron retrofit
Chevron wearstrips Parallel wearstrips

39. Retrofitting to Fortrex™
For Retrofits it is recommended to involve an experienced OEM.
Our Application engineering Team is very experienced to supply all data for succesfull retrofit.