Heavy-duty wash and wear helps shine the bottom line
Feb 24, 2009 | 05:57 AM
|
Despite the intrinsically anti-bacterial nature of stainless steel, cleaning crews at food-processing companies take their jobs seriously. And that's a good thing for the stainless steel market.
Rick Spiak, vice president of sales and marketing at Wirebelt Co. of America, a Londonderry, N.H.-based company that makes stainless conveyor belts for the food processing industry, said his company's replacement business is slightly larger than its original equipment business thanks to those rough sanitary squads.
"Cleanliness is next to Godliness at a food plant, so the cleanup crews have to be aggressive," he said. "Eventually the equipment would wear out. But it's rare it actually wears out; it's usually torn up."....
To access AMM's full content, please log in below. If you do not have an AMM account, we invite you to take a free trial or subscribe below.
Already a registered amm.com user?
Access to amm.com editorial content is granted only to paid subscribers and trialists. If you do not have an active account in your own name, please either subscribe or take a trial and you will have instant access to amm.com content. Sharing your login credentials with individuals who are not subscribers represents a violation of AMM copyright.
Every morning, every minute — no matter how often you follow the markets, there's an AMM subscription to fit your needs.
Subscribe Now
Click Here
Not sure if you are ready to invest in a subscription right now? Take a free, no-obligation trial. Start your free trial today.
Take a Free trial
Click Here