At a Glance
- Portable, fully automatic CIP steam cleaner for spiral conveyor belts
- Unlike water-based CIP systems, no drainage or drying delays
- Delivers powerful dry vapour steam cleaning across mesh, modular plastic, and modular metal belts
- No chemicals and no equipment modifications required
- Cuts downtime, lowers maintenance costs, and extends belt and motor life
Spiral conveyor belts are notoriously difficult to clean. Whether in spiral coolers or the even more challenging spiral freezers, they pose major hygiene challenges in bakeries and other food factories. Removing the belts is slow, expensive, and often causes damage or breakdowns. Because of this, cleaning is often delayed, leading to build-up that overloads drive motors, causes belt slippage, and has even resulted in serious industrial accidents.
A clean-in-place (CIP) approach solves these issues by allowing conveyor belts to be cleaned while still assembled. This avoids downtime and damage from removal. It is especially valuable given the range of conveyor belt types used in spiral systems, including mesh belts, modular plastic belts, and modular metal belts, which all trap debris and grease in joints and hinges. A CIP system removes this build-up before it becomes a risk to safety or reliability.
The KHD Jet System 5 portable steam cleaner delivers fully automatic clean-in-place (CIP) cleaning for spiral systems. Its compact design allows hygiene teams to run automated cleaning cycles without dismantling equipment, cutting downtime, reducing maintenance costs, and limiting motor wear. To further improve reliability, KHD also supply dedicated edge-cleaning devices that target the conveyor belt edge where it contacts the spiral drive, preventing slippage, reducing motor load, and extending drive life.
Working in combination with KHD’s 18 kW steam generator, manufactured in the UK, the Jet System 5 provides a powerful and reliable supply of dry vapour steam for industrial cleaning. The steam is delivered through a high-speed spinning manifold that sweeps across the width of the conveyor belt, focusing energy on a tight area to maximise cleaning power. This results in deep dry vapour steam cleaning that penetrates mesh belts, modular plastic belts, and modular metal belts, removing grease and residues while supporting fully automated CIP cleaning. By integrating portable dry vapour steam cleaning into spiral systems, food producers gain a sustainable, chemical-free solution for maintaining hygiene in demanding industrial environments.
Many assume it is too late to add CIP after a spiral conveyor belt has been installed. It is not. The Jet System 5 is a portable automatic steam cleaning system for existing spiral systems with no modification required. It uses chemical-free, dry steam and needs no drainage, bringing the benefits of cleaning automation to any production line without costly retrofits or disruption.
Jet System 5 automatic steam cleaner in action on a spiral conveyor at a UK bakery. The system cleans the entire spiral in just 45 minutes with no manual labour required — staff simply start the cycle and focus on other cleaning tasks while the machine runs unattended.
Key Benefits of the Jet System 5
- Automatic clean-in-place cleaning for spiral conveyor belts
- Works on mesh belts, modular plastic belts, and modular metal belts
- Steam cleaning with chemical-free, dry steam
- Requires no drainage or modifications to existing equipment
- Dedicated edge-cleaning devices prevent slippage and reduce motor load
- Reduces downtime, engineering hours, and maintenance costs
- Extends motor life by preventing build-up and slippage
- Extends conveyor belt life
- Improves hygiene, safety, and overall cleaning automation efficiency
Why not explore the Jet System product? Contact us today to arrange a demonstration of the Jet System 5 and see how easy automatic spiral belt cleaning can be.