FOOD MANUFACTURING IMPROVE HYGIENE STANDARDS WITH STEAM
It’s our 25th anniversary!
Our founder Keith Handy has always had a passion for design, creativity and innovation. As we celebrate this significant milestone, let’s reflect on the journey that has led to KHD Technology becoming a trusted pioneer in the industry, renowned for our commitment to quality, innovation and customer satisfaction.
Humble Beginnings
Starting in his garage in 1988, Keith was helping a friend find a viable solution to portable steam generators. Realising that the small handheld cleaners of the time simply weren’t powerful enough to be truly effective.
This gave Keith the inspiration to design a system that was able to generate a more focused and powerful steam output that could handle tough conveyor cleaning applications much more proficiently. This first patent paved the way for Keith to provide steam cleaning solutions to the food production industry that had long struggled with inefficient methods of maintaining conveyor belt cleanliness.
The Evolution of Steam Cleaning Systems
As one of the earliest entrants to the market, Keith aimed to provide creative, reliable solutions that could be built to suit the specifications of different customers. Throughout the years, we have expanded our product portfolio with several patented innovations that Keith has meticulously designed to exacting standards.
For example, our fixed conveyor cleaning system was developed for almost ten years before being made available to customers, this thorough process ensured that the end result was a product of the highest quality, efficiency and easy to install. Our development of unique bespoke solutions has been made possible by our commitment to real innovation.
Today KHD leads the way in steam conveyor cleaning technology specialising in providing conveyor belt steam cleaning solutions for the Food Industry. KHD has the most useful and effective product range available. KHD systems are in use by big brand names around the world. KHD machines are powerful tools that work within existing cleaning regimes to enable operators to do their job better, faster and more effectively.
SUSTAINABLE CLEANING
KHD provides environmentally responsible solutions, producing designs that have the widest possible use within a factory. Portable solutions quickly adjust so they can be used on multiple conveyors in a factory. KHD devices clean primarily with steam and without chemicals, harnessing industrial steam power that uses very little water, typically 15-30 litres of tap water per hour.
The Fixed Conveyor Belt Cleaning Systems use steam and vacuum to clean and sanitise conveyor belts and are suitable for use during production. The lightweight cleaning heads are quick and easy to remove for cleaning. Designed for use in conjunction KHD portable
3-phase steam generators, the systems are also suitable for use with factory steam supply. Available for both single or double sided cleaning this innovative and flexible system can be fitted to a wide range of existing or new conveyor belts.
KHD Technology is a design led company. Alongside standard products KHD also provides bespoke solutions, selling direct to end users and to OEMs including conveyor equipment manufacturers.
Why choose industrial dry steam cleaning over other cleaning methods?
Factories get dirty. Whether you’re producing food, medication, or other consumables where high standards of cleanliness are essential, you need to have a rigorous cleaning regime in place. So, do you choose traditional cleaning methods or opt for an innovative dry steam cleaning approach?
It’s quicker, easier and cheaper
Traditional cleaning methods tend to involve consumables in the form of chemical cleaning agents, and require a lot of labour and time. The amount of time cleaning takes has a direct impact on productivity – the longer a conveyor line is out of action for cleaning, the less product can be processed and dispatched.
It produces better results
While being more efficient and cost-effective, dry steam machines like those created by KHD are also much more effective at cleaning and sanitising manufacturing conveyor belts, for the following reasons:
- Dry steam is powerful enough to kill 99.9% of bacteria, tackle mould, and remove stains, grease and odour easily.
- Steam generation kills microorganisms in supply water (that could proliferate in wet cleaning operations), and the dry steam produced breaks down debris and kills microorganisms on the conveyor surface.
It’s better for the environment (and you)
Avoiding the use of chemical-based cleaning products has additional benefits to cost saving:
- The chemical components in non-natural cleaning products can be toxic to the environment and/or take a long time to biodegrade.
- The quantity of water needed (and the energy required to heat it) to use and wash away chemical cleaners is excessive compared to the amount of water required for steam cleaning.
- Chemical cleaners can be hazardous to health, on contact or inhalation. So dry steam cleaning can also improve your business’s health and safety standards.
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Keith Handy +44 (0)7966 447770
Telephone: +44(0)1785 811443
Email: sales@khdtechnology.com
Further product details, images and video are available at KHDtechnology.com
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