Schedule a Waste Walk Assessment
for Your Beef Processing Plant

If your maintenance team is spending more time clearing the floors under your conveyors
of what would otherwise have been good sellable product, you’ve come to the right place.

What is a Waste Walk?

A waste walk is a visual sweep of the plant that can identify areas of product waste. Anything laying on the floor or stuck in your conveyor frame and components can be considered a waste because it never got to its intended location and never got to the customer. And the reason for this waste is oftentimes “carryback.”

Carryback occurs when materials stick to the belt instead of heading to their destination and either carry over the belt and onto the floor, or continue on the belt and to stick to rollers and other components. Once problem areas are identified, a plan is made to address and eliminate waste.

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What Should You Expect?

When you sign up for a Free Waste Walk, a Flexco expert will travel to your site and:

  • Help you identify the lines that affect your yield the most.
  • Identify the cause of any product loss under your conveyors.
  • Inspect any current solutions that may need to be optimized for better results.
  • Identify solutions that can help you increase yield and decrease maintenance.
  • Develop a plan to prioritize which conveyors need to be addressed and how to go about it.
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Register for a Free Waste Walk 

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Register for a Free Waste Walk 

Fill out our form below to request a Beef Processing Plant Waste Walk. A member of our customer service team will reach out with further details upon submission. 

Real-Life Results

Conveyor Improvements at Facilities like Yours

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How a Simple Belt Cleaner Upgrade Recovered 20kg of Product Waste a Day

A lamb processing facility in New Zealand was experiencing severe carryback on a conveyor in its lamb processing room. Installation of the FGP instantly salvaged up to 20kg of lamb per day, adding to stock levels and reducing waste. 

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How Homogeneous Splice Presses Save Time, Manpower, & Belt Damage 

When a cleaner blade got caught in a poor-quality splice, shutting down a critical conveyor, the operations manager at a beef plant decided to say goodbye to hot wand splicing in favor of consistent, quality splices from the Novitool® Amigo™ Homogeneous Splice Press.

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Cleaner Belts, Safer Floors, & Major Savings: Food Grade Cleaners Impact

Large amounts of product waste were causing major concerns for a pork producer.  Installation of a USDA-certified FGP Food Grade Precleaner produced immediate results, reducing product waste by more than 1,400 kg a day and saving the operation $713,000 USD a year.

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Who We Are 

For over 115 years, Flexco has focused on creating conveying solutions that deliver value and fulfill the dynamic needs of our customers. Supported by a team of industry experts, Flexco develops innovative, intuitive equipment that our customers rely on to maximise their efficiency in the beef production process.

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