Polyurethane is a good material for food industry conveyor belts. PU conveyor belt can be widely useful for excellent performance applications as it offers essential properties that many other types of similar polymers do not possess. Although PU conveyor belts are classified into various categories based on their nature, their general characteristics include high resistance to wear and abrasion and high resistance to vegetable, animal, and mineral oils and fats.

These key factors make PU conveyor belts perfect for food industry use, with widely demanding applications such as those in the confectionery industry, requiring adaptability to temperature changes, superior friction, and easy-to-clean surfaces. Various PU options are also available depending on the requirements such as belts with excellent resistance to hydrolysis and better ductility at low temperatures or belts with higher resistance to thermal oxidation.

PU belts provide a smooth surface to reduce bacteria deposits and ease the belt cleaning process. Although the material for PU conveyor belts is relatively expensive, it is highly suitable for a range of modern food processes that have special requirements for direct food-to-belt contact.