Study compares drum motors and gear motors

The Department of Food Science at the University of Parma in Italy, in collaboration with the Interroll Group carried out a comprehensive system comparison between two distinct drive technologies: traditional gear motors against Interroll drum motors.

Prof Davide Barbanti and his research team conducted a far-reaching comparison along six evaluation criteria: 1) Hygiene; 2) Installation and maintenance; 3) Energy efficiency; 4) Noise; 5) Working temperature; 6) Space requirements.

Three cases were designed to simulate different areas of a food processing plant, from a washdown application to a packaging line - run over a nine month period and yielded interesting results. This showed from a food safety point the drum motor was particularly attractive technology for conveyor belts in the food industry.

Download the white paper “Comparative evaluation between gear motors and drum motors in the food industry“ from the Interroll website: www.interroll.com/downloads