Food processing equipment experiences a lot of wear due to constant friction between moving parts, so proper maintenance is key to keeping these machines up and running. Luckily, regular inspections and services like hard chrome plating can make maintaining these essential parts easy. Here’s a guide to the important steps. 

How to Keep Food Processing Equipment Looking & Functioning Like New

1. Inspect Frequently

Monitoring the condition of your equipment is the first step in keeping it working properly. Create a checklist that your team can use to evaluate wear and determine when maintenance is needed. 

Ideally, you should invest in services like grinding or hard chrome plating before the machine components are completely worn down. Additionally, try to stagger when each machine is serviced, so you don’t end up with all your processing equipment down at once. 

2. Cover Work Areas

Dust, grime, and debris can get in between the moving pieces of food processing equipment and prevent them from working efficiently. You can and should clean equipment regularly, but it’s even more efficient to prevent these materials from unnecessarily coming into contact with the equipment in the first place.

Cover work areas with protective plastic when performing maintenance tasks that may produce dust, and have workers cover their clothing with protective coveralls to prevent outside contamination. 

3. Protect Metal Components

Friction naturally causes parts to wear down over time, but you can slow this process by covering these components with harder surfaces. Precision grinding can eliminate buildup on machines, and hard chrome plating gives the parts that experience the most wear a protective covering. Have this done as a preventive step, and then continue monitoring wear on these parts. 

If you need hard chrome plating and precision grinding for your food processing equipment, contact R.A. Heller Co. in Cincinnati, OH. The company offers a one-stop-shop for businesses throughout the area that need help maintaining their professional equipment. With more than 60 years of experience, the team has the tools and knowledge necessary to work quickly and get machines back to their ideal condition. Visit the website for a full list of services or call (513) 771-6100 to request a consultation.