Baking

EDT HAS BEARINGS

FOR ALL AREAS OF
BAKED GOODS AND
SNACK PROCESSING
 In all areas of baking and snack food processing, EDT
From receiving to shipping, EDT bearings contribute to: bearings improve operations AND help the bottom line
•Improved Food Safety •Longer Life •Lower Maintenance Ref No.
1
Issues
Frequent bearing replacement
Maintenance Issues
Causes
Heavy contamination, insufficient lubrication, environmental concerns
2 Considerable preventive maintenance time required Heavy wash down, harsh chemicals, high temperatures
MIXING / GRINDING PROOFING FRYING / BAKING COOLING FROSTING / FILLING PACKAGING 3 Product contamination from rust or excessive lubrication Heavy wash down, harsh chemicals, improper preventive maintenance

Vertical mixers Gauging rollers Proofers Wire belt conveyors Modular plastic belts Modular plastic belt conveyors Modular plastic belt conveyors 4 Catastrophic bearing failure Improper lubrication, harsh chemicals, impact, failed seals
Horizontal mixers Metal detectors Loaders Fryers Wire belt conveyors Wire belt conveyors Wire belt conveyors 5 Cracked or broken inner rings Over-tightening set screws, improper shaft tolerances, expansion from heat
Dividers Cutters/slicers Modular plastic belts Oven support rollers Tensioned belt conveyors Tensioned belt conveyors Tensioned belt conveyors 6 Extreme temperatures (hot or cold) Grease melts out of bearings, or congeals at low temperature
Rounders Cooling Tensioned belt conveyors Tensioned belt conveyors Sprocket driven urethane belts Sprocket driven urethane belts Sprocket driven urethane belts
Tensioned belt conveyors Modular plastic belts Sprocket driven urethane belts Modular plastic belts Metal detectors Seasoners Round urethane belt transfers Processing flow challenges and EDT bearing solutions
Wire belt conveyors Unloaders/depanners Oilers Metal detectors Unloaders/depanners Metal detectors Metal detectors Applications / Machinery Issues EDT Product Solution Applications / Machinery Issues EDT Product Solution
Masa press Pan & lid stackers Wire belt conveyors Exhaust fans Pan & lid stackers Process equipment: Slicers
Corn washer Pan washers Pan washers Mounted bearings Counters Mixing / Grinding Cooling
Sheeters Column dumpers Round urethane belt transfers Process equipment: Stackers Packaging machines Vertical mixers 2,3,4,5 Poly-Round® Solution® or Type E Solution® (options Modular plastic belt conveyors 1,2,3,4,5 Solution® mounted Poly-Round® bearings or solid
Laminators Sprocket driven urethane belts Unmounted bearings Scales Shrink wrap tunnels Horizontal mixers 2,3,4 for split bearings) or solid lubricated ball beaings Wire belt conveyors 1,2,3,4,5 lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)
Fillers Baggers Solution® mounted Poly-Round® bearings or solid Tensioned belt conveyors 1,2,3,4,5 Solid lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)
Frosting machines Dividers 1,2,3,4,5 lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)
Sprocket driven urethane belts 1,2,3,4,5 Solution® mounted Poly-Round® bearings or solid
Rounders 1,2,3,4,5 lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)
Solid lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric) Metal detectors 1,2,3,4
Tensioned belt conveyors 1,2,3,4,5
MIXING PROOFING BAKING COOLING Solution® mounted Poly-Round® bearings or solid Unloaders/depanners 1,2,3,4,5 Solid lubricated eccentric ball bearings and solid
lubricated radial ball bearings
Wire belt conveyors 1,2,3,4,5 lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)
Pan and lid stackers 1,2,3,4,5 Solution® mounted Poly-Round® bearings or solid
Masa press 1,2,3,4,5
Bread Corn washer 1,2,3,4,5
Solid lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric) Pan washers 1,2,3,4,5,6 lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)

Round urethane belt transfers 1,2,3,4,5 Solid lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)
Solution® mounted Poly-Round® bearings or solid
Sheeters 1,2,3,4,5 Solution® mounted Poly-Round® freezer bearings
lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)
Freezers 1,2,6 (nitrogen freeezers) or solid lubricated ball bearings
Laminators 1,2,3,4 Radial ball bearings with solid lubrication (consider eccentric) (spiral freezers)
Gauging rollers 1,2,3,4,5 Solid lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)
Solution® mounted Poly-Round® bearings or solid
Frosting / Filling
Metal detectors 1,2,3,4 Modular plastic belt conveyors 1,2,3,4,5
lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric) Solution® mounted Poly-Round® bearings or solid
lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)
MIXING FRYING / BAKING COOLING FROSTING / FILLING Cutters / slicers 1,2,3,4 Solid lubricated radial and mounted ball bearings
(consider eccentric)
Wire belt conveyors 1,2,3,4,5
Solid lubricated stainless ball bearings
Tensioned belt conveyors 1,2,3,4,5
Cooling 1,2,3,4,5 (consider eccentric)
Solution® mounted Poly-Round® bearings or solid
Modular plastic belts 1,2,3,4,5 lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric) Solution® mounted Poly-Round® bearings or solid
Sprocket driven urethane belts 1,2,3,4,5 lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)
Snack Cake PACKAGING Unloaders/depanners 1,2,3,4,5 Solid lubricated eccentric ball bearings and solid
lubricated radial ball bearings Seasoners 1,3,4 Solid lubricated ball bearings or Poly-Round® bearings
Cookies Pan and lid stackers 1,2,3,4,5 Solution® mounted Poly-Round® bearings or solid
Metal detectors 1,2,3,4
Solution® mounted Poly-Round® bearings or solid
Pan washers 1,2,3,4,5,6 lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric) Process equipment: lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)
2,3,5
mounted bearings
Solution® mounted Poly-Round® bearings or block
Column dumpers 1,2,3,4 Process equipment:
bearings 1,2,3,4
unmounted bearings Radial Poly-Round® (RPR) or solid lubricated stainless
Sprocket driven urethane Solution® mounted Poly-Round® bearings or solid radial ball bearings
1,2,3,4,5 Fillers 1,2,3,4
belts lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)
MIXING BAKING COOLING Solution® mounted Poly-Round® or solid lubricated
Proofing Frosting machines 1,2,3,4,5 ball bearings (consider eccentric) and RadialPoly-
Round® (RPR) or solid lubricated radial ball bearings
Proofers 1,2,4,5,6
Solution® mounted Poly-Round® bearings,
Loaders 1,2,3,4,5 Radial Poly-Round® bearings with solid lube, or solid
lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)
Packaging
Modular plastic belts 1,2,3,4,5 Modular plastic belt conveyors 1,2,3,4,5 Solution® mounted Poly-Round® bearings or solid
Crackers Tensioned belt conveyors 1,2,3,4,5 Solid lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric) Wire belt conveyors 1,2,3,4,5 lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)

Sprocket driven urethane Tensioned belt conveyors 1,2,3,4,5 Solid lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)
1,2,3,4,5
belts
Solution® mounted Poly-Round® bearings or solid Sprocket driven urethane belts 1,2,3,4,5 Solution® mounted Poly-Round® bearings or solid
Oilers 1,2,4,5 lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric) lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)
Metal detectors 1,2,3,4
Wire belt conveyors 1,2,3,4,5
Solid lubricated radial and mounted ball bearings
MIXING / GRINDING PROOFING BAKING COOLING Frying / Baking
Slicers 1,2,3,4,5 (consider eccentric)
Counters 1,2,3,4,5
Solution® mounted Poly-Round® bearings or solid
Wire belt conveyors 1,2,3,4,5 Round urethane belt transfers 1,2,3,4,5 Solid lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)
lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)
Poly-Round® bearings on paddles; ZQ bearings on Stackers 1,2,3,4,5
Fryers 3,4,5,6 fryer sediment auger bearings
Radial Poly-Round® (RPR) or solid lubricated radial ball
Scales 2,3
Solution® mounted Poly-Round® bearings or solid bearings; and scale links
Tortillas Oven support rollers 1,2,3,4,5,6 lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)
Baggers 1,3,4 Stainless radial ball bearings with solid lubricant
Tensioned belt conveyors 1,2,3,4,5 Solid lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)
Solution® mounted Poly-Round® or solid lubricated
Solution® mounted Poly-Round® bearings or solid Packaging machines 1,3,4 ball bearings (consider eccentric) and Radial Poly-
Metal detectors 1,2,3,4 Round® (RPR) or solid lubricated radial ball bearings
lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)
Exhaust fans 2,3,4,5 Solid lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric) Solution® mounted Poly-Round® bearings or solid
Shrink wrap tunnels 1,2,3,4 lubricated ball bearings (consider eccentric)
 EDT Products
Poly-Round® bearings
EDT polymer plane bearings are the most
efficient and effective way to eliminate
lubricants when grease is a problem. Wash
down, extreme temperatures, chemicals,
incomplete rotation, and abrasives degrade
ball bearings; Poly-Round® inserts of the
appropriate material for the application can
withstand these environments.
• USDA accepted
• 100% grease-less; zero rust
• Variety of polymer inserts, including metal
detectable
• Optically detectable blue housings
available
• Long and predictable operation can be
extended with 180° rotation of the insert
when worn too far in one direction
• Fully split units available
• Shaft sizes 1/2" to 4" (12.7mm to
101.6mm); all housing styles in stainless
or exclusive ‘KG’ polymer
Type E Solution® bearings
EDT’s Type E Solution® bearings are designed
to operate where tapered roller bearings do
not perform adequately, often subjected to
process or wash down moisture or where
food safety is a concern.
• USDA/NSF accepted
• Housing and bearings 100% rust free
• Maintenance free: 100% grease-less
• Can be mounted directly over the food
product zone
• Available in pillow block, 4-bolt, and
piloted styles
• Split units available
Mounted ball bearings
Stainless steel or 'KG' polymer material
bearing housings with a wide selection of ball
bearing inserts to choose from.
• Stainless steel or other material
• Set screw locking or eccentric
• Value, Classic or Choice inserts
• Greased or solid lubricated
• Available for every shaft size from
1/2" to 3-7/16" (15 mm to 90 mm)
• Good stock
• Custom housings are available
• Blue optically detectable polymer
housings available
Solid lubrication
With increasingly stringent food safety
mandates, solid lubricants can be effective
alternatives to grease. Solid lubes help exclude
contaminants from interfering with rolling
activity by filling the area around the balls. They
eliminate issues of over-greasing, using the
wrong kind of grease, or a lack of grease.
Options for polymer-based (EPL) and graphite-
based (EGL) solid lubricants with:
• Food grade and non-food formulations
• Capacity for operating in temperatures
from -250°F to +650°F (-157°C to 343°C)
• Seals and/or flingers are reinstalled, but
bearings can also be provided with the
solid lubricant open for visual inspection
and maximum content
Choose lube based on operating environment;
consider moisture, contamination,
temperature, requirement for low friction,
vacuum, or other circumstances.
High temp bearings
Wide selection of Poly-Round® and stainless
ball bearings for high temp applications
• 100% grease-less
• Bearings available:
–Poly-Round®
– inserts for temperatures
up to 1000°F/ 540°C
–Fixed
– and floating to accommodate
thermal expansion
–Ball
– bearings with solid lubricants;
various to 650°F/343°C
• Housings available:
––Machined stainless (optional split)
––Cast stainless
––Mild steel
Radial Poly-Round® bearings
EDT Radial Poly-Round® bearings (RPR’s) are
manufactured from bearing grade polymers
and 316 stainless components, and are
designed to directly retrofit deep groove ball
bearings and other styles of radial bearings.
• USDA accepted
• 100% non-corrosive, zero rust
• Well-suited to HACCP/HARPC programs
• Choice of polymers depending on the
application
• Available in most radial bearing sizes
• Custom configurations available
 Applications
Mixing / Grinding
EDT bearings are ideal for bakeries
of all kinds (wet, dry, tortilla, snack
food) because they are non-corrosive
by design. Options to eliminate
issues related to grease range Dumpers
from greaseless Poly-Round® plane Ingredient conveyors
bearings to ball bearings with solid
lubrication.

Vertical mixers Horizontal mixers Corn washers

Proofing
Smooth surfaced, non-rusting bearing
housings and solid polymer
Poly-Round® bearings are ideal in
locations where there is moisture
(steam, boiling, washdown), temperature
variations, and non-contamination is
vital. Choose the optimum bearing
material based on the amount of food Sprocketed drives
contact and temperature at the bearing. Dough handling Bagel boiling Operating in steam Proofers

Frying / Baking
At high temperatures where
grease melts out of ball bearings
(fryers or ovens), choose high Fryer sediment
temperature Poly-Round® auger bearings
bearings for idlers and sprocket-
Fryer intake
driven equipment, or high and
temperature solid lubricated ball fryer paddle Oven support
bearings rollers High temp radial
bearings for tensioned or high
speed belts. bearings in ovens
Tensioning devices

Cooling
Sanitation, condensation, wash down, or grease
congealing at low temperatures: EDT plane
bearings are a clean operating, lower maintenance
bearing option. On curved and spiral conveyors,
ball bearings are necessary, but choosing EDT
stainless steel bearings with low temperature solid Nitrogen freezers
lubrication will greatly extend bearing up-time. Metal detectors
Cooling conveyors Spiral freezers

Frosting / Filling
Eliminate product contamination from
bearings with a change to EDT grease-less,
non-rusting bearings. Wherever possible,
choose Poly-Round® bearings which are
sanitary and available in various styles: Process equipment
mounted, unmounted and sleeve bearings.
When ball bearings are irreplaceable, solid Contact EDT Corp
RPR’s on
lubricants run cleaner and can extend fillers 1006-J NE 146th Street
bearing life. Sprocket-driven belts Tensioned belts Vancouver, WA 98685-1411, USA
Phone: 360.574.7294
Packaging Weigh scale
bearings
and links
Fax: 360.574.3834
Email: salesedt@timken.com
On sprocket driven equipment, Website: www.edtcorp.com
Poly-Round® bearings operate
reliably for two years or more. Sprocket-driven belts
When worn too far in one direction,
Poly-Round® inserts can be
removed, rotated 180° and
reinstalled in the housing, and get Metal detectable
Poly-Round® bearings
double the insert life. EDT Radial for sprocket-driven
Poly-Round® bearings and links conveyors
(choice of 3 materials) are non-
corrosive options for weigh scales. Packaging machines Shrink wrap tunnels
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