What does a wire mesh conveyor do that a solid belt can't?

A wire mesh conveyor is the right choice anywhere the product needs to interact with its environment as it travels — air for cooling or drying, water for washing, oil for frying, or hot gases in an oven. The open mesh structure (typically 30-85% open area depending on weave) lets the medium pass through the belt rather than around it, so cooling happens faster, washing rinses cleanly through, oil drains back to the fryer, and ovens heat product evenly from all sides. A solid belt can transport, but it blocks every one of these process interactions. Choose mesh when the conveyor IS part of the process, not just the transport.

What processes can the wire mesh conveyor be used for?

SANAM wire mesh conveyors are configured for six process families: washing — water rinses through the belt with fruits, vegetables, or food products on top; cooling and drying — air or refrigerated air flows through the belt around the product; baking — used as oven belts running through industrial baking tunnels; frying — used inside continuous fryers where oil contacts the product through the mesh; freezing — paired with blast freezers or IQF tunnels; and heat treatment — annealing, sintering, and curing in industrial ovens up to 1000°C+ with the right wire grade. Each application has different mesh, wire, and stainless grade requirements that SANAM specs per project.

Which mesh weave should I choose for my application?

SANAM offers three main mesh weave configurations. Balanced Weave (alternating left and right spirals connected with crimped rods) is the all-purpose choice — straight tracking, strong yet flexible, good for freezer tunnels, bakery ovens, and general food conveying. Flat-Flex (formed flat strips connected with cross rods) offers the largest open area — up to 86% — for maximum airflow and drainage, ideal for fryers, cooling tunnels, and washing lines. Compound Balanced Weave (double spirals with connecting rods) has tighter mesh for carrying smaller products like crackers, biscuits, and small parts where balanced weave would let product fall through. We confirm the right weave during the technical consultation based on product size, throughput, and process type.

What temperatures and stainless grades does the wire mesh handle?

SANAM standard wire mesh conveyors use stainless steel SS 304, which handles continuous operating temperatures up to around 800°C and intermittent peaks higher. For sustained higher temperatures (annealing, sintering, heat treatment up to 1000°C+), we upgrade to SS 310 or nickel alloys. For corrosive environments (acidic foods, marine, chemicals) we use SS 316. Wire diameter (1.2-3mm standard) and mesh opening size are chosen per product — coarser for whole vegetables, finer for crackers and small parts. Temperature, corrosion class, and wire grade are all confirmed during the technical consultation.

How long does it take from order to installation?

A custom-engineered wire mesh belt conveyor typically ships within weeks of order confirmation, not months. Because SANAM manufactures in Egypt — including the conveyor frame, drive system, and integration with the mesh belt — you avoid the multi-month lead times associated with imported food-process conveyors. The conveyor is fully assembled and tested in our 10th of Ramadan facility before shipping — frame alignment, drive function, belt tracking, and tension all verified. The same SANAM team that builds the conveyor handles installation and ongoing support.

Material Handling Conveyor

Wire Mesh
Belt Conveyor

The conveyor that IS part of the process — a stainless steel SS 304 wire mesh belt with up to 86% open area lets air, water, oil, or thermal energy pass directly through the belt while the product travels. The right choice for washing, cooling, drying, frying, baking, freezing, and heat treatment — where a solid belt would block exactly the interaction you need. Three mesh weaves to match product size and process: Balanced Weave, Flat-Flex, and Compound.

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Belt Stainless Steel SS 304

Built Egypt — 10th of Ramadan

Open Mesh + Airflow Washing + Frying + Cooling SS 304 Food-Grade

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SANAM wire mesh belt conveyor — stainless steel mesh conveyor for washing, cooling, drying, and frying installation in Egypt

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Key Features

What Makes a SANAM
Wire Mesh Conveyor
Different

Six things that set a SANAM-built wire mesh belt conveyor apart from a generic imported solution — every one of them a decision we make at the engineering desk before fabrication begins.

Open Structure for Airflow + Drainage

The defining feature — open mesh area of 30-86% (by weave choice) lets air, water, oil, and thermal energy pass directly through the belt. Cooling happens from both sides of the product, washing rinses cleanly, oil drains back to the fryer. The belt is part of the process, not just transport.

Stainless Steel SS 304 — Belt + Frame

Full SS 304 construction — mesh belt in food-grade stainless wire, supporting frame, drums, and bearings all in matching stainless. Corrosion-resistant under continuous water exposure, food-contact safe, durable for daily washdown with hot water, foam cleaners, and chemical sanitizers. SS 316 for higher-corrosion.

Heat Resistance Up to 800°C+

SS 304 mesh handles continuous service around 800°C and intermittent peaks higher — fine for fryers (180°C oil), industrial ovens (220-300°C), and most heat-treatment cycles. For sustained above 800°C (annealing, sintering, ceramic firing 1000°C+), we upgrade to SS 310 or nickel-alloy wire.

One Belt, Six Processes

Washing, cooling, drying, baking, frying, freezing, heat treatment — the same wire mesh handles all of them, with enclosure, drive speed, and supporting equipment configured per process. One trusted SANAM supplier across your processing line, not seven different belt vendors for seven different process stages.

Custom Wire, Mesh + Belt Width

Wire diameter (1.2-3mm standard, finer or coarser available), mesh opening size, belt width (200-3000mm range), and length all sized to your product and throughput. Mesh opening set so smallest product cannot fall through but airflow stays open. Nothing off-the-shelf — every belt sized in engineering.

Pre-Assembled and Run-Tested

Every wire mesh conveyor is fully assembled and run-tested at 10th of Ramadan before shipping — frame alignment verified, belt tracking confirmed across full belt width, drive function checked at variable speed, tension set to spec. Site installation becomes connection and commissioning, not building from a kit.

Mesh Weave Types

Three Mesh Weaves — Pick by Product + Process

The mesh weave is the most important engineering choice — it sets the open area (airflow), the load capacity, and the smallest product the belt can carry without dropping through. Same SS 304 wire, three weave configurations engineered for different jobs.

Balanced Weave

Alternating left and right spirals connected with crimped cross rods — the all-purpose food and industrial choice. Straight tracking, strong yet flexible, balanced load distribution across the full belt width. Open area around 40-55%. Best for general food conveying, freezer tunnels, bakery ovens, and heat-treatment lines where versatility matters more than maximum airflow.

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Flat-Flex (Flat Wire)

Formed flat strips of stainless steel connected by cross rods — the highest open area in the lineup, up to 86%. Maximum airflow, fastest drainage, fastest cooling. Best for continuous fryers (oil drains back fast), cooling tunnels (air contacts product from all sides), washing lines, and any application where the open area is the engineering bottleneck. Smooth surface keeps small products from getting hooked.

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Compound / Tight Weave

Double spirals with connecting cross rods — the tightest mesh in the lineup, with the smallest openings. Open area is lower (around 30-40%) in exchange for the ability to carry very small or fragile products. Best for crackers, biscuits, small confectionery, fine particles, heat-treated small parts, and any application where balanced weave openings would let product fall through. Also handles heavier loads thanks to denser construction.

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Industries Served

Where the Wire Mesh Conveyor Earns Its Place

Six industries where the wire mesh conveyor is the right answer — anywhere the product needs direct contact with air, water, oil, or thermal energy as it travels, and a solid belt would get in the way.

Bakery, Snacks & Biscuits

Biscuits, crackers, cookies, breadsticks, and tortilla travel through baking ovens on wire mesh handling 200-300°C, then onto cooling-tunnel belts. Compound weave for small biscuits, balanced for larger.

Frozen Foods & IQF Tunnels

Wire mesh handles brutal cold airflow inside IQF tunnels (-30 to -40°C) without becoming brittle or losing tracking. Open mesh lets cold air contact every surface of vegetables, fruits, and seafood.

Meat & Poultry Processing

Continuous fryers for chicken nuggets and patties, washing for fresh cuts, freezing tunnels for IQF chicken, drying for cured meats. SS 304 (SS 316 for high-salt brines) handles daily washdown without corrosion.

Continuous Fryers & Food Frying

French fries, chips, falafel, fried snacks, donuts, breaded products — fried on continuous wire mesh submerging product in 180°C oil. Flat-Flex weave gives maximum open area for oil drainage as product exits.

Industrial Heat Treatment

Sintering, annealing, brazing, curing, and ceramic firing in industrial ovens up to 1000°C+. Plastic melts, rubber chars — only stainless or nickel-alloy wire mesh survives. SS 310 or nickel alloys.

Pharma, Cleanroom & Specialty Processing

Pharmaceutical drying tunnels, granule cooling, capsule transport, and cleanroom-grade conveying. SS 316 standard for pharma to handle aggressive cleaning protocols; open mesh allows full clean-in-place coverage.

Why SANAM

The Conveyor Is Half
the Story. The Team Behind It
Is the Other Half.

Anyone can sell you a conveyor. The question is who picks up the phone six months later when a chain segment fails on a Sunday night.

Egyptian OEM, Not Importer

The conveyor is designed, fabricated, and assembled in our 10th of Ramadan facility — by the same team that installs and supports it. No middleman, no resold equipment, no relabeled imports.

Custom-Engineered to Your Line

We design around your factory floor, your existing fillers and packers, and your container specs. We don't sell standard parts hoping they fit — we design for your line.

Spare Parts in Egypt, in 48 Hours

Spares are typically available within 48 hours from our Egyptian inventory — no import waits, no customs delays, no production downtime while you wait for a chain segment from Europe.

Full System Integration

We don't just supply a conveyor. We connect it to your existing line — matching speed, height, and transfer geometry to your fillers, cappers, labelers, and packers. The line becomes one system, not a stack of disconnected machines.

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