Thetford, UK – 7 March 2025 – SL Plastics, a leading conveyor components supplier, has expanded its product portfolio to include a comprehensive range of System Plast and Rexnord components. This development aims to provide UK industries with high-quality conveyor solutions, ensuring efficient and reliable material handling across various sectors.
Comprehensive System Plast Product Range
System Plast, renowned for developing and producing conveyor components for over 40 years, offers a wide array of products suitable for diverse applications. SL Plastics’ partnership with System Plast enables the provision of a “one-stop shop” for machine builders and end-users, encompassing:
- Conveyor Chains: Solutions catering to multiple industries, notably enhancing efficiency in the beverage sector.
- Modular Plastic Belts: Offering wider conveying surfaces and increased load ratings compared to traditional chains, available in standard and heavy-duty models.
- Conveyor Sprockets and Idlers: Moulded and machined sprockets in various sizes, compatible with all plastic chain and modular belt products.
- Conveyor Chain Guide Products: A broad selection, including Valu Guide® products, rails, clips, clamps, bar caps, and covers.
- Conveyor Components: Extensive range encompassing brackets, positioning devices, frame support components, and roller return products.
Expanded Rexnord Product Line
Following the merger of Regal Beloit and Rexnord’s Process & Motion Control (PMC) business, SL Plastics now offers the complete portfolio of Rexnord conveyor products alongside its existing System Plast inventory. This integration provides customers with access to:
- Modular Belts: Straight-running or side-flexing belts, including flat top, flush grid, low back pressure (LBP), and rubber gripper variants. Specialised options like micro pitch belts for short transfers and KleanTop belts for the food industry and spiral conveyors are also available.
- Conveyor Chains: Available in plastic and steel, with options for ultra-low friction materials, hardened pins, and suitability for metal detector applications. Variants include rubber top chains for enhanced grip, gripper chains for elevating and lowering, multi-flex/crate chains, and polymeric tabletop chains.
- Sprockets: Manufactured from polyamide, cast iron, or stainless steel, with UK emergency support through pilot bore polyamide sprockets and CNC machining services for urgent requirements.
- Curves and Tracks: Custom-manufactured in the UK to exact specifications, available in standard polyethylene (PE) or ultra-low friction materials, with options for magnetic bends and the System Plast TopTrac system featuring interchangeable wear strips.
- Wear Strips: Extruded stock profiles suitable for all conveyor build requirements, offered in black, green, or natural PE1000, as well as ultra-low friction Nolu-S material.
Commitment to UK Stock and Support
SL Plastics maintains significant UK stock levels, enabling next-day delivery and robust support for both System Plast and Rexnord product ranges. This commitment ensures that UK industries have timely access to essential conveyor components, facilitating uninterrupted operations and efficient material handling.
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