Flights are usually stuck to the conveyor belting to help enclose the product in pockets with either straight cleats or corrugated side skirt aiding elevation of loose products to prevent overspills.
Last Updated: 17-feb-26
What is a Flighted Conveyor Belt and why do we use them?
Flights commonly know as cleats are permanently fixed to a flat or modular belt to prevent product fall back when on an incline to elevate product.
How to move products on inclines using conveyors with flights
By watching the video below you can see when flights are used and what products can be moved this way. C-Trak offer a full range of belt conveyors with flights and side skirts to aid transportation at steeper / acute angles and prevent contamination and product fall back at faster speeds.
Photo on left shows a food quality conveyor fitted with conveyor flights to transport raw meat into a hopper. The cleats are hot vulcanized onto the belts on both cases.
Photo on right shows flighted belt conveyor handling flapjacks
Berry Fruit Handling Belting
What does a flighted belt conveyor looks like from the underside?
Belts with Corrugated Side Walls & Cleats what are they and why use them?
Again side skirts are fixed to contain the product within an area stopping loose products from slipping in between the belt and the side fabrication structure.
The application above has stainless steel side walls and plastic cleats the product was loose raisins going into a cereal mix.
All of our food equipment is fabricated in stainless steel with food approved belting which can be fitted with or without side skirts. Inclines are available up to a max of 80 degrees. Below LHS is a corrugated side skirt with flights elevating loose products. RHS showing a plastic modular belting with a perspect protective cover hinged to allow access.
Side Skirt Conveyor
The photo above shows a belt conveyor with side walls to prevent product spilling off the belt often used in bakeries and powdery products. It prevents belt clogging up with particles hence making cleaning much easier at the end of the day. Commonly known as Side Skirt
Options with Cleats we are able to offer our clients
Widths 100mm ~ 1m
Lengths 1m ~ 12m on one drive
chutes and infeed hoppers
mobility by replacing feet with castors read more....
Supplied with under guards as standard. All components used comply with current FDA regulations.
Food Quality
Our Flighted Conveyors have high quality hold down bearings fitted at the angular break point, this ensures the smooth running of the chain and reduces the wear, these again are fitted as standard.
Often require when products are transported to other machinery or for mezzanine floor levels.
Photo on the left shows a hopper feeding an inclined elevator conveyor with flights and side skirt to stop product fall back and spill. On the right is an angled modular belt with rubber grip flights ideal for products in boxes.
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