Equipment construction details are an important part of food handling applications. Understanding material surface finishes, weld types, and frame styles are important aspects of design and fabrication choices that go into your equipment selection process.
Welds, Finishes and Design Packages
STAINLESS STEEL SHEET FINISHES

Glass bead blast

No.4 (brush polish)

No. 2B (mill)
Mill Finish
- Surfaces will have an inconsistent appearance with varying uniformity, especially between Sheet and Structural materials
- Will include minor surface scratches
#4 Polished
- Sheet steel surfaces will have a consistent brushed appearance with minor varying uniformity, primarily between Sheet and Structural materials
- Will include minor surface scratches
Glass bead blast
- Specified surfaces are bead blasted which results in a more consistent surface texture with a more uniform deeper gray appearance.
Passivation
- Dissolves free iron impurities and helps restore the corrosion protection provided by the passive surface layer.
- Specified surfaces are passivated after cleaning, grinding, and/or bead blasting processes are completed.
WELDS


Continuous Weld

Continuous Weld
Stitch
- Welds are intermittently spaced along the joint
- Welds may include minor imperfections, pits, crevices, small pockets, and scratches
Continuous
- Welds are continuous along the joint
- Welds may include minor imperfections, pits, crevices, scratches and small pockets
WELD FINISH

Cleaned

Coarse ground and cleaned

Coarse ground and cleaned
Cleaned
- Mechanically cleaned to remove spatter
- Glass Bead blasted and/or Electrostatically cleaned to remove heat tint discoloration
Coarse ground and cleaned
- Welds are ground to reduce imperfections typical of most welds
- May include minor imperfections, pits, crevices, small pockets, and scratches
- Welds are ground to a 250 RA micro finish or better
- Glass Bead blasted and/or Electrostatically cleaned to remove heat tint discoloration
STANDARD DESIGN PACKAGES
Wipedown Series for Dry Cleanup – Carbon Steel Materials, Industrial Designs, Stainless Steel Pulleys & Rollers, FDA Powder Coated Frame/Legs, FDA Belting, FDA-H1 Lubricants, Non-Washdown Drive, NEMA-1 Electrical/Control Items
Washdown Series for Wet Cleanup – Stainless Steel Materials, Washdown Designs, Stainless Steel Pulleys & Rollers, FDA Belting, FDA-H1 Lubricants, Washdown Drive, NEMA-4X Electrical/Control Items
Hygienic Series for Sanitary Cleanup – Stainless Steel Materials, Hygienic Open/Cleanable Designs, Stainless Steel Pulleys & Rollers, FDA Belting, FDA-H1 Lubricants, Stainless Steel Drive, NEMA-4X Electrical/Control Items
About Us
Triton Innovation, LLC. is a leader in manufacturing and supplying equipment for a broad range of food handling and washdown applications. We pride ourselves in working with our clients to develop innovative solutions for food processing operations from handling raw ingredients through packaging.
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