Ashworth’s Flat Wire Conveyor Belts are the benchmark in straight-running metal belts — offering a flat, open-mesh conveying surface that provides excellent airflow, drainage, and product release. With over 70 years of manufacturing experience, these belts deliver reliable performance in freezers, dryers, blanchers, packaging lines and other straight-run applications.
Explore Flat Wire Conveyor Belts for hygienic, high-airflow straight conveyors
The Cleatrac® system is Ashworth’s precision woven-wire straight-running belt and sprocket solution designed for tight product transfers, minimal slip, and accurate tracking. Ideal for small-product handling, rapid indexing conveyors, freeze-chillers or compact packaging lines where product control is critical.
See Cleatrac® belts engineered for precise transfers and compact straight-run layouts
The Positive Drive Chain Edge (PDCE) belt is a high-performance metal straight-running belt variant designed for demanding environments where product movement, oil, or drive-slip are concerns. With chain edges for positive drive, this belt ensures consistent tracking, and dependable operation in heavy duty or industrial straight conveyor systems.
Learn about PDCE belt solutions for heavy-duty, positively-driven straight conveyors
Ashworth’s Eye-Link Belts (OGB/OGBL series) are positively-driven, straight-running steel belts that deliver an extremely flat conveying surface, outstanding open-mesh designs, and superior sanitary performance. These belts excel in freezing, food processing, pasteurizers, and other straight-run operations requiring product stability and cleanability.
Discover Eye-Link Belts for high-sanitation, reliable straight-run conveying systems
The S-Belt metal conveyor belt is designed for applications requiring very fine mesh support — such as gelatin dryers or delicate product handling on straight conveyors. With precision mesh construction and steel belt durability, S-Belts combine fine product support with metal belt longevity.
Explore S-Belts designed for fine-mesh support in straight-running conveyor applications
Reliable straight-running friction drive woven wire belts providing a closed mesh surface with excellent support and durability. Widely used across food, packaging, and manufacturing applications where flat, dependable conveying is required.
Premium friction-driven baking belt offering excellent gas relief and stable product support for all but the most fluid dough types. Its uniform heat transfer and even performance make it a top choice for bakery ovens and continuous baking lines.
Heavy-duty woven wire belts featuring a closed mesh surface for strong, flat, and supportive conveying. Designed for friction-driven straight-running systems, these belts excel in food processing, cooling, and industrial material handling.
Engineered woven wire belts with balanced mesh construction for strength, stability, and support in drum-driven conveyor systems. Ideal for high-temperature, precision handling, and continuous processing industries.
Traditional woven conveyor belts designed for use over straight-faced terminal pulleys. These belts offer proven performance in standard conveyor systems and require minimal maintenance in demanding operational settings.
Open-surface baking belts featuring a Z-style weave that supports direct baking on the belt. Perfect for cookie, cracker, and bakery applications requiring even heat distribution and product release.
View Z-Baking Belts developed for direct-contact straight-run baking with even heat exposure
Advanced friction-driven baking belt with compound weave for exceptional gas relief, support, and heat transfer across a wide range of bakery products. Engineered for consistency, strength, and high throughput baking operations.
Our metal straight-running conveyor belts are used across a broad spectrum of industries and processes, including:
An alternative to Lotension drive systems for applications where product movement or oil is a problem.
Ashworth Straight Running Friction Driven Belts are woven wire belts that are drum, as opposed to sprocket, driven. Within this product grouping are a host of woven wire belts, ranging from the simplest, conventional weave designs, to the most complex, tightly-woven compound balance weave belts
FAQs
A straight-running belt is engineered for conveyor layouts that run in a straight line (no radius turns or spiral towers). The belt structure emphasizes axial tracking, stable support, and often minimal deviation—versus a turn/curve belt which must handle lateral forces and bend geometry.
Consider whether you need airflow or drainage (open mesh), or full product support (tighter mesh). For cooling, freezing, drying, open mesh is beneficial. For small products or parts where you don’t want gaps: tighter mesh. Also, match wire gauge and belt tension to your load.
Yes. Stainless steel belts handle high temperatures and frequent cleaning cycles, and open-mesh metal belts drain and dry faster than fabric/plastic alternatives—making them ideal for ovens, freezers, and wash-down lines.
Although metal belts are durable, you should inspect for wear, check splice integrity, ensure proper drive alignment & tension, monitor for build-up on mesh openings, and maintain cleanliness to maximize belt life.
Often yes. Many metal belt families support custom widths, splicing options and retro-engineering to fit an existing conveyor frame. When retrofitting, measure width, drive configuration, edge construction and environment to choose the correct belt type.
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