Food

The food service and restaurant industries, plus dairy, beer, wine and food processing plants, depend on stainless steel to meet the high standards required for the safe manufacture and containment of their products. Central Wire has a large customer base and extensive experience in this market segment. We have the stainless welding products to fabricate your alloys. Most food applications are based on 316-type stainless steel. Techalloy Welding Products offers 316-type stainless steel in high flow 316LHS grade in MIG sizes and packages and 316L-16 and –17 coated electrodes for the SMAW process.

Our wire is used in a wide variety of finished parts and assemblies for the purpose of mixing, transferring or conveying food products. Whether it involves an application to fast freeze various food products, or to proof, bake or deep-fry other products for consumer consumption, our food grade varieties of stainless steel can be used with confidence. Central Wire is the leading supplier of belt wire used in the food industry.

Many of our wire products are purchased either in the highly formable annealed condition, or with some degree of built in cold work for added strength. Some food conveyor belts are even produced from our wire in the full hard spring temper condition to resist any belt surface deformation from frozen foods that may become lodged or frozen to the belt. We can provide our wires to the food industry with an optional satin matte finish, or with a bright lustrous finish as is customarily provided.

Stainless steel grades Type 204Cu, 304, 316, and 430-L are often specified as alloys for food contact. Central Wire can offer many other grades that have attractive attributes that can help customers with their unique applications. Our qualified sales specialists and metallurgical engineers are on duty to help with your immediate needs.