Inside Hapman’s CablePro™ Tubular Drag Conveyor
Hapman’s CablePro™ Tubular Drag conveyor gives consumers and pet food processors a gentle, hygienic way to move fragile products while supporting strict industry standards. Designed for dry, delicate materials, it helps protect product quality, simplify cleaning, and streamline integration with existing systems.
Gentle handling for delicate products
The CablePro Tubular Drag Conveyor is built to move cereals, grains, nuts, frozen foods, pet food, and other fragile products. Its enclosed, cable-and-disc conveying method supports controlled, low-impact movement to help maintain product integrity from infeed to discharge.
The system uses injection-molded UHMW disks permanently bonded to a pre-stretched, food-grade oil-lubricated stainless-steel braided cable with a nylon coating. Joining the cable ends together is our patent-pending cable connection. This simplified, robust, and intuitive design allows the cable to be assembled quickly, getting manufacturers back up and running in less time. This construction minimizes disk wear, reduces friction, and helps keep conveyed products intact as they travel through the line.
Hygienic design for food safety
CablePro incorporates FDA-compliant components, including food-grade coatings and stainless-steel tubing, to support compliance with demanding food and beverage standards. The conveyor’s sealed design helps protect products from external contamination while also containing dust and fines within the system.
To further support sanitation goals, the system is available with all-metal or clear sight glass inspection tubes that improve visibility during operation and cleaning verification. Integrated cleaning accessories, including wiper disks, scraper disks, brush boxes, air knives, and single-use sponge disks, help processors thoroughly clean internal surfaces between product runs.
Streamlined cleaning and maintenance
The CablePro conveyor includes an auto-tensioner as standard, maintaining optimal cable tension to extend cable and disk life while reducing routine maintenance interventions. Consistent tension also supports stable conveying performance, which can help limit unexpected downtime and protect throughput.
Its sealed construction with integral drains supports Clean-In-Place protocols, enabling mechanical scraping, fluid rinses, and foam cleaning methods without extensive disassembly. By simplifying cleaning procedures, processors can shorten changeover times, improve allergen control, and keep production schedules on track.
Flexible installation and integration
To speed installation, CablePro tubing is engineered and cut to the application length, and match marked before shipment, so crews can assemble the system more quickly on-site. Optional sanitary flanged connections enable fully seated tube ends, helping achieve a tight gap fit that reduces the risk of product harborage and buildup.
For facilities that need additional flexibility, standard tube lengths can be field-cut and joined with compression couplers for on-site customization. Integrated floor and ceiling mount options further support stable installation in tight or complex layouts.
Part of a complete Hapman system
The CablePro Tubular Drag Conveyors can be integrated with Hapman Bulk Bag Unloaders and Bulk Bag Fillers to create a continuous, contained material handling flow from receipt to packaging. They also pair well with PosiPortion® feeders for precise, metered product delivery and with SolidQuid™ systems for efficient liquid–solid mixing applications.
By pairing CablePro with these upstream and downstream solutions, manufacturers can design cohesive material handling lines that support higher productivity while maintaining product quality and hygiene. This system-level approach aligns with Hapman’s focus on practical, customer-driven bulk material handling solutions backed by decades of industry experience.