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SSV Series Drum Motors

Food, Beverage & Pharmaceutical Belt Conveyor Applications

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Standard Series Drum Motors

Unit & Material Handling Belt Conveyor Applications

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GrizzlyDrive® Series Drum Motors

Bulk Handling & Processing Applications Belt Conveyor Applications

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January 27

IABSC 2026 Annual Summit

Embassy Suites DFW Airport North - Grapevine, TX
Table #4

January 27

Pit & Quarry Roundtable 2026

LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort
Naples, FL

Introducing New-Generation VDG Sprockets

Engineered for food, beverage, and sanitary processing applications, the new VDG Sprockets represent VDG’s latest advancement in stainless-steel sprocket technology. The new VDG Sprockets set a new standard in sanitary sprocket performance, enhancing cleanability, ensuring reliable operation and maintaining long-term durability under frequent washdown conditions.

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*Van der Graaf Inc. has design and patent rights pending for the sprockets, including industrial design applications filed in Canada, the United States, Europe, and the United Kingdom, and a patent application filed in Canada. Additional design and patent applications may be filed in other countries without notice.

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New-Generation VDG Sprockets

VDG (Van der Graaf), the world’s leading manufacturer of drum motors for various belt conveyor applications, is excited to introduce its New-Generation VDG Sprockets* to drive modular, wire mesh, and monolithic thermoplastic conveyor belts. Engineered for food, beverage...

An Engineer First and Foremost

Article by Gina Joseph of the Macomb Daily. Alexander Kanaris of Shelby Township is the president and owner of Van der Graaf (VDG) Canada and US. He’s also the genius behind the VDG drum motor that led VDG to become a $100 million-dollar company and the world’s...