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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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February 22

SME MINEXCHANGE 2026

Salt Palace Convention Center
Salt Lake City, UT
Booth #1127

March 03

CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026

Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, NV
Booth S-81229

Introducing New-Generation SSV™ Sprockets

Engineered for food, beverage, and sanitary processing applications, the new SSV™ Sprockets* represent VDG’s latest advancement in stainless-steel sprocket technology. The new SSV™ 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 SSV™ 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 SSV™ Sprockets* to drive modular, wire mesh, and monolithic thermoplastic conveyor belts. Engineered for food...

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...