Preserving Conveyor Belt Top Covers:
Reducing Impact & Impingement Damage

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PROPER MAINTENANCE IS CRUCIAL


Regularly inspecting and properly maintaining conveyors increases production, reduces safety hazards, and lowers cost of operation. Stay on top of maintenance tasks and look for areas of improvement to enhance productivity and safety.

IMPACT CRADDLES 

Watch to see how impact beds can help protect the belt from damage. 

BELT SUPPORT

See why idler spacing is very important when supporting and sealing a belt.

TRANSITION DISTANCE

Check out how proper transition distance can help properly cup the belt. 

IMPROPER CONTACT

Watch to learn about the potential issues improper contact of the conveyor belt to the return roller can cause.


IDLERS BETWEEN CRADLES

Learn how to stack multiple components together in the load zone.

BELT MISTRACKING

There are so many reasons belts mistrack, here's a quick recap of just a few.

Can You Afford Not To Make Those Conveyor Improvements?! (Part 1)


 

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By: Todd Swinderman
Justifying conveyor improvements can be a tough job. One very important thing to remember is when justifying spending time and money on improving conveyor belts, you are not...

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To what extent does proper maintenance - or lack thereof - impact the overall operational picture?


 

By: Tim P. O'Harran

When conveyors don't operate efficiently... they force unplanned stoppages and outages, release large quantities of fugitive materials, and require more maintenance. Emergency...

 

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 Case Studies


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Recycling Plant Experiencing Impact Damage And Belt Misalignment:

Enertec is dedicated to the recycling of car batteries; they triturate and separate the plastic and the lead from the batteries, and then re-use it to manufacture new batteries. Their conveyor belt suffered from impact damage and misalignment....

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Impact Cradles Minimize Conveyor Belt Damage:

A drop of approximately 23 feet onto the belt proved hard on conveyor components, causing excessive wear and damage to both the belt and idlers. Martin® Impact Cradles absorb the impact originating in lumps of material landing on the belt...

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Belt Support System Allows For 24/7 Operating Schedule:

A major expansion at a gold mine included an innovative idler design developed by Martin Engineering in conveyor transfer areas. The mine’s high-capacity conveyor system faces continuous loads and heavy impact from 8-inch lumps of copper ore...

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