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May Conveyor, Inc. Rapidly Modifies a Mismatched Belt to Resume Operations
May Conveyor, Inc. Expedites Special Material Procurement to Build a Custom Apron/Beaded Pan Belt
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A new industry in Ohio aims to repurpose river sediment
Twice a year, a six-mile stretch of the Cuyahoga River has enough sediment dredged out of it to fill more than 22,000 dump trucks. This allows shipping traffic to continue between Lake Erie and Cleveland’s industrial sectors upriver. An executive order earlier this year by Gov. John Kasich prohibits open lake dumping of dredged material.…
Conveyor belt bridge constructed to move wet concrete to point of the mountain project
The conveyor belt bridge will transfer the material from a concrete-making plant to the center of Interstate 15, said Tim Rose, The Point Project manager. The Utah Department of Transportation began construction in March to expand I-15 from Draper to Lehi. The bridge will allow a safer and more efficient way for the project to…
Durability of conveyor belts
The durability of conveyor belts depends on a number of factors. Though there is a stipulated manufacturer durability span, it may never be achieved if some aspects haven’t been carefully put in to consideration or rather followed to the latter. Idlers are important in determining the durability of these belts. The main function of these…
Motors improve belted conveyor efficiency
Whether a conveyor moves small or large parts, efficient and quiet operation are frequent requirements. For small part material handling applications, the 1100 Series conveyor platform now comes with upgraded fixed speed motors that are 50% quieter than the previous version, and still rated for 10,000 hours of operation. The motor is dimensionally identical to…
Wisconsin Oven Ships Quick Drying Belt Conveyor Oven for a Specialty Coatings Manufacturer
Wisconsin Oven Corporation announced the shipment of an electrically-heated belt conveyor oven that quickly dries a coating on titanium and stainless steel fasteners. The industrial conveyor oven features a stainless steel wire mesh belt and processes the fasteners at a rate of 1,300 parts per hour. Wisconsin Oven designed the belt conveyor oven with a…
Book-sorting conveyer belt at Halifax library is doing its job, but needs rerouting
The conveyor belt that moves and sorts books at the Halifax Central Library will soon be undergoing a rerouting, but the library’s director said it’s still working hard. When you put a book in one of the slots outside the library on Spring Garden Road or Queen Street, the conveyer belt takes it up into…
Gas-Heated Belt Conveyor Oven attains 850°F max temperature.
Along with 36 in. x 18 ft x 15 in. workspace, No. 867 has 800,000 BTU/hr installed in natural gas burner and one 12,500 cfm, 10 hp stainless steel recirculating blower. Oven travel length comprises 3 ft open belt loading and unloading zones, 18 ft insulated heat zone with recirculated airflow, and 30 in. wide,…
Multi-Conveyor: Curve conveyors
Multi-Conveyor introduces its new Zero Tangent™ radius belt curve technology (by Intralox®), available in belt widths from 7.87 in. to 39.37 in. It features modular belt construction for improved reliability and performance and handles tight transfers and various radius curves. The benefits of the Zero Tangent radius belt curve technology include the following: • Maximizes…
Conveyor Belt Tracking Systems Reduce Hazards, Spillage
This family of responsive conveyor belt tracking systems mitigates misalignment, rather than correcting it after the fact — even on reversing belts — to promote conveyor efficiency and safety. A mistracking belt can contact the mainframe, seriously damaging both the belt and the structure, resulting in excessive spillage and even creating a potential fire hazard.…
This is what happens to your suitcase after you check in
Have you ever wondered what happens to your luggage once you check it in at the airport and rush through to security? Amsterdam Schiphol airport has granted us a peek at what goes on behind the scenes. After it goes on the conveyor belt and down through to the internal sorting office, your luggage will…
Conveyor Belts Consideration: Operation and Maintenance Strategy of Conveyor Belt Repair
A business minded person will always ask whether it is economical to repair a conveyor belt. This is a question we all ought to ask ourselves. However, we also need to ask if the repairs we want to subject the material to will be the most appropriate ways of keeping the conveyor belts running. The…
Conveyor Belt Repair Options
The choice of a conveyor belt repair options will highly depend on the extensiveness of repair, the section of fault and the resources available. There are three major conveyor belt repair options as discussed below. Vulcanized Repairs These are the conveyor belt repair that are closest to match the original manufacturing procedures that the belt…