Conveyor Belt Problem Guide

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[tg_accordion icon=”fa-star” title=”BELT TRACKS OFF AT THE TAIL DRUM” close=”1″]1 Feed is not central on to belt
2 Pulley bearing failure
3 Transoms or drum not square
4 Tail drum is dished
5 Belt tracked the wrong side of the skirt
6 Material build up or obstruction in chute
7 Conveyor misaligned by collision
8 Not enough tension / weight in take up[/tg_accordion] [tg_accordion icon=”fa-tachometer” title=”EXCESSIVE BOTTOM COVER WEAR” close=”1″]1 Material build up in feed area
2 Idlers seized
3 Belt slipping on drive pulley
4 Feed boot covers/ impact beds worn out[/tg_accordion]
[tg_accordion icon=”fa-tachometer” title=”EXCESSIVE EDGE WEAR” close=”1″]1 Side loading
2 Belt strained on one side
3 Improper loading, spillage
4 Damage by abrasives, acid, chemicals or heat                                                                              5 Belt bowed
6 Material build up
7 Belt improperly spliced or wrong fasteners[/tg_accordion]
[tg_accordion icon=”fa-lastfm” title=”BELT COVERS SWELLING AND SPONGEY” close=”1″]1 Contact with oils or other chemical[/tg_accordion]
[tg_accordion icon=”fa-tachometer” title=”BELT COVERS CRACKED HARD” close=”1″]1 Exposed to excessive heat
2 Old belt exposed to uv light[/tg_accordion]
[tg_accordion icon=”fa-random” title=”LONGITUDINAL GROOVING OF BOTTOM COVER” close=”1″]1 Material trapped
2 Seized rollers
3 Worn return plough[/tg_accordion]
[tg_accordion icon=”fa-lastfm” title=”BELT HARDENS OR CRACKS” close=”1″]1 Damage by abrasives, acid, chemicals or heat
2 Pulleys too small
3 Pulley lagging worn[/tg_accordion]
[tg_accordion icon=”fa-random” title=”LONGITUDINAL GROOVING OF TOP COVER” close=”1″]1 Worn skirts
2 Damaged cleaner
3 Return idlers seized
4 Seized snub drum[/tg_accordion]
[tg_accordion icon=”fa-lastfm” title=”BELT DAMAGED AT IDLER JUNCTION POINT” close=”1″]1 Excessive gap between wing idler & centre idler
2 Belt too heavy for the trough angle
3 Transition distance too short from drum to inclined idler[/tg_accordion]
[tg_accordion icon=”fa-compress” title=”PREMATURE WEAR IN TOP COVER” close=”1″]1 Feed boot exit too small for material to escape
2 Incorrect feed direction
3 Belts running at different speeds[/tg_accordion][/ppb_text]

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Conveyor Belt Problem Guide

[tg_accordion icon=”fa fa-cog fa-spin fa-1x fa-fw” title=”VULCANISED JOINT SEPARATING / DELAMINATION” close=”1″]1 Material build up on drums
2 Drums too small for belt type selected
3 Joint performed in adverse conditions
4 Too much tension /weight in take up
5 Issues with equipment during vulcanisation[/tg_accordion] [tg_accordion icon=”fa fa-circle-o-notch fa-spin fa-1x fa-fw” title=”BELT TRACKS OFF TOTAL LENGHT OF THE CONVEYOR” close=”1″]1 Load not fed centrally
2 Material build up or obstruction in chute
3 Transom or drum not square
4 Spillages or material build up along conveyor
5 Conveyor structure not level across[/tg_accordion]
[tg_accordion icon=”fa-random” title=”ONE SECTION OF BELT RUNS OFF BOTH CARRYING & RETURN STRAND” close=”1″]1 Joint or splice misaligned
2 A section of belt is bent[/tg_accordion]
[tg_accordion icon=”fa-lastfm” title=”BELT RUNS OFF AT THE HEAD DRUM” close=”1″]1 Drum lagging worn
2 Drum
3 Pulley bearing failure
4 Conveyor misaligned by collision
5 Material build up or obstruction in chute[/tg_accordion]
[tg_accordion icon=”fa-tachometer” title=”BELT RUNS TO ONE SIDE THROUGHOUT ENTIRE LENGTH AT SPECIFIC IDLERS” close=”1″]1 Idlers or pulleys out-of-square
2 Improperly placed idlers
3 Material build up[/tg_accordion]
[tg_accordion icon=”fa-lastfm” title=”BELT SLIPPING” close=”1″]1 Not enough tension / weight in take up
2 Drive drum lagging worn
3 Drive drum lagging full of material[/tg_accordion]
[tg_accordion icon=”fa-lastfm” title=”BELT SLIPS ON STARTING” close=”1″]1 Insufficient traction between belt & pulley
2 Counterweight too light
3 Pulley lagging worn
4 Drive unbelted[/tg_accordion]
[tg_accordion icon=”fa-random” title=”EXCESSIVE BELT STRETCH” close=”1″]1 Incorrect carcass selected
2 Too much tension /weight in take up
3 Incorrect rubber cover selected[/tg_accordion]
[tg_accordion icon=”fa-compress” title=”BELT BREAKS AT OR BEHIND FASTNERS, OR FASTNERS TEAR LOOSE” close=”1″]1 Belt carcass rotten
2 Pulley diameter too small
3 Wrong selection of fasteners
4 Material build up on drums
5 Too much tension[/tg_accordion]
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