INSTALLATION JOINING AND INITIAL RUNNING OF BELT

INSTALLATION:

a. The conveyor belt drum should be brought to site with care and mounted at a convenient location.

b. Belting to be pulled on to the conveyor, after suitably fastening the end.

c. Belt not to rub or catch on sharp corners of the conveyor when the belt is drawn over the idlers.

d. Installing the belt make sure that the carrying side, which is generally the branded side, is right side up.

JOINING:

a. Great care should be taken that the ends are cut square and the joint is not crooked.

b. Method of joining may be hot / cold vulcanization or by the use of metal fasteners.

INITIAL RUNNIG:

a. Trial runs of the empty belt should be made to ensure that the belt sits satisfactorily on the idlers.

b. The belt to run aligned at all points of the conveyor, both on the carrying and return runs.

c. With minor idler adjustments, the belt may be made to run centrally throughout its length.

d. Excessive adjustment in any one idler will result in increased back cover wear. Better to make slight
adjustments in several set of idlers.

e. If every portion of the belt runs out at a particular point in the conveyor, the cause lies in the conveyor
structure.

“However if, one or more portions of the belt persistently run off-centre at every point in the conveyor, the belt or the
joint is the cause”. Sometimes of course, a combination of the above two causes may well be the reason for misaligned
running of the belt.

If the belt runs true when empty but off-centre with load, the obvious fault lies in the method of loading.

f. Preferable to carry out all adjustments on the conveyor before running the belt on a production basis.

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REPAIR OF BELT

a. Repairing of damaged portion of the belt is given top priority to avoid undesired propagation.

b. Recommended rubber cover & solutions are to be used as per stated procedure of belt supplier &
trained personals only to be employed for repair.

c. Steel hinges may be used for medium tensioned conveyors or to buy time.

d. Repair to be circular or oval in shape.

e. Each coat of solution to be allowed to dry completely.

f. Curing to be done properly and as prescribed in manufacturer’s catalogues.

COLD VS HOT VULCANISING

Cold splicing as opposed to hot splicing is saving in time and labour.

The more favorable application at sites that are not readily accessible or on premises with a risk fire-damp or
explosion.

Cold vulcansing, being time saver & convenient is extensively used.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION FOR COLD SPLICING

Splice Length – The extra length of belting required to form the splice is given by formula as below :-

Additional Length (L1) = 0.3 W + S.L. (N-1) + 75 mm

Where W = Belt Width in mm

N = the number of carcass plies
S.L. = Step Length in mm (350/400/500) or as recommend by manufacturer

Material Requirement

Generally 4.0 kg. Of cold splicing cement is required for 1.0 M2 of splice area.

1 bottle of hardener per liter of solution supplied along with the kit.

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