General specification for Belt Conveyor

1. GENERAL

This specification is only valid for an approved manufacturer, according to principles in P&G
Engineering standard

1.1. QUOTATION

1.1.1. The contractor shall add this specification properly filled in with the quotation.

1.1.2. The contractor shall advise in his quotation all exclusions and areas where his equipment does
not fully meet the requirements of this specification.

1.1.3. When specifications on the data sheets or when standards and regulations contradict the
general specification, the contractor must contact the originator.

1.1.4. The contractor shall list and quote a separate price for the supply of 2 years recommended
operating spares.

1.2. ORDER

1.2.1. The contractor shall engineer, manufacture, paint and supply belt conveyors, in accordance
with this specification and performance data sheets.

1.2.2. The contractor shall send an execution drawing to P&G for approval prior to start
manufacturing.

1.2.3. The contractor shall supply all documentation and drawings called for on the attached
engineering data and drawing schedule.

1.3. SHIPMENT

1.3.1. The units shall have packing and protection of a type suitable for transportation and for on-
site storage up to commissioning.

1.3.2. The contractor shall supply with the unit all necessary special tools required for day to day
normal maintenance of the package.

1.3.3. A name plate is added on the equipment, clearly indicating key data.
2. BELT CONVEYOR: TYPE, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION

2.1. Design Requirements summarized on following pages:

Hard Soft
Item Comments Purpose
point point
depending on the rate and
the application - also
Size width X consider possible expansion Process
(throughput) provision
when calculating the size
Slide bed - unless specified
Belt type X otherwise for a certain PR
application
Max 0.8 m/s for conveying
Belt speed X belt Process
0.6 m/s for extraction belt
Belt installation (Thermal splicing
X Preferred: Thermal splicing Process
/ clips)
CS - Painting is up to
Belt casing MOC X Process
supplier standard
Min 100 degrees in the
RM feeding chute angle X Process
direction of belt movement
Please refer to the standard
Access windows X
inquiry sheet for details
Color: White; Heat resistant
to
60-degree, Upper layer
Belt material X coating is PVC – Suitable for Process
slider bed application min
amount Ply layers is
thickness > 2.5 mm
Solid drums crowned
design rubber lined for driving X Color is supplier standard Process
side
Squirrel cage or spiral
Self-cleaning driven Drum X Process
wound design
Emergency stop X local scope Safety
Wire for full belt length
Emergency stop type X Safety
(applicable to admix)
Motor local disconnects X To be supplied by supplier
Lay-on guides for RM feeding Prevent powder spillages -
X PR
spots Accepted
fixed not spring loaded –
Secondary belt scrapper X
supplier standard
Inner belt scrapper X Arrow design PR
Driving Drum scrapper X PR
Belt Speed / rotation sensor X Supplier standard Process
Supplier standard ex: IMO
Belt tracking position Switch X PR
type switches
Casing scrapper Speed X 0.05 m/s to 0.1 m/s PR

Item
point point
Scrapper Blade MOC
Scrapper blade thickness
Space between blades
Scrapper Inclination
Chain guides
Support scrapper MOC
Required space for fitting
standard casing scrapper
Grill belt back door
Mesh Open Area
Location of upper horizontal side
of the mesh
Gasket
Type of grid on air bleed
Grid MOC
DC belt connection - pick-up
point type: Fish tail design
Conveyor angle
Belts doors are locked
Intermediate DC pick-up points
Drives
Hard Soft
Comments Purpose
UHMW Polyethylene, white
X Quality
colored
X 12 mm PR
X 2 m, each belt section PR
12-15 degrees with the
X PR
direction motion
X One each 2 m PR
X CS PR
25.4 cm, shorter distance
X might require tailored PR
solutions
Open wire U shaped mesh
X sized to the open area Safety
required for bleeding,
As required to maintain the
right air velocities (min 1
X Process
m/s - Maximum 5 m/s
across the open area.
Aligned with the bottom
side of the pulley (refer to EI
X Process
package attached to this
SEM)
Install gasket between
backdoor and belt casing
X Process
type of gasket soft point as
available on site.
Mesh wiring 2 mm diameter
X Process
to enable maximum area
X SS or CS
Process
Across the full belt width
(tapered / flared section to
X suit DC pipework by local Process Safety
scope) with 1 m/s face
velocity
X 15 degrees maximum Process
only opened via tool no
X Safety
interlock or switches needed
No intermediate DC pick-up
X Process Safety
points
Direct drives with flex
coupling or shaft mounted
drives - supplier standard
X
Suitable for VFD –Turndown
speed ratios to be advised
for motor power sizing

Item
Specific / additional requirement on top of the general hard points to tower belt
Belt material
Doggy door with counter weight
Primary scrapper
Belt product TT measurement*
Belt Speed
conveyor inclination angle
Belt product TT measurement*
Belt join method
Belt flame detectors
Hard Soft
Comments Purpose
point point
reasons need to be specified
in the inquiry data sheet
IE2 with VFD- if no VFD and
size is above 7.5 KW then
IE3 should be applied
SEW, Nord will be accepted
Color: White Heat resistant
min 100 C, Upper layer
coating is PVC – Suitable for
X PR
slider bed application –
Aligned min amount Ply
layers is 3, thickness > 3 mm
Required for tower belt to
compensate for the Vacuum
caused by the tower
operation – location can be
soft point either on the belt
X Process
or the infeed chute - if on
the belt need to be will be
part of the design GA
drawing developed by the
design company
Tangential spring loaded -
required for heavy duty
application such as tower
belt – (all scrapers are
X PR
required for all belts except
primary one which is specific
to tower belt in addition to
others)
Local scope not supplied by
X Process
belt supplier
target 1m/s maximum is
X Process
1.25 m/s
X Maximum 12 degrees Process
1 every 3.5 m - local scope
not part of the conveyor
X Process safety
supply- for specs refer to
sheet 7 in the SEM
thermal Splicing (no glue, no
X
clips)
local scope quantity 2 - local
scope not part of the
X Process
conveyor supply- for specs
refer to sheet 7 in the SEM

2.2 Critical design parameters illustrations:

Access doors
 Vertical slide-up door held by 2 vertically placed L profiles attached to the conveyor frame
to be installed all along both sides casing of conveyor
 Deflector plate located at the bottom
 Vertical strips fitted on the sloped bottom
 Made of antistatic material
 A typical door opening size is 450 mm x 450mm. which will require an air flow of 800 m3/h
for 1 m/sec
 The doors must be provided with a lock to prevent lifting the doors without first unlocking.
This can be a simple in/out pin type
 Each slider bed section is typically fitted with 2 access doors
 In each segment a separate access door should be fitted to allow each accessibility for the
dust skirts replacement/ maintenance
 For more details please refer to attached design guidelines for access doors

Illustrative schematics for access doors execution:

Lay on guides

 Vertical extension of the bottom part of the bin and are present in the full belt section
along the bin opening
 Increase in height along the length of the conveyor (1 – 3 degrees)
 Maintain bottom skirts at same height and install belt conveyor tilted slightly downwards in
the direction of the product flow (1 – 3 degrees)

Dust skirts

 Fitted along the full length of the conveyor

 White neoprene segmented dust skirts (length for each segment should be equal to the
section length)
 Overlapping between dust skirts segments is required to ensure proper sealing.
 make a ‘line contact’ along the outside edges of the belt
 Product should never come in contact with these skirts
 The skirts should be positioned minimum 50mm from the belt edge. At maximum loading,
the powder bed should be at minimum 50 mm from the dust skirt.

Illustrative schematics for Lay-on guides and Dust skirts executions

Belt conveyor Dust control and Ventilation (not applicable for tower belt)

EXECUTION: for more details please refer to the design guideline attached
Belt conveyor scrapper executions

a) All belts casing should be equipped with scrappers “motorized bottom cleaning device - two
driven chains on sides carrying cleaning cross beams
b) Secondary cleaner is required for all belts on the bottom belt side behind the drive drum
c) Arrow belt scraper on the internal belt surface before take-up drum is required for all belts
d) Driving drum scrapper is required for all belts
e) Primary (pre- cleaner) scrapper located tangential spring loaded at the driving drum is
required only for tower belts

3. MOTOR & ELECTRICAL

3.1. All motors shall comply with the attached unit data and shall as a minimum be to IP 55.

3.2 All motors should be suitable for VFD applications

3.3. The contractor shall ensure electrical continuity to earth. All items shall be securely bonded
to earth points. Flexible connections shall be bridged using copper braids. A suitable earth
connection shall be provided at the unit base frame.

3.4. Installed motor power shall be at least 20 % greater than the maximum absorbed load at
normal operating conditions.

3.5. Base frames shall incorporate a means of adjusting the motor position.

3.6. Equipment will operate under different condition of electrical network system - 3x 380 V /
50 Hz or 3x 380 V / 60 Hz (in Saudi Arabia, USA). Equipment has to be suitable for both
systems and has to be able execute required feed rate.

4. FINISH AND PAINTING

4.1. The vendor will provide, if required, his standard painting procedure for P&G approval.

4.2. Carbon steel needs a minimum 40 µm primer and 40 µm finishing.

5. DOCUMENTATION, INSPECTION AND TESTING

5.1. The vendor shall supply all documentation called for by P&G, including as a minimum that
required by the engineering data and drawing schedule.

5.2. The P&G engineer and/or his inspecting authority reserves the right to inspect at any stage
during manufacturing or testing. It is required that before release of the package to the site,
the Engineer shall visit the Contractors works to witness operational dry tests and/or carry
out visual inspections.

5.3. Final acceptance of any package shall be at site with equipment running during the
commissioning stage.

6. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS:

6.1 On the bottom of the belt conveyor case will be installed scraper. The scraper will work
continuously together with main belt.

6.2 Pulley detector (on non-driven pulley) will be equipped by sensor IFM electronic model: IB
5096/IB3020-BPKG (230V, 50Hz) with support E10193.

6.3 Non-drive pulley for scraper has the same sensor too

6.4 The conveyor is made of a number of identical slider bed sections, fitted with a head and tail
section. Each slider bed section is typically fitted with 2 access doors.

6.5 Product chute must be 100 % towards the direction of the belt travel.

6.6 The conveyor belt is supported by slider bed sections between tail and head pulley. In cross-
section, the bed is curved over a radius. The bed is formed by plates and by longitudinal
adjacent bars at the bottom. At the pulleys, there is a transition from round to a flat bed.

6.7 The return belt is supported by individual sectional rollers. Typically, one sectional roller per
section.

Both spiral or discs design are accepted) – illustrative picture for the disc design. MOC is
Nylon or PTFE

6.8 All bearings of pulleys and support rolls must be outside the conveyor housing.

6.9 The bottom part of the conveyor housing is a flat plate. There is sufficient space between
return belt and bottom part to allow cleaning.
Procter & Gamble Data sheet for Belt Conveyor
Spec. N°:
Eqt. N°: Belt Conveyor BC-52B Issue: R2
Application: Transport of Raw Materials Date: August 2023
1 1. OPERATING/PERFORMANCE DATA P&G Vendor
2 Product name SS MCAS, MES Raw Materials
3 Product type (sticky or free flowing) Detergent
Powder
Production
4 Product bulk density (kg/m3) 650
5 Feed rate Maximum (kg/h) 18000
6 Maximum (m3/h) 27.7
7 Explosive Yes
8 Operating temperature (°C) for all general application AMB.
Operating temperature (°C) for all Tower belt application

9 Maximum temperature (°C) for all general application 70

Maximum temperature (°C) for all Tower belt application 130
10 Required horizontal length L between centerline pulleys By vendor
(m)
11 Inclination angle from horizontal (°) max 15° for all 0°
application
Except for tower belt - max inclination is 12 °
12 Length of 1 section L1 (m); see sketch (reco min 1.5 m)
13 Normal operating speed 0.8 m/s
 0.6 m/s for all general application
 0.8 - 1 m/s for tower belt application
14 Maximum Speed of belt (m/s)
 Max 0.8 m/s for conveying belt
 Max 0.6 m/s for extraction belt
 Max 1.2 m/s for tower belt
15 Capacity (m3/h) at selected nominal speed
16 2. CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS
17 Belt conveyor size: 450 / 600 / 750 / 1000 By vendor
18 Casing yes
19 Design temperature (°C) 70
20 Design pressure (bar g) Atm.
21 Number of inlets (indicate on sketch below) 1
22 Connections - size (mm)
23 Inlet See GA
24 Outlet See GA
25 Dust extraction at discharge For Jacob
 For tower belt doggy door is applicable DN120
26 Air bleed (size in tail end door - m2) yes
 For tower belt doggy door is applicable
27 Number of access doors - please refer to section 2.2 2 per section at each side
And one for dust skirts at
each side
28 Total length (m) See GA
29 Height (m) By vendor
30 Width (m) By vendor
31 Material (CS / SS / other) SS304
Procter & Gamble Data sheet for Belt Conveyor
Spec. N°:
Eqt. N°: Belt Conveyor BC-52B Issue: R2
Application: Transport of Raw Materials Date: August 2023
P&G Vendor
32 Belt recommendation if type not known PVC
 Color: White - Heat resistant, Upper layer
coating is PVC - Suitable for slider bed
application
33 Manufacturer Refer to
standard
specification
34 Type Refer to hard
and soft
point
summary
35 Belt width (m) By vendor
36 Number of layers By vendor
Refer to hard
and soft
point
summary
37 Tension length for belt (mm) Refer to hard
and soft
point
summary
38 Motion Sensor on non-driven pulley Yes Hard point
40 Limit switches for belt tracking problems Yes Hard point
41 Automatic Housing Cleaning Required for all application Yes Hard point
42 Dimensions: see sketch at sheet 3 See sketch
45 Access of belt changing (splicing / replacement) By vendor Hard point
46 Primary Belt scraper (pre – cleaner) No
 Only required for tower belt
47 Secondary Belt Scraper for all applications Yes Hard point
48 Drum scrapper for all applications Yes Hard point
49 Inner belt arrow scrapper for all application Yes Hard point
50 Rotation detector required (yes/no)
51 Head pulley
52 Diameter (mm) By vendor
53 Rubber Coating Thickness (mm) Yes Hard point
54 Shaft diameter (mm) By vendor
55 Material shaft (CS/SS/other) CS Hard point
56 Bearing Yes - outside Hard point
57 Crowned roll Yes Hard point
58 Tail pulley
59 Diameter (mm) By vendor.
60 Material (CS/SS/other) CS Hard point
61 Shaft diameter (mm) By vendor
62 Material shaft (CS/SS/other) CS Hard point
63 Bearing Yes - outside Hard point
64 Self-Cleaning Design (squirrel cage/ spiral wound) Yes Hard point
65
Procter & Gamble Data sheet for Belt Conveyor
Spec. N°:
Eqt. N°: Belt Conveyor BC-52B Issue: R2
Application: Transport of Raw Materials Date: August 2023
66 3. MOTOR & ELECTRICAL DATA
67 Motor manufacturer By vendor
68 Mechanical protection IP 55 Hard point
69 Insulation class F Hard point
70 Volts/Phase/Hertz 440/3/50
71 Installed power (kW) by vendor
72 Full load amp´s by vendor
73 Min/max speed by vendor
74 External Cooling by vendor
75 Number of poles by vendor
76 Suitable for variable speed drive (yes/no) yes Hard point
77 PTC thermistors in winding (yes/no) yes
78 Efficiency class IE2/EFF1 Hard point
79 Suitable for speed reversal (yes/no) no
80 Reducer type (chain, belt, geared, direct, ...) Direct drive Hard point
81 Ratio
82 Low speed switch (SSL) with pulse output on non-driven Yes Hard point
shaft for belt and scrapper is required (Pepperl + Fuchs or
IFM, 24V DC)
83 Belt alignment (left and right) is required (Telemecanique Yes Hard point
sensor is preferred, 24V DC)
84 4. MISCELLANEOUS DATA
85 Painting: vendor's standard yes/no/other Vendor
standard
86 Painting: motor, gearbox RAL 5012
87 Total weight of the unit (kg) By vendor
88 Overall dimensions for transportation (mm) By vendor
89 Height / Length / Width
90 Location of unit indoors/outdoors indoors
91 Local conditions: Min / Max temperature (°C) +1/+50
92 Country of destination inland
93 Maximum relative humidity 80%
94 SITE UTILITIES
95 Electrical: Volts/Phase/Hertz 440/3/50
96 5. DIMENSIONS See sketch
97 Sizes (mm) Section L1= See sketch
98 Section in front of head section L2= See sketch
99 Tail section LT= See sketch
100 Head section LH= See sketch
101 Inlets 1 size ( x ) LI1= See sketch
102 2 size ( x ) LI2= See sketch
103 3 size ( x ) LI3= See sketch
104 6. ATEX ZONES
105 Inside Conveyor 20
106 Outside Conveyor 22
107 Dust ignition protection:
 Procter & Gamble Data sheet for Belt Conveyor
Spec. N°:
Eqt. N°: Belt Conveyor BC-52B Issue: R2
Application: Transport of Raw Materials Date: August 2023
108 Explosion Class St2
109 KSt Value bar m/s 240
110 Minimum Ignition Energy
111 Maximum Explosion Pressure (bar)
112 Maximum Rate of pressure rise

Please attached GA drawings showing the overall dimensions

DIMENSIONAL SKETCH & MOTOR LOCATION