Without the right conveyor parts and components, aggregates operations would come to a screeching halt. Here’s a selection of what’s available to keep your conveyors rolling smoothly.

by Kerry Clines, Senior Editor

Extended wear life results in lower maintenance costs and less downtime.

Martin Engineering Co.

Martin Engineering says its Apron Seal skirtboard sealing system provides two wear surfaces on a single elastomer sealing strip installed along the bottom of the skirtboard in a belt conveyor loading zone. When the bottom side of the strip against the belt is worn, the sealing strip is inverted, providing a second service life. The skirting is available in lengths up to 300 feet.

Richwood

Richwood says its Cushion Arc heavy-duty impact idler provides impact protection for conveyor belts. Each idler has five to nine individual rollers that provide full-belt-width radius support. The rollers are 6-inch-diameter R2000 rubber molded over 2.75-inch-diameter steel shells. The rollers can be easily replaced from the side of the belt.

Martin Sprocket & Gear, Inc.

Martin Sprocket & Gear offers a complete line of heavy-duty conveyor pulleys and components. Its drum pulleys are constructed for standard duty, mine duty, or quarry duty and are available in stock or made-to-order versions. Wing pulleys are designed to withstand the most common types of failure — wing folding, premature contact bar wear, and hub weld fatigue.

Easy maintenance equals less downtime.

Flexco

Flexco’s new MHS Cartridge Cleaner slides out from one side of the conveyor or chute wall, allowing a single worker to inspect, service, or replace it in minutes, thereby minimizing downtime. The side slide-out design is safer for workers, as it doesn’t require them to crawl underneath the conveyor or be in tight spaces within a chute.

Superior Industries

Superior Industries says its new line of conveyor take ups helps to maintain proper belt tension at the drive pulley. The line includes telescoping tube take ups, wide slot take ups, top angle take ups, light-duty take ups, heavy-duty take ups, and center-pull conveyor take ups. The take ups designs allow for mounting to most conveyor frames.

ASGCO

ASGCO says its Skalper IV blade with E-Z Torque Tensioning System was enhanced with a new blade design that features horizontal sipes/wear grooves across the entire width of the cleaning edge and an arc-shaped back side. The self-adjusting tensioner has redesigned brackets with bushings on both sides for smooth operation.