BELZONA SIMPLIFIES CONVEYOR BELT REPAIRS
Industry: General Industry (GIND)
Application: SHM-Solids Handling Machinery (SHM)
Substrate: Rubber
Customer Location: Newspaper Distribution Centre, South East, UK
Application Date: December 2010
Products:
Belzona® 2311 (SR Elastomer)
Problem: From time to time the conveyor belt will get damaged from the papers or magazines getting jammed up between the side walls and the rollers.
Photograph Descriptions
- Roughing up the damaged surface
- Applying the Belzona Elastomer Conditioner
- Application of Belzona® 2311 to the masked area
- Completed application with Belzona Reinforcement tape embedded in the repair and ready to go back in service
Application Situation
Conveyor belt carrying newspapers & magazines to trucks within a distribution centre. The conveyor is moving millions of newspaper and magazines per day normally working through the night.
Application Method
Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet SHM-1. The conveyor belt was stopped once the shift had finished and can be repaired before the next start-up.
Belzona Facts
This conveyor belt is the only one in the facility and is working throughout the night to load papers and magazines onto truck. The repairs need to be quick or the back log of papers/magazines build up in the facility. The cost of a new belt is about £2,500, the alternative is a specialized vulcanized repair costing around £350.00 with a three day lead time.
