bauma 2016: FLEXCO simplifies maintenance and repair with conveyor belt connector and cleaning systems

Clean, loss-free and always on track

Do conveyor systems meet the required standards and can processes even be

improved? At bauma 2016 (11th to 17th April, Munich), Flexco GmbH will be

exhibiting innovative solutions to enable users to overcome or eliminate

in advance the four main causes of possible problems - material carry

back, belt misalignment, material loss and belt slip. In this way, the

user can significantly increase his system productivity. The innovative

developments include the FMS secondary cleaner.

This is suitable for medium-duty applications. While a pre-cleaner removes

the coarse material, the FMS takes care of fine cleaning. This increases

the cleaning effect of the conveyor cleaner and in many cases can remove

more than 90% of the carry back. The blades of the FMS secondary cleaner

are made of coated carbide. This makes it suitable for mining applications

with maximum belt speeds of 5 m/s and for belt widths of 450 to 1,800 mm.

A tensioning system ensures that the blade makes optimum contact with the

conveyor belt.

An important step in preventing material loss is to correct the guiding of

the conveyor belt. Flexco offers various belt centring systems for such

cases. These detect when the belt is not running true and correct it.

Flexco will be exhibiting the PT Pro Belt Trainer in this respect. When

the belt wanders, the unique pivot and tilt movement always guides it back

into the correct position. The belt centring device is suitable for

reversible belts with belt speeds of up to 7 m/s. It is used in both damp

and dry environments. The standard sizes in this range are suitable for

belt widths of 450 to 2,400 mm.

At bauma Flexco will be presenting the new PT Pro EZ belt centring station

to the public for the first time. Equipped in a similar way to the PT Pro

Belt Trainer, it is suitable for light to medium-duty applications and for

reversible belts with belt widths up to 1,200 mm. Conveyor system

operators can also use it on belts with worn or damaged edges. The station

is very quick and easy to fit thanks to the simple design of brackets and

components. The special feature of the PT Pro EZ is that the belt guide

roller is polyurethane-coated as standard. Competitors usually only offer

this at extra cost.

Material is also frequently lost in the loading zone due to the impact

energy. To avoid this, Flexco provides impact beds which slow down the

material falling onto the conveyor, and will be presenting the EZIB range

of impact beds at the exhibition. The user can easily specify and fit

these thanks to the adjustable trough angle. The product range is equipped

with standard components, which makes it both effective and affordable.

The impact strips made from tough ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene

(PE-UHMW) absorb the impact force of the falling material, while the outer

protective strip, which is likewise made of (PE-UHMW), seals the loading

zone. This system is suitable for light and medium-duty loads. Impact beds

are now also available in lengths of 600 and 1,200 mm. This solution

enables users to significantly increase the life of their systems as they

are subjected to considerably less load. Combined with Flexco sliding

beds, they can be expanded to form complete loading zone systems.

FLEXCO at bauma: Hall B2, Stand 251 and Courtyard 12 B Stand 12