The latest version of the MHEA (Materials Handling Engineers Association http://www.mhea.co.uk/) "Recommended Practice for Troughed Belt Conveyors" is in metric. It's the one with the pale blue cover.

But you may have to search to find a copy

IMO though the best source of knowledge is not books, but working in a materials handling company with experienced designers. Just because someone has written something in a book doesn't make it right ■

Originally Posted by designer

The latest version of the MHEA (Materials Handling Engineers Association http://www.mhea.co.uk/) "Recommended Practice for Troughed Belt Conveyors" is in metric. It's the one with the pale blue cover.

But you may have to search to find a copy

IMO though the best source of knowledge is not books, but working in a materials handling company with experienced designers. Just because someone has written something in a book doesn't make it right

The MHEA website says "The two key 'Recommended Practice' design guides for troughed belt conveyors & chutes/transfer points are now undergoing a strategic review." Whatever that means.

The book we are all waiting for is the one written by Nordell, Spriggs et al.

It'll come in several volumes & they'll all be worth the read.

For now your better sources are the belt manufacturers catalogues Fenner, Dunlop something or other, Continental etc. Yokohama & Bando used to have good catalogues but they have gone to ground along with MHEA. ■

Originally Posted by louispanjang

The MHEA website says "The two key 'Recommended Practice' design guides for troughed belt conveyors & chutes/transfer points are now undergoing a strategic review." Whatever that means.

Probably means dead and buried.

Maybe someone should scan a copy for the MHEA so it can be put on their web site. ■

Originally Posted by designer

Probably means dead and buried.

Maybe someone should scan a copy for the MHEA so it can be put on their web site.

I made a .pdf some years ago but I don't know what the copyright situation would be. I'm surprised the membership is so high (39). Yes "dead & buried", maybe the paragraphs on stockpiling (strategic ) were quite helpful after all.■

Hi Alex,

Try to find the Good Year Handbook, and also the Conti-Tech Handbook.

Phoenix has also a publication called Design Fundamentals.

Martin Engineering has also a good book called Foundations, this is about cleaning devices.

And the one of best technical publications in this field is the magazine Bulk-Solids Handling, from Transtech.

These are good literature for both professionals, experienced and beginners.

Good luck.

Regards

Alexandre Calijorne ■

Title: Conveying Machines

in two volumes

Author: A. O. Spivakovsky and V. K. Dyachkov

Translated from Russian by: Afanasyev

Published year: 1985 ■

Hello Mr. Alex

One Mr. I G Mulani has writen two books (metric) available in india and he is also actively particepating in forums and its worth to buy one copy and read it .

I would like to tell ur short story, me mechanical engineer working in bulk material handling plant. Actually my Boss introduced me to this web site and one day we both were surfing this web site and he was refering to Mr. I G Mulani as knowledgable person and then i told him that i have read his book and it is readly available at our liberary then he immediately rushed to liberary to refere the same and brought one copy for our department and kept in planning department for reference.

Thank u very much sir for writing books.

Ishwar G Mulani.

Author of Book : Engineering Science and Application Design for Belt Conveyors.

Author of Book : Belt Feeder Design and Hopper Bin Silo

ramesh kumar■

I have always found textboooks by Indian authors to be excellent value. Sorry for not mentioning those 2 books before.■