Every belt manufacturer should have one. I have my own

Colin Benjamin

Gulf Conveyor Systems Pty Ltd

www.conveyorsystemstechnology.com ■

Hi Andrew,

I think Dr. Alex Harrison published some papers on the subject relating to steel cords back in the early 90's. These would have looked at how many steel cords could be broken at the center or edge of the belt, picked up during scanning, before you needed to re-splice.

As a general comment I'm a little surprised that "high tension textile belts in the 1000 PIW to 2000 PIW range" are "torn or punctured". These high strength fabric belts are generally pretty tough.

Is this a polyester-nylon belt or aramid?

Best regards,

Andrew Hustrulid

Originally Posted by AFM Industries

Are there any established standards (DIN, ISO, etc) or papers that discuss when the vulcanized repair of a torn or punctured textile belt is and is not feasible?

I’m particularly interested in high tension textile belts in the 1000 PIW to 2000 PIW range.

Thanks,

Andrew B

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I also thought of the paper that apparently Andrew H made reference to, though I did not cite the paper [at least the paper I was thinking of], as I recalled it focused on steel cord conveyor belt [cf. textile].

Regardless as it may be of use, the citation is:

Harrison, A, TBA, Improving the Reliability of Maingate and Slope Belts by Application of New Monitoring Technologies, TBA.

A number of Alex's papers include "similar" relevant content.

Regards,

Lyle ■