Key Principles of Lightweight Belting
Agenda
Day 1:
- Module #1 Traditional Belting
- Belt construction
- Fabrics
- Weaves
- Covers
- Compounds
- Additives
- Key information on data sheets
- Site Visit to Uniband to see how conveyor belt is manufactured
(Note: Not for participants from belt manufacturing companies) - Module #2 Traditional Belting (cont.)
- Splicing of traditional belting
- Mechanical
- Endless
- Practical application: Splicing demonstrations
- Belt Fabrication Accessories
- Module #3 Monolithic/Homogeneous Belting
- Two basic types:
- Flat monolithic/homogeneous belting
- Round and profiled belts
- Practical application: Splicing demonstrations
- Two basic types:
Day 2:
- Helpful Tools for Customer Visits
- Module #4 Specialty Belting
- Needled Felt Belts
- Quick Splice Tapes
- Nylon Core Belts
- High Temperature Belts
- PU Timing Belts
- Plastic Modular
- Spiral Link
- Practical application: Nylon Core splicing and Quick Melt splicing
- Module #5 Conveyor Design, Trouble Shooting
- Basic components of the conveyor
- Sketching a conveyor
- Belt tracking
- Belt squaring
- Practical application: Belt Squaring and Sketching Conveyors
- Putting It All Together
- Practical Application: Selecting a belt for an application based on known application details and referencing data sheets.
- Key Principles & Best Practices of Lightweight Belting
- Course review, attendee survey and wrap-up