Pit & Quarry, February 2011
PIT SToP belt weight We feel using the weight of the belt to make the roller shift and thus track the belt is the most foolproof method he says explaining that the misaligned belt puts pressure on one side of the training idler The pressure causes the training idler to tilt and guide the belt back to center Importantly Felton says most producers are looking for automatic return training idlers If a trainer is not automatic it requires frequent adjustments If the belt is mistracking to one side or the other the operator must walk up to the piece of equipment and adjust it and it tracks the belt back Todays producers want to set it and forget it They want it to automatically and continuously keep the belt aligned This is particularly important to those operating portable A mistracked conveyor belt as seen here is a common problem at aggregates operations and potentially any site running conveyors equipment mobile track mounted equipment or radial stacking conveyors for example he says Problem solved Killeen Crushed Stone of Killeen Texas uses a Navigator return trainer to automatically eliminate belt mistracking on the side conveyor of its mobile track mounted cone crushing plant The conveyor is level as it extends out from the plant and then it takes about a 15 degree angle upwards At the point of the angle is where we had the mistracking problems says Pat Sharp superintendent for the operation Not only did we have to deal with a lot of material spillage during material transfer but we had to place hold down rollers on the belt to hold it down while running empty It was a situation that we had to deal with continually and hourly HY15 Hybrid Belt Scale HY15 Modular Belt Scale Accuracy 1 depending on application Easy to Install Low Profile Optional Processor Packages Tecweigh Reliability 5 Year Tecweigh Warranty Check out the new HY15 at Con Agg Hilton Booth 30804 for a demonstration New Benefits of a modular scale with the Dependability of a Tecweigh Call 8882211855 or visit tecweigh com See us at Con Agg March 22 26 2011 Las Vegas NV 58 PIT QUARRY February 2011 www pitandquarry com
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