The mining industry
for production lines, transportation and production department uses heavy duty
belt conveyor. They are made from a main
belt supported by conveyor rollers or conveyor idlers in a single lane or in a
v shaped series. It is used mainly for conveying raw materials in a horizontal
or inclined conveying system such as coal, gravel, sand, cement, grain and
rocks.
A typical mining
conveyor will use conveyor idler or heavy duty flexible roller conveyor. Conveyor systems bring incredible amount
of benefits to business so they are used all over the world in hundreds of
different industries. They mainly transport materials, merchandise and raw
material. Conveyors reduce the security risk compared to forklift and move
materials so they are installed almost anywhere. Conveyors are used in various
industries such as automotive, agricultural, computer and electronics, food
processing, aerospace and cans, mining industry so they come in variety of shape,
sizes and weights.
Conveyor
Rollers or Conveyor Idlers for the Mining Industry
Flexible
roller conveyor is used in the mining industry due to its features such as strength, durability and also low noise. A free wheeling roller design
usually fit with adjustment screw to provide easy adjustment which eliminates
misalignment of the shaft.
Externally a conveyor
idler is much lighter than steel and provide a higher resistance to abrasion
which is made of HPDE, high density polyethylene.
Structural resistance
is very important when choosing the flexible roller conveyor. You can look for conveyor idlers with high quality aluminum
which has reduced weight with no increase in weight.
Another important
characteristic is the type of oil or grease use in the cartridge. A warm or
tropical climate has a grease type mechanism whereas an arctic weather climate
will work better with oil type mechanism.
The mining conveyor belt has high frequent maintenance
as compared to other traditional industries and has the weight and volume moved
by the conveyor is usually much higher due to the presence of dust and various
other rubbles.
If there are abnormal noises, loose conveyor
rollers, running deviation situation, motor reducer lubricant then it is
essential to perform maintenance.
