Tru-Trac’s ‘look and see’ inspection philosophy keeps conveyors running at peak performance by enabling early detection of issues before they impact production.
this approach, minor issues are identified early on before they escalate into major problems that lead to unexpected breakdowns. This minimises unplanned interruptions ensuring that material transport is uninterrupted and production schedules are maintained. “Constant condition monitoring of conveyor components is one of the best practices in always ensuring correct belt tracking. It is essential to be fully aware of the basic characteristics of the different belt tracking components and for these to be employed correctly,” Van der Westhuizen says, adding that all the structural conveyor components such as pulleys, idlers, take-ups and the supporting structure should always be properly aligned at all times. “In fact, these should be the principal areas of concern whenever trying to identify belt tracking problems. All pulleys, snub rollers, troughing and return idlers must be square with the frame parallel to each other, and also be level,” Van der Westhuizen concludes. l
Douglas van der Westhuizen, Technical Sales Representative at Tru-Trac.
Guy Fitt, National Sales Manager at Tru-Trac.
Tru-Trac scrapers combat carryback, keeping belts clean and improving overall productivity across the conveyor system.
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