Posts tagged with: HabaTEC
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6 things you need to know about powerturn installations
I’m often contacted by engineers asking for assistance with replacing, retrofitting or designing belts for curved conveyors – known as powerturn installations – which are used to change the direction of a conveyor by anything from 30° to 180°.
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How to reduce friction on conveyors with a nosebar (knife edge)
Conveyors with one or two nosebars (knife edges) consume more power than conveyors with bearing pulleys. That’s a given.
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Catenary sag or take-up unit for a plastic modular belt?
In an earlier article we looked at the basic drive configurations for plastic modular belts and explained that “one or more catenary sags are used to provide optimal belt-to-sprocket engagement”.
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Conveyor belt design – keep it simple!
Installations with conveyor belts can be designed simply and affordably by taking a few factors into account. In this blog, I will discuss how customers can avoid unnecessary additions which hike up the price and complicate production.
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To crown or not to crown a lagged pulley
Pulley crowning is an essential design element for tracking control of flat conveyor and power transmission belts. A friction cover, or “rubber lagging” helps to increase the traction between the conveyor belt and the drive pulley. Used alone, these covers optimize belt performance.
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8 tips for better conveyor belt tracking
Are you having trouble tracking your conveyor belt? One might often think it is the belt itself that is causing the problem, but this usually isn’t true.
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Optimal drive configuration for plastic modular belts
Plastic modular belt are basically driven like a bicycle chain. Well, it is rather powered by an electrical motor than by muscles.
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Understanding friction
Recently I was asked to investigate an issue with an installation that was getting too hot due to excess friction. This can be a common problem, and so it is helpful to understand the factors involved. In this blog I will explain how friction is created and how it can be measured.
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