The conveyor covers are there to ensure that there is as little spillage as possible and that the dust stays inside the transfer point and can be directed to the dedusting system. The larger the cover cross section, the slower the air flow inside it and the shorter the distance the dust needs to fall back to the material flow.

With a well adjustable impact bed, a good support is provided for the belt at the transfer point. With retractable roller frames, you can bring the wear plates very close to the belt and get more life time for the skirtboard.

Using quick locks on the conveyor covers and especially easy operating locking system for the safety mesh, the maintenance work can be done as fast as possible.

Tail ends is the area that offers the most standardization possibilities. With standardization we understand functionality that you find on each delivery and functionality that is there to ensure the high production rates, to allow easy and fast maintenance while keeping the employees safe.

The design naturally is done under consideration of EN 620:2002+A1:2010 and for speeding up the maintenance works, all shields are done with a fast and easy with the AISI316 locking elements.

The discharge end hood has an important job in safeguarding the personnel from the nip point on the pulley. At the same time, it can be used to limit the dusting problem, but as always, you need to consider the maintenance friendliness.

The bigger the hatch, the better for maintenance and the better visibility in to the chute. Fast installation, possibility to replace the discharge pulley, sealing the pulley shafts are among others, issues that will ensure fast and easy maintenance.

Just like the transfer points, discharge stations are unique individuals. Or at least they should be. The next conveyor location, the chute height and material properties define the limitations on the geometry. Correct design allows sealing the transfer point well, starting from the incoming material side, thus the volume of the air carrying the dust, can be reduced significantly.

So, we start with the geometry and then work ourselves to sealing the belt cleaners, pulley shafts, space between the chute and return belt, belts and carry belt and hood. At the same time keeping in mind, that the inspection and maintenance hatches and openings must be as big as possible.

You can calculate or simulate the discharge parable of the material to get to a pretty good result, but still the possibility to adjust the drive pulley location is cheap way to ensure that changes in material properties do not need to result in the transfer point becoming a source of problems.

Transfer points are the most common cause of problems and unexpected production interruptions. Each transfer point is a unique individual, but you still need to be able to inspect and replace the wear plates and belt cleaner segments, to get the material residue removed by the belt cleaners to drop inside the chute, seal the belt cleaner saddle pipes and to install the whole chute.

With the right geometry you can get the material directly or through a rock box  to the next belt and to the middle of it. Each installation and each modernisation gives some new ideas for further development. The result is a chute that isn’t any more the main source of problems.