The following pictures were taken recently during production of a belt that we supplied ready to be retrofitted by one of our customers to a ‘Nose-Over’ Conveyor up in Scotland. This enquiry was slightly uncommon for a couple of reasons, making a nice change from a standard design. For most orders when Stevens supply a Sidewalled Belt, we would be asked to supply the belt as an Endless band (continuous Vulcanised Joined loop), or to join the belt on-site at our customer premises – either with a Vulcanised Joint or with Stainless Steel Joiners. On this occasion we were asked to supply the belt pre-fitted with Stainless Steel Fasteners In-House and ready for our customer to wrap the belt on their Nose Over machine and put the pin through the Joiners.
The second slightly unusual aspect of the design is that the belt was designed to carry metal coins, meaning that the belt was supplied in Green PVC at our customer’s requested, rather than in a more common Food Quality Blue/White PVC or PU (or Rubber for more arduous applications) that you may usually see for Sidewalled Belting.
This belt was produced from a 3 Ply Green Diamond Back Belt, with Rigid Fabrics, to ensure the lateral stability of the belt. The base belt was then fitted with 50mm High PVC T Cleats (Flights) and 50mm High Footless Corrugated Sidewalls, before being finished off with a K10 (10mm x 6mm) Tracking Guide and Stainless Steel 125 Self-Set Rivet Style Fasteners.
For any Flighted and Sidewalled Belt enquiries, for either new or existing designs, please contact info@stevensbelting.co.uk or sales@stevensbelting.co.uk.
