Re: Non-Standard Widths Belts
The solution is to send enquiries to conveyor belt suppliers for both 66 and 72 inch widths. Their quotations will tell you the most economic belt. ■
Steel Cord Belt Width Standards
The simple answer is, yes, any belt width is possible if the reason is justified.
Steel cord belt standards follow typical idler width standards. All sizes are possible. Belt manufacturers have typical steel cord press combs and reel assemblies that can include 66 inch (1676 mm).
The width is less practiced due to the idler jigs that are available in a given country. If the conveyor is of sufficient length, then there is no standard. Both belt and idlers can be tailored to the occasion.
You should also consider the number of bidders that can meet the selected width for both belt and idlers, and idler frames. Often design houses have internal standards that junior engineers can select from that allows quick digital drawing implementation.
Usually the width is selected after the maximum speed is set by the design criteria. If there is doubt about availability, then selecting the next larger width is appropriate. There is no engineering limitation.
Condider this: 900, 914,1000, 1050, 1067, 1200, 1219, 1372, 1400, 1500, 1524, 1600, 1800, and 1829 mm widths are standards if you consider many world wide users of belt systems. The odd balls are English standards, 36 ,42, 48, 54, 60, 66, 72, et al. practiced by many countries. Other countries select yet other metric increments, aside from the English standard, that do not step in uniform increments. India differs from China, China from Japan, USA from Australia, and so on. ■
Re: Non-Standard Widths Belts
Originally Posted by nordell
................ The odd balls are English standards, 36 ,42, 48, 54, 60, 66, 72, et al. practiced by many countries. Other countries select yet other metric increments, aside from the English standard, that do not step in uniform increments. India differs from China, China from Japan, USA from Australia, and so on.
Kindly explain where a 36 ,42, 48, 54, 60, 66, 72, et al belt width appears in BSS 490 Part 1. ■
Re: Non-Standard Widths Belts
Kindly explain why u wanna know. ■
Re: Non-Standard Widths Belts
Originally Posted by louispanjangSurely we all know that British Standards exist to be read, then totally disregarded by the British as we go off and do our own thing. After all, the information we gave to British Standards reflected what we did twenty years ago, not what we do today. Got to keep some edge in this competitive world, certainly can't beat the Indians and Chinese on price! ■
Non-Standard Widths Belts
Hello to all:
My estimation is that in a chilean minning company they will need a 66 inch long overland conveyor (for instance, my Beltstat 7.0 software yielded 66 inch in some running cases).
However, a vendor told me to use a 72 inch belt, considering the fact that 66 inch is a non standard value for a belt width (according to CEMA).
My question is:
Is there some flexibility on the manufacturing companies regarding the use of non standard widths, without being expensive or any other inconvenient? ■