To assist with positive tracking, a guide strip(s) is often used on the pulley side of conveyor belts. V–guides are the most common shapes used. However, square and rectangular shapes are also available. In addition, Sparks has designed and developed round dot guides for traveling over very small pulleys.
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Durometer is one of several measures of the hardness of a material. It can be identified as a material’s resistance to a permanent indentation or it can be identified as a material’s resistance to penetration of a sharp object.
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A citrus processing group in San Bernardino, California was having difficulty resolving a major design issue related to a rough dump station of citrus at their offloading dock which was under construction.
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Some conveyor belting is manufactured with one ply of fabric. This fabric layer can be coated with rubber, polymer, or elastomer. Yet, most conveyor belting is manufactured using two or more plies of fabric that are adhered to each other by using inner layers of rubber, polymer, or elastomer.
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Static electricity is defined as electrical charge at rest. It can be caused by the triboelectric effect and can be accumulated by inductive and conductive charging.
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