Proper conveyor alignment and belt installation are essential for trouble-free conveyor operation, maximum belt service life, and reduced maintenance time. As a result, your company experiences increased production efficiency and greater profitability. But your engineering and maintenance teams are already stretched thin ....... Conveying Solutions can help you with these tasks, at any time that suits your schedule.

The importance of proper conveyor alignment should not be underestimated. Without a level, in-line conveyor, your belt has no hope of running well or performing for its full service life. Conveying Solutions knowledgeable team uses state-of-the-art digital and laser equipment to assure that the job is done right. Alignment services are available independently or are the first step in our belt installation package. Conveying Solutions alignment services include:

• Necessary adjustments of all rolls, shafts, bearings and support members to level and align

• Locking of bearing adjustments for continued belt tracking

• Assure that all bearings are free turning

• Determine if shafts and rolls are concentric

• Provide permanent alignment reference points for future alignment checks (upon request) 

Proper belt installation is critical to optimum belt performance. Conveying Solutions belt installation packages include:

• Alignment services as described above

• Determination of best method for "old" belt removal and "new" belt pull-in (custom lead in devices are available)

• Install belt rolls in proper sequence

• Properly splice and finish belt edge (includes demonstrations for maintenance team)

• Remove excess belting and adjust to ideal tension level (includes demonstrations for maintenance team)

• Track belt at ambient temperature with incremental adjustments to support rollers

• Continuous monitoring of belt tracking in medium to high temperature applications until belt is properly cured and at operating temperature.