Vecoplan says its pipe belt conveyors are energy-efficient in transporting bulk materials.
With its VecoBelt series, Bad Marienberg, Germany-based Vecoplan offers pipe belt conveyors that it says are ideal for transporting almost all bulk materials, including processed industrial and production waste. The company says it has now enhanced the system by implementing a roller-free belt return.
To reduce the use of expensive primary fuels such as coal and oil, alternative fuels and raw materials are increasingly being used, even in the production of cement. These materials, consisting of high-calorific waste, such as plastic and packaging waste, paper, composite materials and textiles, must first be processed to be furnace-ready. Vecoplan says its VecoBelt is a completely closed transport system that conveys this material mix safely.
Vecoplan says it has further developed this series in all belt widths, and the conveyor belt is now supported by an air cushion in the belt feed and belt return. This is advantageous for users, the company says, because the idlers in the feeder section and the return rollers are no longer required, meaning little or no roller maintenance.
Each drive station is equipped with two scrapers. Operators can adjust the front head scraper and the carbide scraper from the outside and the components can be retightened with a ratchet. The front head scraper is flexible, yet strong enough to remove impurities from the belt, Vecoplan says. The carbide scraper is designed to ensure thorough cleaning, removing430 belt dirt. More scrapers in the weight tensioning stations reduce maintenance time even more, increasing the availability of the systems while reducing material carry over.
According to the company, the VecoBelt can convey bulk material over a length of up to 430 meters (1410.76 feet) and with a volume flow of 1,000 cubic meters per hour (35314.7 cubic feet per hour). The belts in the series run at a speed of 2.5 meters per second (8.2 feet per second). The conveyor system is quick, easy to install, stable and lightweight. The spacing between the individual supports can be up to 75 meters (246.06 feet) with possible gradients of up to 18.5 degrees.
Additionally, the VecoBelt series consumes about half as much electricity as conventional roller conveyor systems, the company says.
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