Product category:
Conveyor systems (production and general purpose)
News Release from: Sandvik Steel | Subject: Ultra-thin steel conveyor belts
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 June 2004
Conveyors benefit from versatile 0.2mm
steel belts
Ultra-thin steel belts that can be employed in applications previously monopolised by plastics belts offer reduced deflection diameter, corrosion resistance and high tensile strength.
Sandvik Process Systems, a product area within Sandvik Materials Technology and the company behind the world's first steel belt over 100 years ago, is set to expand its presence in the conveying market with the introduction of ultra-thin steel belts that can be employed in applications previously monopolised by plastics belts The new belt thickness of 0.2mm, together with a belt width up to 600mm, results in a reduced deflection diameter which in turn opens up new opportunities for this proven conveying medium
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 29 Aug 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Among the inherent benefits of steel as a material for transporting goods is its excellent properties in terms of thermal conductivity; corrosion resistance; high tensile strength; high reversed bending strength; hard, smooth surface and resistance to abrasion.
The right balance between these properties can be achieved through careful specification of steel type and Sandvik are widely experienced in designing belts to cope with different and often difficult conditions.
Further Sandvik steel belt applications - mong the choices available to Sandvik's designers are stainless or carbon steels, solid or perforated construction and a smooth or textured surface.
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Following major investment in its manufacturing and finishing facilities, the company can produce belts in widths ranging from as narrow as 200mm right up to belts measuring 6000mm wide - with the capacity to supply even larger if required.
This expertise has led to Sandvik steel belts being used in a range of environments from 'pure' conveying applications - including abrasive, hot, corrosive, sticky or pasty products - to instances in which the belt is used to transport goods through different processes.
These can be as diverse as the transportation of car parts through coating lines to bake ovens, fruit and vegetable drying systems and coffee freezers where temperatures can fall as low as -50C.
Food processes are particularly suitable applications for steel due to its corrosion resistance, ease of cleaning and efficient product discharge - essential for products such as chocolate and cocoa mass.
This in-built versatility has led to the steel belt being chosen as the heart of processing systems the world over, in processing plants in the chemical, plastics and wood industries.
It can be used for cooling, for drying, for pressing and for forming.
Several process steps can be carried out concurrently - or consecutively - and processes can run continuously in a single plant.
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