New Equipment

BELTMAX has recently installed it's second 28,000 pound capacity belt slitter due to the growth in BELTMAX Heavy Duty sales. BELTMAX is now stocking up 800 PIW belting.

ASGCO® “Complete Conveyor Solutions” has introduced new equipment into its manufacturing process. A CNC Komatsu Fine Plasma table, 225 ton CNC Press Brake and an Automated Sandblaster for surface preparation. The addition of these automated and computerized machines will increase quality, and reduce lead times to our valued customers. From the initial customer order ASGCO is reducing custom fabrication time.

Nitta Corporation of America continues to expand its “Made in America” product lines by increasing manufacturing capacities in its Atlanta, Georgia, facility and broadening the product offering to include a wider range of aramid cord products. For more information, please contact your Nitta District Sales Manager, or contact NCA Inside Sales by calling 800-221-3689 (toll-free) or 770-497-0212, and press “1” at the menu.

Behabelt USA has introduced an updated version of the HP01 press that will now allow for endless splicing of PU timing belts in the shop or in the field. For more information, contact Behabelt USA at 616-521-9836.

Behabelt USA has introduced PPULS controller for conveyor belt presses. The PPULS controller is lightweight and ideal for field installations. It can easily be attached to almost all brands of presses. Time and temperature settings are easily programmed and up to 200 recipes can be stored for future use. Contact Behabelt USA for a free demonstration.

BMG Conveyor Services of Florida now has the ability to hot weld urethane belts up to 48” wide with their new controlled stop welding system. This gives greater versatility and abilities to service their customers.

Flexco recently designed and developed a five station, automated machine for the complete assembly of CoreTech™ Nylon rollers. The machine fully assembles each roller in less than one minute. Flexco recently added a 120,000 lb. test rig to aid in product development, making way for new concepts and solutions. The custom-made rig was designed and built by Flexco to put a variety of products to work and measure the success and compatibility of each.

Behabelt USA introduces the PPULS controller for water-cooled presses. The controller can be retrofit easily to almost any water-cooled conveyor belt presses. It is hand held and light weight, which makes it excellent for field installations. It is easy to program times and temperatures and can store up to 200 recipes. Contains a real time data logging and diagnostic function for quality control. Easily retrofit to most standard presses from single phase to three phase - up to 400 volts. For more information, contact Patric Crumley at 616-485-1304.

BMG Conveyor Services of Florida now has the equipment capable of splicing up to a 96” wide belt, providing a broader range of service. For more information, contact BMG at 813-247-3620.

Chiorino Inc. is offering the Fast Joint splice kits, which are furnished in a rugged carrying case. These small hand presses are equipped with two heated platens, suitable for splicing narrow CHIORINO thermoplastic conveyor and transmission belts. These presses are easy to use, offer fast splice execution, high accuracy and repeatability and no use of cements, among other advantages.

AirBoss Engineered Products, Inc.’s mixing line now has automated stripstock pilling. For more information, contact Simon Lauoie at 450-546-2776 x265.

WAGENER Schwelm, Germany is pleased to announce that their sectional vulcanizing presses Type EMU and the 2-piece presses type VULCOLITE are now eligible to bear CSA Field Certification Labels. All platens and control boxes are CSA and UL approved. For more information, contact Marina Jovanovich at + 49 2103 951 220.

Shingle Belting has added an additional fully automated notching machine for their line of PU & PVC v-guides as well as Veethane belting. The new notch configuration will add flexibility and improve overall cosmetic quality.

Shaw Almex purchased from Fenner Dunlop America a substantial portion of the equipment from the Fenner Dunlop Atlanta facility which is being dismantled. The equipment includes two double deck belt manufacturing presses which are 36 feet long and 92 inches wide, a 60-inch-wide rotocure, and slitters, winders and material handling equipment. The machines will be used to produce sheet rubber products including pulley lagging, skirt board rubber, tank lining rubber and custom rubber compounds. These machines will give Almex an incredible advantage on pricing, capacity and delivery for the North American market. Shaw Almex recently installed a high speed production press to produce ceramic lagging in its Burlington, Ontario facility. The press is the fastest, most advanced press in the world with Allen Bradley plc controls, powered shuttle system and turbine pres- sure pump. The press is capable of producing 100 sheets of ceramic lagging in a 12-hour period and can produce strips up to 10 feet in length. The total investment is in excess of $300,000 and gives Almex the flexibility to produce custom lengths and designs and still deliver within 2-3 days.

At the end of 2010, Qingdao Huaxia Rubber Industry Co., Ltd. invested more than $ 7.6 million USD to build two new steel cord belt lines. One specification is 20m length x 2.4m width, the other one is 20m length x1.4m width. Both will be finished by August 2011. After that, HUAXIA will own the longest presses in the world. This will assist the production capacity to step to a new level and shorten lead-time. For more information, contact HUAXIA at +0086-532-82519922.

Reveyron uses a special fabric tensioning system whilst calender coating which guarantees an excellent dimensional stability of our belt material. We have now made the investment into a new accumulator on calendering line which reduces the tension while winding up neatly the rolls and assures the quality of top coating. For more information, contact info@reveyron.com.

Tapco, Inc. added IFI Grade 5 No. 1 Norway Flat Countersunk Head elevator bolts to their existing product line. The Grade 5 elevator bolts have greater proof load, minimum yield strength and minimum tensile strength than traditional Grade 1 or Grade 2 bolts -- allowing them to better withstand the additional forces exerted on elevator belt lap splices or other heavy-duty applications. Bolts are supplied with a distinguishing yellow zinc-plated (CR3) coating and SAE grade marking, in 14 sizes ranging from ¼-20 x 3/4" to 3/8-16 x 2". For more information, contact Carl Swisher at Tapco Inc., 314-739-9191 or 800-288-2726.

Manufacturers Supplies Company also would like to announce their NEW ATOM Flashcut B (Belt Feed) Series offers maximum production through-put of cut parts without the need to stop & restart the machine. The material is fed onto the bed of the machine into the "cutting zone". Once the components are cut, the conveyorised-bed feeds the parts to a "take-off" table area located at the front of the machine. The operator can strip the cut parts while the machine automatically reloads the material and the cutting process continues. The Flashcut B can produce belts much longer than the machine working length simply by indexing the cutting table and joining the cutting path (positioning tolerance of +/- 0.1mm).

Tapco, Inc. has introduced a 20" x 10" Xtreme Duty (CC-XD) elevator bucket to accompany its existing 7" and 8" projection sizes. The Tapco CC-XD operates at up to 940 feet per minute. The bucket is reinforced with a 5/8" thick front lip and has 1056.6 cubic inches of capacity. CC-XD buckets are molded with 35-50% more resin than the CC-HD. The CC style buckets’ distinctive “breaks” on the bottom of the bucket provide an ideal product trajectory. Tapco CC-XD is available in polyethylene, nylon and urethane and is ideal for demanding, super high throughput applications. For more information, contact Carl Swisher at Tapco Inc., 314-739-9191 or 800-288-2726.

Manufacturers Supplies Company announces new ATOM Flashcut Dieless Knife Cutting Tables & Systems. ATOM SpA are the foremost European specialist in the manufacture of CAD/CAM dieless knife cutting systems for processing rigid & flexible conveyor belt materials including polyurethane, PVC, teflon, polyester, textile, rubber, leather, fiber glass etc. Their range of automated knife cutting tables provide manufacturers of conveyor belts a turnkey solution for design, prototyping and manufacturing. Coupled with off the shelf and bespoke 2D CAD packages, the process from design concept to cut component is made simple & accurate with instantaneous results. For more information, contact Steve Goellner Jr. at 513-677-3311.

Legg Co. Inc. is very pleased to announce that they have started the installation of a 110” 4 roll Inverted L calender. This is the last piece of the puzzle that will allow Legg Co. to supply 96” finished belt to their customers. This is a very major advancement for Legg Co. The wider width combined with the current capability to handle 15’ diameter, 60,000 lb rolls will allow Legg Co. to be extremely competitive in the commodity belt markets. With the new calender and Legg’s 16th press installed in 2008, Legg Co. will be able to cure 96” belt at 120’ per cure. The new calender is expected to be operational by the middle of 2012. For more information, contact Ron Marier at 316-835-2256.

Albarrie Canada is pleased to announce their new equipment: Rontex Tubular Needling capacity, water based impregnation press, and a curing oven for temperatures up to 280 degrees Celcius. For more information, contact Margaret Driscoll at 705-737-0551.

Belt Tech Industrial recently added a new 72” Conveyor Belt Winder to our constantly growing supply of equipment for conveyor maintenance and conveyor projects. We also recently designed and fabricated two new sets of Conveyor Belt Air Brakes, manufactured exclusively by Belt Tech Industrial, Inc. The addition of all this new equipment will help us to better serve our continually growing customer base in a safe and efficient way. For more information, contact Jordan Russell at 877-554-BELT.

Tapco, Inc. recently added a bronze non-sparking belt splice to their product line. The new Tapco-Splice NS is manufactured to accompany their existing zinc-plated Dura-Splice. This style of clamp splice holds belts in a vice-like grip, putting an end to the double belt thickness common to other splicing systems. Unique teeth at the top of the clamp provide extra gripping power. For more information, contact Carl Swisher at 314-739-9191 ext. 1920. Tapco Inc. recently added the Reference (Ref) 70 style bolt to their product line. The Ref 70 is popular internationally for use in heavy-duty applications. Tapco manufactured the Ref 70 to accompany their existing styles: No. 1 Norway Flat Countersunk, No. 3 Eclipse (Slotted), Fanged, Pointed End Fanged and Western 3-Prong. For more information, contact Randy LeMaster at 314-739-9191.

Regional Equipment Manufacturers has put their new edge seal equipment in line for service. For more information, please call 800-749-7153. Regional Equipment Manufacturers has put their new generation of low profile vulcanizers on their website. Please visit www.regional-supply.com.