Maintenance and Troubleshooting of

CONVEYORS AND CHUTES

Plus

CONVEYOR, CHUTE
AND FEEDER DESIGN
YOU WILL LEARN:
• Maintenance of conveyors
• Troubleshooting conveyor problems
• Splicing techniques
• Safety management
• Design and installation
• Capacity, sizing and power of equipment
• The fundamentals of belt conveyor, chute and feeder design

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Maintenance Engineers, Technicians and Staff
• Plant Engineers
• Operation, Maintenance, Inspection and Repair Managers,
Supervisors and Engineers
• Mechanical Engineers and Technicians
• Design Engineers
• Electrical Engineers and Technicians
• Consulting Engineers

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 THE WORKSHOP THE PROGRAM
The workshop is broken into three days - the first DAY ONE DAY TWO
two days will cover basic conveyors, selection,
safety, legal obligations, terminology and INTRODUCTION CHUTE MAINTENANCE AND
background and an optional third day will deal • Fundamentals of bulk materials handling TROUBLESHOOTING
with the nuts and bolts of conveyor, chute and • Nature of bulk solids • Transfer chutes theory
feeder design. • Laser scanning applications
• Characteristics of generally used bulk
Belt conveyors frequently provide the most materials • Best practice design
satisfactory and economical method of • Conveyors and chutes overview • Boosting flow
transporting materials such as mine ores, earth, Practical Exercise • Troubleshooting chutes
sand, crushed stone, cement and concrete. The
• Spillage and buildup
high and continuous speed of operation of the BELT CONVEYING
• The awkward marriage of conveyor and
belt makes for a high capacity of transport of • Introduction
chutes
materials. • Layout
Practical Exercise
This workshop is designed for engineers and • Basic Configuration
technicians from a wide range of abilities and • Components of a standard conveyor FEEDERS MAINTENANCE AND
backgrounds and will provide an excellent • Capacity of belt conveyors and selection of TROUBLESHOOTING
introduction to troubleshooting, maintenance and belt width • Belt, apron, screw and other feeders
basic design rules of conveyors and chutes. It is • Selection of other components (belt, idlers, • Optimum draw down
intended to cover the fundamentals of belt pulleys and takeups etc.) • Troubleshooting typical problems
conveying and would be useful for those with • Simple calculation of belt tension Practical Exercise
little experience in this area. • Selection of drive
STORAGE AND FLOW
Before commencing a detailed course on • Troubleshooting tips
• Flow properties of materials
conveyors it is important to have a solid practical • Take-ups
knowledge of the material to be conveyed. A • Funnel - flow and expanded flow
• Operation and maintenance of belts
basic knowledge is provided of the bulk materials • Flow rate analysis
• Tips for cost savings
characteristics and properties. This will enable • Gravity reclaim
Practical Exercise
you to have a far stronger ability to troubleshoot • Bin wall pressures
and design workable conveyor systems. SAFETY OF CONVEYORS Practical Exercise
Numerous tips throughout the course make it • Conveyor safety standard
practical and topical. You will also engage in • General background on AS 4024.1
problem solving and case studies to absorb the (RA and hazard recognition) DAY THREE (optional)
materials as quickly and effectively as possible. • Hazard recognition
• History of accidents PRACTICAL CONVEYOR DESIGN
• Key conveyor safety issues • Review of bulk material characteristics
PRE-REQUISITES • Demonstration of unsafe conveyors • Layout
Fundamental knowledge of basic mechanical • AS 1755 conveyors • Component selection
plant and operation thereof. • Chute doors hazards and controls • Lump size limitation
Case Study • Capacity
Practical Exercise • Minimum pulley diameters
MAINTENANCE AND • Burden cross sectional area calculations
TROUBLESHOOTING OF CONVEYORS • Volumetric capacity
• Troubleshooting conveyor problems • Velocity calculations
• Types of joints • Idler spacing and load rating
• Splice failures • Belt tension calculations
• Splice inspections • Drive arrangements
• Splice repairs • Power demand capacity
ON-SITE TRAINING • Typical problems • Starting and stopping
• Root cause process • Start up current calculations
• Systematic approach for tracking • Vertical curves
✔ SAVE over 50% by • Site specific problems • Gearbox and drive selection
having an IDC workshop Case Study • Safety factors
Practical Exercise • Bearing types and selection
presented at your Conveyor design calculations Exercises
premises. CHUTE DESIGN
• Liner selection
✔ Customise the training • Use of solidworks
to YOUR workplace. • DEM and application to transfer design
• Stress analysis using cosmos
✔ Have the training Chute Design Exercise

delivered when and FEEDER DESIGN

• Calculation of loads/drive torques and
where you need it. power
• Feeder selection
Contact us for a Feeder Design Exercise
FREE proposal. APPLICATIONS AND FUTURE TRENDS
• Case studies
• Future trends in conveyors, feeders and chutes

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