Archive Yearly archive: 2022
December 20, 2022 / Blog
As yet another turbulent year comes to a close, I look back with considerable pride…
December 13, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Leslie David explains the discrepancy in prices between conveyor belts made in Europe and South East Asia
December 8, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Leslie David explains the very real differences between the imported belt and European-made conveyor belting
December 8, 2022 / Blog
Dunlomat – Vive la difference!
THERE IS RUBBER MATTING AND THEN THERE IS DUNLOP RUBBER MATTING There are more manufacturers…
December 5, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
AT Mineral Processing (German Version)
Leslie David explains the very real differences between the imported belt and European-made conveyor belting (German Version) Leslie David erklärt die fünf wichtigsten Gründe, warum Förderbänder vorzeitig ausgetauscht werden müssen
December 2, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Helpful guidance on the most common causes of belt alignment problems and how to resolve them.
November 15, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Dunlop Ultra X plays a central role in a quiet revolution in UK quarry
November 15, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Andries Smilda explains how conveyor belt manufacturers and their customers can help reduce the impact on the environment
November 10, 2022 / Blog
It is a testimony to the power of marketing that for the vast majority of…
October 12, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Poor quality rubber — trust your senses
October 12, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Explaining the underhand methods used by conveyor belt manufacturers in South East Asia to increase their market dominance.
October 12, 2022 / Marketing
Rob van Oijen explains how rubber compounds are able to stand up to the challenges of the fertilizer industry.
October 12, 2022 / Blog
The vast majority of rubber used to manufacture industrial conveyor belts is synthetic. That…
September 28, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Fake Dunlop warranty certificate - Chinese belt manufacturer hits new low.
September 27, 2022 / Blog
Little Paxton Quarry – Scene of a Quiet Revolution
Situated in the UK in the beautiful Cambridgeshire countryside lies a 127 hectare (1.27 km2)…
September 21, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Conveyor belt specialist Leslie David explains the top five reasons for the lack of longevity and provides helpful tips on how to maximize belt life and reduce costs.
September 20, 2022 / Blog
Chinese belt manufacturer Zhejiang Fuda Rubber hits new low
As any big brand owner in the world will tell you, impersonation, counterfeiting and plagiarism…
September 19, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Dunlop's Jeroen Kattouw provides helpful guidance on the most common causes of belt alignment problems and how to resolve them.
August 31, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Dr. Michiel Eijpe reveals what happens in the Dunlop Conveyor Belting laboratory and how it directly influences the performance and quality of the finished product.
August 26, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
The effects of ozone & ultraviolet on rubber conveyor belts
August 23, 2022 / Blog
FENNER DUNLOP AND THE ENVIRONMENT – ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
Never before have the environmental issues facing the world presented a greater challenge. Sadly, far…
July 29, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Dr. Michiel Eijpe explains the work of the Dunlop laboratory.
July 26, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
The top five reasons why conveyor belts have to be replaced prematurely.
July 14, 2022 / Blog
Conveyor belt fire safety classifications and standards
Choosing the correct standard of fire-resistant conveyor belt – EN 12882 The following guide is intended to clarify classifications and standards relating to conveyor belts that are for general purpose use.
July 7, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Dunlop launch revolutionary new type of heat-resistant conveyor belt
June 27, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Unbranded versus Branded conveyor belts - are you paying for the name?
June 27, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
The tricks used by belt manufacturers so that they can undercut their competitors
June 27, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
How can apparently the same spec belt cost so much less than another one? Leslie David explains.
June 27, 2022 / Blog
An an eye-opening insight into what happens in the Dunlop laboratory.
SCIENCE IS GOLDEN THE DUNLOP LABORATORY The laboratory, situated in our Drachten plant, lies at…
June 24, 2022 / Blog
Splicing heat resistant conveyor belts
There are three primary methods of making conveyor belts endless – mechanical fasteners,…
June 23, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Green strategies - how the conveyor belt industry can help the environment
May 25, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Conveying biomass - an essential guide to conveyor belt selection.
May 17, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Hot stuff! Dunlop Conveyor Belting launch revolutionary new type of heat resistant conveyor belt.
Netherlands-based Dunlop Conveyor Belting have launched a new and totally unique…
May 17, 2022 / Blog
Oil-resistant conveyor belts CONVEYING ADVICE
Conveyor belts that are transporting cargo that contains oil or resin such as grain, biomass,…
May 16, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Andries Smilda looks at the environmental issues facing the conveyor belt industry
May 12, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
The eagerly anticipated fair will take place between 31 May – 3 June in Gothenburg, Sweden.
April 27, 2022 / Blog
How the Russia – Ukraine conflict is affecting the European conveyor belt market
Just when we thought that we were beginning to see the light at the end…
April 25, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
How belts that last up to three or four times the norm can dramatically reduce the cost of conveying coal.
April 25, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
How the price of an apparently identical specification conveyor belt can be significantly less than one produced by another manufacturer.
March 28, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
How belts that last up to 50% longer can dramatically reduce conveyor operating costs
March 28, 2022 / Blog
Support for the Ocalenie Foundation
Over the past weeks, our employees from Central Europe have demonstrated extraordinary compassion and solidarity.
March 22, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
How Dunlop Conveyor Belting is working to reduce its environmental impact and how others in the conveyor belt industry can play their part industry
March 15, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
The effects of high temperatures on heat resistant rubber belts
March 15, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Splicing material selection
March 14, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
How a change of conveyor belt supplier transformed a quarry's production output by more than 75%.
March 14, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
How Dunlop have combined the best of the past and the present to create a ground-breaking belt construction
March 8, 2022 / Blog
The conveyor belt industry has traditionally been an almost exclusively male domain, with big, noisy,…
February 28, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Conveyor belt pricing - Are you paying for the name?
February 28, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Andries Smilda explains what the conveyor belt industry needs to do to help reduce global warming
February 15, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Are your conveyor belts safe to handle? Find out more about the risks associated with manufacturers who use unregulated raw materials
February 2, 2022 / Blog
When it comes to finding an explanation for a big difference in price for…
January 28, 2022 / Technical articles & Press releases
Article explaining the effects of high temperatures on rubber and why some heat resistant conveyor belts provide much longer working lifetimes than others.
January 22, 2022 / Blog
Double the lifetime experienced in a glass plant A glass plant in France operates two…