Technical articles & Press releases Archives - Fenner Dunlop Conveyor Belting

Leslie David warns of the real cost of poor conveyor maintenance in mining operations.

In the concluding part of this double feature, Rob van Oijen explores splice material shelf-life, the use of splice kits, and the advantages of finger-spliced joints.

How the vast majority of manufacturers and suppliers are selling belts that effectively have an inbuilt weakness that seriously restricts performance and the length of working life.

Jan Willems explains how the level of wear and the level of fire risk are heavily influenced by the type of coal being conveyed.

How the initial cost of a belt represents only a fraction of the total spending over its lifecycle and how expenditure not included in the lifetime cost calculation can turn an apparently economical choice into an extremely expensive one.