Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Maintenance
Care and Feeding Instructions
Fundamentals:
What is a conveyor belt scale ?
What can I do with it ?
What I shouldnt do with it ?
How does it work ?
Inventory Control
Material test
project:
6/19/2001
6A
Truck Wts.
Wt. Err
% Err
Action
147.47
147.43
0.04
0.03%
no adj
151.22
151.31
0.09
0.08%
no adj
154.34
154.27
0.07
0.05%
no adj
Process Control
( As the belt moves every couple of inches, the speed sensor gives
a pulse.
Technical Stuff
Loadcells 101
Strain Gauges
The Wheatstone Bridge
Sensing Weight
Belting construction
Size does matter!
Thinner is better.
Idler Spacing
The idler supports the belt half the distance from the
Material Speed
Sensing Speed
The speed signal is just
as important as the
weight.
A 1% error in the speed
Conveyor Properties
Belt Tension
Belt Tracking
Idler Alignment
Side Loading
Belt Tension
Things that mess up the tension
Applying load
Letting the belt track into the structure (drag)
Curves in the conveyor
Tracking the belt to run in a straight line
Running the motor
Belt Tension
Belt Tension
Things that help keep tension consistent
Idler Alignment
conveyor belt.
Material Test
Check it against a know load.
Test Chains
Test Weights
Simulated Load
Spillage
Conveyor Maintenance
I still havent figured out