Package Handling Jam Prevention for Three Conveyor Types Package handling, or carrier facilities and distribution centers mainly rely on three primary types of conveyors to move, sort, and store packages: belted conveyors, driven roller conveyors, an Read More

A leading manufacturer of metal storage systems, shelving, and wire products was experiencing frequent malfunctions in the vacuum pick and place transferring system on their robots. The company’s chief automation engineer contacted SMC hoping Read More

The line shafts at a BDI flour mill customer’s facility are up to 30 feet long, with as many as eight split bearings that hang 15 feet above the floor. Shaft sizes range form 2-15/16" to 4-7/16". Some of the shafts were worn out where the beari Read More

Segmented Transfer Plates from Flexco can help prevent product loss at the transfer point, preventing potential damage to the product as well as the belt and conveyor structure. Segmented Transfer Plates provide smooth transition from one belt to ano Read More

Vibrating screens are central to the production process. Any unplanned stoppage of this equipment, and the associated loss of production, incurs considerable costs for the operator. In order to increase the availability of its own vibrating screens a Read More

After 15 years on the high seas, it was time for the cruise ship, „Voyager of the Seas“, to undergo a general overhaul in the dry dock. This was carried out in the dry dock in Singapore. Several thousand employees and mounting personnel w Read More

The customer purchased a used tube mill which was delivered in single pieces. The delivery contained – amongst others – four new FAG spherical roller bearings with an outer diameter of more than 1,5 meters. The mounting of such bearings i Read More

Tata Steel Port Talbot has two BOS steelmaking vessels (V1 & V2) in operation. The main trunnion bearings on a BOS (Basic Oxygen Steelmaking) plant at Tata Steel Port Talbot had to be replaced due to a sudden bearing failure on the nondrive side Read More

Chain wear and stretch was resulting in significant production loss. After switching to Gates, the belts run smoothly with little-required maintenance. This article is available in English Only. Read More

 A sand and gravel company customer was having trouble with the conveyor belt on its pug mill. The belt’s head pulley had a very aggressive scraper, leading the customer to assume that vulcanizing was the only option for belt replacement. Read More