Instruction Manual

Start-up and testing
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12.3.2 Wear
The degree of wear on a conveyor depends on a number of factors, such
as:
• running time
• load, contact pressure
• speed
• product accumulation
• sharp or rough products
•chemicals
• foreign particles, e.g. chips, grinding particles, broken glass, sand,
sugar
• temperature
• plain bends
Try to minimize the running time for the conveyor by stopping it when there
is no transport.
Multiple horizontal and vertical plain bends in a conveyor will often result in
increased wear. One reason is that the friction losses are large in plain
bends. Also, the contact surface between chain and slide rail is small and
the chain pull is acting towards the slide rail in the bends.
12.3.3 Run-in period
Two or three days are usually enough as a run-in period. During this time,
the conveyor should be cleaned a couple of times to remove dust:
1. Remove the chain and clean it with warm water (50°), use soap if
necessary.
2. Clean the conveyor beam itself
3. Re-install the chain.
After run-in, wear will be minimal, unless particles from the product or pro-
cess reach the conveyor continuously.