Cost cut and safety improvement with innovative belt cleaner

摘要

A leading Midwestern supplier of high-quality limestone to U.S. markets is reducing costs and improving safety by using a series of innovative conveyor belt cleaners to help eliminate carryback and the problems it causes. North American Limestone Corporation (NALC) reports the cleaners from Martin Engineering (Neponset, IL/USA) - engineered specifically for rock/aggregate applications - have been so effective that the facility no longer has service crews spend up to two hours per day shoveling and washing down accumulation from beneath the conveyors. By minimizing the need for staff to work in close proximity to fast-moving belts, the cleaners help diminish any chance of accidents or injury. Instead, by returning fines to the material flow, the company is able to reduce risk and improve overall process efficiency, saving the complex thousands of dollars in lost material and unproductive maintenance time.