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Selection and sourcing guides for mining supply
Practical, no-nonsense guidance for buyers and maintenance teams — what to measure, what to photograph and what a supplier needs to quote the right product the first time. Written to be useful, not to sell.
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- What information a conveyor belt quote needsA short checklist of everything a supplier needs to quote conveyor belting accurately — so the first quotation is the right one.Read the guide →
- How to read an electric motor nameplateEvery field on an industrial motor nameplate and what a supplier needs from it to quote a direct replacement or an equivalent.Read the guide →
- What a crusher parts quote needsThe machine and part information a supplier needs to quote crusher wear and mechanical parts — OEM or quality aftermarket — and get the dimensions right the first time.Read the guide →
- How to select a conveyor beltThe master guide to specifying a conveyor belt: carcass type and tensile rating, cover grade and thickness, width and length, profile, and the operating conditions that drive every one of those choices.Read the guide →
Conveyors
- How to measure a conveyor belt for replacementThe measurements and markings you need to specify a replacement conveyor belt: width, length, class or tensile rating, plies or cords, cover grade and thickness, and the operating conditions that drive the compound.
- What information a conveyor belt quote needsA short checklist of everything a supplier needs to quote conveyor belting accurately — so the first quotation is the right one.
- FR, FRAS and SANS 1173 belting explainedWhat fire-resistant and fire-resistant anti-static conveyor belting means, why it matters underground, and why the standard must be matched to your mine specification and the exact belt supplied.
- Conveyor belt cover grades explainedWhat the grade letter on a conveyor belt means, the difference between abrasion, cut-and-gouge, heat- and oil-resistant compounds, and how to choose for your material.
- Idler and roller selection basicsThe dimensions and duty information needed to supply the correct conveyor idler rolls — carry, return and impact — including retrofit rolls for existing frames.
- How to select a conveyor beltThe master guide to specifying a conveyor belt: carcass type and tensile rating, cover grade and thickness, width and length, profile, and the operating conditions that drive every one of those choices.
- Fabric (EP/NN) vs steel-cord belting — which, and whenHow to choose between fabric-carcass and steel-cord conveyor belting: strength ceiling, elongation and take-up, impact tolerance, splicing, pulley sizes and cost.
- Chevron & cleated belts: profiles and incline anglesWhen a plain belt slips and you need a moulded profile: chevron and cleated belt patterns, typical cleat heights and the incline angles each handles.
- Sidewall belts for steep and vertical conveyingHow corrugated-sidewall belts with transverse cleats carry material from about 40° to vertical in a small footprint — and the information needed to specify one.
- Belt splicing: mechanical fasteners vs vulcanised jointsThe trade-off between a mechanically fastened conveyor belt joint and a hot-vulcanised splice — strength, downtime, access, and where each one belongs.
- Pulley lagging compared: rubber vs ceramic vs vulcanisedWhen to use plain rubber, ceramic or vulcanised pulley lagging on a conveyor drive, and how it is applied — hot-vulcanised, cold-bonded or slide-on.
- Belt cleaners and controlling carry-backHow primary and secondary belt cleaners work, why carry-back causes roller failures and spillage, and when cleaners alone are not the answer.
- Load zones, skirting and impact beds — the basicsHow a conveyor transfer point should be built to stop spillage and dust: impact beds, slider bars, skirting and the sealing system, and the information needed to specify them.
Crushing & wear
- What a crusher parts quote needsThe machine and part information a supplier needs to quote crusher wear and mechanical parts — OEM or quality aftermarket — and get the dimensions right the first time.
- Wear-liner materials compared: steel, ceramic, PU and rubberHow to choose a wear-liner material for chutes, bins, crushers and screens — manganese steel, AR steel and chromium carbide overlay, ceramic, polyurethane and rubber — by wear mechanism and temperature.
Motors & electrical
- How to read an electric motor nameplateEvery field on an industrial motor nameplate and what a supplier needs from it to quote a direct replacement or an equivalent.
- Gearbox / speed-reducer selection basicsThe information needed to specify a replacement industrial gearbox or shaft-mounted reducer: ratio, output torque, service factor, mounting and shaft dimensions.
Repairs
- Measuring a cable for a joint resin kitHow to measure a mining cable so the correct joint-resin mould and resin volume are supplied: cores, conductor size, accurate outside diameter, joint type and the certificate your mine requires.
- Field belt repair: when a cover repair is right (and when it isn't)How to tell a cover-only conveyor belt injury from carcass damage, and why that decision determines whether a field-applied repair like Bosworth KK-Fix is appropriate.
Sourcing
- OEM vs quality aftermarket partsWhen a genuine OEM part is worth it, when a quality aftermarket alternative is the right call, and the checks that make an equivalent safe to fit.
- How to identify an obsolete or unmarked partA practical method for identifying a part with no legible number: what to photograph, what to measure, and the cross-reference routes that find a current equivalent.
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