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A Proposal to modify Impact Bed Standard 575-2000 to an Impact Energy Rating System. See Column 1 Below

The latest draft of the Belt Cleaner Standard is available, in advance of the Engineering Conference, for download and comment. See Column 2 Below.

The First Draft of a Belt Cleaner Efficiency Ranking Standard is now available, in advance of the Engineering Conference, for download and comment. See Column 3 Below.

Proposal to Modify the Focus of Impact Bed Standard 575	Latest Draft of Belt Cleaner Standard	Proposal to Develop a Belt Cleaner Efficiency Ranking Standard
		Belt Cleaner Application Ranking Survey Form
Impact energy rating system Proposal – May 25, 2011	Draft – Rev 2 as of May 17, 2011	Second Draft as of August 11, 2011
	Draft – as of October 20, 2010	First Draft as of May 17, 2011
Three Graphics for Standard 575 – July 2011
Saddle	Slider Bed Assembly	Transition Distance

PROJECT BACKGROUND: At the 2007 CEMA Engineering meeting, a member asked the accessories committee for assistance specifying belt cleaner systems. He said there are certain bids that engineering firms encounter which have performance requirements for the belt cleaners. He wanted to know if a method could be created for selecting and specifying belt cleaners for different levels of cleanliness that would be similar to the horsepower calculation found in the belt book.

In general, bid packages from engineering firms are not specific when describing belt cleaners. It would be helpful to design firms if belt cleaners were categorized or classed in some manner. The working concept is akin to the CEMA idler standard which allows the conveyor designer to be confident of equivalent minimum capacities. It would also benefit belt cleaner manufactures since it would alleviate the concern that quoting the correct duty cleaner for the application will cause the loss of the bid since an insufficient duty less expensive design was unwittingly selected by the designer. Correct duty class selection benefits everybody…Design firm, Manufacturer, and End-user.

An associated project of the Belt Conveyor Accessories Committee is an effort to develop an Efficiency Ranking Standard for Belt Cleaners. Conveyor Belt Cleaners are one of the last items used on a bulk conveyor belt where the performance is not quantified. Motors, gearboxes, belts, idlers and impact beds all have measurable performance levels and capacities, but Conveyor Belt Cleaners do not.

MEETING MINUTES :

Eng Conf 2011 – Accessories Committee Meeting Minutes

Eng Conf 2010 – Accessories Committee Meeting Minutes

Eng Conf 2009 – Accessories Committee Meeting Minutes

Eng Conf 2008 – Accessories Committee Meeting Minutes

CORRESPONDENCE:

Richwood Paper – Sensible Simple and Scientific Standard Classification of Belt Cleaner Applications on New Conveyors

Richwood Comments on Draft Standard – with additional FLEXCO Comments