Featured Publications
CEMA APPLICATION GUIDE FOR UNIT HANDLING CONVEYORS
2nd Edition, 688 pages, October 2016
Hardcover & PDF Versions Available (English Only)
The most comprehensive technical resource and education guide available for the Conveyor and Intralogistics Industries. The only in-depth guide for design details and application guidance for Unit Handling Conveyors in the world. It contains information on all Unit Handling Conveyors, Pallets, Cartons, Totes, Monorail, etc.
Purchase – $125.00 + s/h costs
CEMA BELT CONVEYORS FOR BULK MATERIALS, SECOND PRINTING
7th Edition, 815 pages, August 2020
Hard Copy or PDF(nonprinting) (49MB file), Hard Copy/PDF set available
CEMA’s first edition was originally published in 1966 with 331 pages. This newly released 7th edition, Second Printing, has 815 pages, includes all collected errata from the 2014 issue date of the 7th edition. Additionally, there is basic data, fundamentals of design, belt conveyor capacities, belt selections, general applications, Ki and Ai factors and most important of all, Metric Conversion throughout the book.
Updates include imperial and metric units in text, figures, and tables.
This updated 7th edition belt book is a must-have source book for technicians and engineers associated with the design, manufacture, or service of bulk conveyors or components.
Purchase (English Version, Second Printing) – $300.00 + s/h costs
Purchase (Spanish Version, Second Printing) – $300.00 + s/h costs
CEMA BELT CONVEYORS FOR BULK MATERIALS, SECOND PRINTING
7th Edition, 815 pages, August 2020
Hard Copy or PDF(nonprinting) (49MB file), Hard Copy/PDF (nonprinting) set available
CEMA’s first edition was originally published in 1966 with 331 pages. This newly released 7th edition, Second Printing, has 815 pages, includes all collected errata from the 2014 issue date of the 7th edition. Additionally, there is basic data, fundamentals of design, belt conveyor capacities, belt selections, general applications, Ki and Ai factors and most important of all, Metric Conversion throughout the book.
Updates include imperial and metric units in text, figures, and tables.
This updated 7th edition belt book is a must-have source book for technicians and engineers associated with the design, manufacture, or service of bulk conveyors or components.
Purchase (English Version) – $300.00 + s/h costs
CEMA No. 375, BUCKET ELEVATOR BOOK, BEST PRACTICES IN DESIGN
1st Edition, 177 pages, April 2017
PDF Download (English Only)
CEMA’s mission is to provide the industry best practices in the design, application, and safe operation of conveying equipment. This book is the product of CEMA Members’ combined efforts in addressing the characteristics of bucket elevators, i.e. selection, horsepower, calculations, casings, buckets, pulleys, chains, sprockets, and safety information.
Purchase – $125.00
ANSI/CEMA STANDARD No. 102, CONVEYOR TERMS & DEFINITIONS
ANSI/CEMA-102-2012 (R-2006), 125 pages
Available only in PDF
This standard lists and defines over 1,500 terms applying to conveyors, conveyor systems, and allied equipment.
Purchase – $50.00
CEMA BROCHURE No. 201, SAFETY LABEL BROCHURE
CEMA-201/2017,3rd Edition, 50 pages (cosmetic update 2018)
Available only in PDF
The purpose of this brochure is to identify Danger, Warning, and Caution Safety Labels which identify known potential hazards. It also includes Safety Label Placement Guidelines for conveyor equipment.
Purchase – $15.00
CEMA STANDARD No. 705, CONVEYOR PERFORMANCE TERMINOLOGY
CEMA-705/2021, 19 pages
Available only in PDF
A compilation of definitions for terms used in the conveyor industry
Purchase – $20.00
Screw Conveyor
ANSI/CEMA STANDARD No. 300-2021, SCREW CONVEYOR DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS
ANSI/CEMA-300/2021 (Rev. ANSI/CEMA 300/2015), 49 pages
Available in PDF
Includes a series of recommended dimensional standards for major screw conveyor components. Standards 300-001, 300-020, 300-021, and 300-022 all were revised and modified.
Purchase – $15.00
ANSI/CEMA STANDARD No. 350-2021, SCREW CONVEYORS FOR BULK MATERIALS
ANSI/CEMA-350/2021, 6th Edition (Rev. ANSI/CEMA 300/2015), 173 pages
Available in PDF
ANSI/CEMA Standard No. 350 is a book of accepted engineering and application practice as compiled by engineers of leading screw conveyor manufacturing companies based on the experience of many years. Included w/purchase is ANSI/CEMA STANDARD No. 300/2021 & CEMA No. 352/2018.
Purchase – $50.00
CEMA No. 351, VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE (VFD) SELECTION for SCREW FEEDERS
CEMA-351/2013, 20 pages
Available in PDF
This standard contains procedures for calculating demand horsepower for screw feeders and procedures.
Free Download – $0.00
CEMA No. 352, SCREW CONVEYOR SAFETY OPERATION / MAINTENANCE MANUAL
CEMA-352/2018, rev. 2012, 20 pages (cosmetic update 2018)
Available in PDF
This manual contains instructions for the safe installation, operation, and maintenance of screw conveyors.This publication is a free download for members.
Purchase – $15.00
CEMA No. 353, SHAFTLESS SCREW CONVEYOR SAFETY, OPERATIONS, AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
CEMA-353/2018, rev. 2014 (revised SC 2018-01, Risk Assessment info.), 19 pages
Available in PDF
This manual contains instructions for the safe installation, operation, and maintenance of screw conveyors.
Free Download – $0.00
Unit Handling Conveyor
CEMA APPLICATION GUIDE FOR UNIT HANDLING CONVEYORS
2nd Edition, 688 pages, October 2016
Book Available (English Version Only)
The most comprehensive technical resource and education guide available for the Conveyor and Intralogistics Industries
Purchase – $125.00 + s/h costs
ANSI/CEMA STANDARD No. 401, ROLLER CONVEYORS-NON-POWERED
ANSI/CEMA-401-2020, 23 pages
Available in PDF
This publication establishes a standard of comparison for use by concerns which specify, manufacture, and use non-powered roller conveyors
Purchase – $25.00
ANSI/CEMA STANDARD No. 402, BELT CONVEYORS
ANSI/CEMA-402/2003 (R-2020), 29 pages
Available in PDF
This standard, the second in a series on unit handling conveyors, establishes recommended design and application engineering practice for unit handling belt conveyors.
Purchase – $25.00
ANSI/CEMA STANDARD No. 403, BELT DRIVEN LIVE ROLLER CONVEYORS
ANSI/CEMA-403-2003 (R-2020), 22 pages
Available in PDF
This standard, third in the unit handling series, establishes recommended design and application engineering practice for belt driven live roller conveyors.
Purchase – $25.00
ANSI/CEMA STANDARD No. 404, CHAIN DRIVEN LIVE ROLLER CONVEYORS
ANSI/CEMA-404-2003 (R-2020), 18 pages
Available in PDF
This standard, fourth in the series, establishes recommended design and application engineering practice for chain driven live roller conveyor.
Purchase – $25.00
ANSI/CEMA STANDARD No. 405, SLAT CONVEYORS
ANSI/CEMA-405-2003 (R-2020), 21 pages
Available in PDF
This standard, fifth in the series pertaining to unit handling conveyors, proposes certain minimum standards for use in the design and application of slat conveyors.
Purchase – $25.00
ANSI/CEMA STANDARD No. 406, LINESHAFT DRIVEN LIVE ROLLER CONVEYORS
ANSI/CEMA-406-2003 (R-2020), 39 pages
Available in PDF
This standard, sixth in the series pertaining to unit handling conveyors, establishes recommended minimum standards for use in manufacturing and applying lineshaft live roller conveyors.
Purchase – $25.00
ANSI/CEMA STANDARD No. 407, MOTOR DRIVEN LIVE ROLLER (MDR) CONVEYORS
CEMA-407/2019, 18 pages
Available in PDF
This standard, seventh in the series pertaining to unit handling conveyors, it establishes recommended minimum standards for use in design and application of motor driven live roller conveyor.
Purchase – $25.00
CEMA No. 601, OVERHEAD TROLLEY CHAIN CONVEYORS
CEMA-601-2021, 39 pages, Updated
Available in PDF
CEMA Standard No. 601 “Overhead Trolley Chain Conveyors” was established in 1985 and has recently been updated. This committee established dimensions for x348, x458, and x678 rivetless chains, vertical and horizontal bolt trolleys, trolley attachments, roller turn rollers, roller turns, and traction wheel turns. To review more information of updates, please click on purchase below..
Purchase – $30.00
Bulk Belt Conveyor
ANSI/CEMA STANDARD No. 550-2020, CLASSIFICATION AND DEFINITIONS OF BULK MATERIALS
ANSI/CEMA Standard No.-550/2020, 86 pages
Revision of ANSI/CEMA Standard No. 550-2003 (R-2015)
Approved March 17, 2020
Available in PDF
This standard presents materials classifications with physical characteristics of each, hazards that affect conveyability, along with suggested test procedures to aid the establishment of criteria for selection of conveying machinery and ancillary equipment.
In the 2020 edition, the revision consists of; adding metric conversions, the bulk density in Table 7 in Chapter III was updated and a table about how to read the CEMA Material Code was added. Additionally, Cosmetic changes and updates to the bibliographic references, and a disclaimer in the foreword regarding material properties.
Purchase – $40.00
CONVEYOR INSTALLATION STANDARDS FOR BELT CONVEYORS HANDLING BULK MATERIALS
16 pages, 2020 (no changes, cosmetic update)
Available in PDF
This publication is also known as ‘7th ed. APPENDIX D, in CEMA’s Belt Conveyors for Bulk Materials, second printing Book. It outlines minimum standards for installation of bulk belt conveyors and suggestions for meeting or exceeding these standards. With Metric Conversion.
Purchase – $20.00
Bulk Belt Accessories
CEMA No. 575, BULK MATERIAL BELT CONVEYOR IMPACT BED/CRADLE: SELECTION AND DIMENSIONS
CEMA No. 575/2013, 17 pages
Available in PDF
This publication assures the users of conveyor impact beds/cradles that an impact bed/cradle is dimensionally compatible with conveyor idlers manufactured to the CEMA Standard No. 502. With Metric Conversion.
Purchase – $15.00
CEMA No. 576, CLASSIFICATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR BULK MATERIAL CONVEYOR BELT CLEANING,
CEMA No. 576/2021, 8 pages
Available in PDF
This publication has been established to provide a uniform method for determining the application class of any individual belt conveyor. Please see CEMA store for detail on Technical changes in the PDF. With Metric Conversion.
Free Download – $0.00
CEMA STANDARD No. 502-2022, BULK MATERIAL BELT CONVEYOR TROUGHING AND RETURN IDLERS
CEMA Standard No. 502/2022, 55 pages
Available in PDF
Standard for CEMA class B, C, D, E & F troughing, return and picking idlers. With Metric Conversion.
Purchase – $30.00
ANSI/CEMA STANDARD B105.1, SPECIFICATIONS FOR WELDED STEEL CONVEYOR PULLEYS
ANSI/CEMA Standard B105.1/2021 (revision of 2015), 57 pages
Available in PDF
This publication provides recommended load ratings, dimensional information, and criteria for selection of welded steel conveyor pulleys. With Metric Conversion.
Purchase – $20.00
ANSI/CEMA STANDARD 501.1, WELDED STEEL WING PULLEYS
ANSI/CEMA Standard 501.1/2021 (R-2015), 18 pages
Available in PDF
This standard provides recommended load ratings, dimensional information, and criteria for selection of welded steel wing pulleys.
Purchase – $20.00
Conveyor Chain
STANDARD HANDBOOK OF CHAINS, CHAINS FOR POWER TRANSMISSION AND MATERIAL HANDLING
2nd Edition, 409 pages
2006-BOOK & DVD available
This hands-on reference provides up-to-date guidance on the selection, design, utilization, and maintenance of various types of chains. It authoritatively covers the use of chains in various application environments, terminology, safety procedures, and the history of chains. Download the handbook ERRATA.