TAKRAF Group

MAINTENANCE CARTS

MAINTENANCE CARTS

Maintenance carts facilitate safe and efficient conveyor maintenance and are especially suited to steep slope and/or underground tunnel applications.

Safe and efficient belt conveyor maintenance

Conveyor belts are supported across their length by idlers or rollers; and on long overland conveyor systems, these idlers can run into the thousands. Worn or damaged idlers need to be replaced as soon as possible in order to maintain efficiency and reduce operating costs; as well as to avoid the risk of any further damage to equipment or even the potential outbreak of fire. Conducting maintenance on belt conveyors – especially on steep slopes, in tunnels or on elevated structures – is a challenge for all parties involved. The belt needs to be lifted and the idler(s), with a single part weight of about 50 kg or more, replaced. Steep slopes make it almost impossible for the maintenance crew to even reach an area, never mind actually working safely. The issue of space really becomes critical in tunnels where space is very limited and the work has to be conducted manually. Enlarging a tunnel’s size in order to conduct maintenance more effectively, as well as for greater safety and access reasons, is almost impossible due to the significant costs incurred. An intelligent new solution had to be found.