Conveyors

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snub pulley

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

A pulley that is used to change the direction of the return belt or guide the conveyor belt to increase the amount of belt wrap on a drive or end pulley. Usually used when the capacity of a snub roll ...

solenoid valve

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

A pneumatic valve operated by an electrical solenoid. It may be a single solenoid that requires a constant electrical signal to operate and returns to a home position when that signal is removed. Or, ...

screw take-up

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

A device that utilizes a pulley or roller in contact with the conveyor belt to apply tension or stress to the belt. The position of the take-up pulley or roller, that determines the degree of the ...

run out

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

A condition evidenced by the failure of the conveyor belt to run centrally on the conveyor structure.

rpm

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

Revolutions per minute. The number of complete revolutions accomplished by a shaft or other rotating component in the period of one minute.

take-up roller

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

A roller with a minimum diameter of 2.5 inches and mounted in adjustable clips to allow take-up of belt sag. Roller has a belt pull capacity of 1,000 pounds and usually has a belt wrap of 180 ...

roller, return/idler

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

A roller with a minimum diameter of 1.9 inches used to support the conveyor belt on the underside of the conveyor. Can be used as a snub roller to change belt direction up to 10 degrees.