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How do I Splice a Belt?

Splicing is a skill like any other. It can be learned through training, and it improves with practice. Another major factor in faster, easier splicing is having the right tools for the job (see list at left).
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How do I make splice clips?

Tools Needed: To make splice clips, you will need the following tools: Two sets of pliers One set of cutters. Types of Splicing Clips: This process can be completed for the following types of splicing clips: One-Space Three-space Double loop ends.
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Inspection and Installation Check List

Yes	No	Before You Begin Splicing
		1. Power to conveyor is disconnected
		2. Wearing safety glasses
		3. Correct replacement belt selected
		4. Correct tools on hand
		5. All tensioning mechanisms released
		6. Belt threaded onto conveyor right (smooth) side up
		7. Loop edges curve back away from direction of belt travel
		8. Belt edges tied together with wire, twine, plastic wire tie

Trouble Shooting Guide

PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)	SOLUTION(S)
Belt not tracking properly	Sprocket teeth misaligned	Check alignment and adjust
	Conveyor frame not square	Realign conveyor frame
	Support rolls not squarely aligned	Realign support rolls
	Drive shaft not aligned	Realign following alignment instructions
	Uneven product loading	Correct loading method
	Belt improperly spliced	Reinstall following splicing instructions
	Belt is "wrong side up"	Reinstall belt with smooth side up

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Sanitation Procedures for Food Processors

Flat-Flex® belts constructed of Type 1.4310 (302) stainless steel have been approved by the USDA/FDA for direct contact with food. In addition, the USDA has published regulations for the proper cleaning and sanitisng of wire belts to eliminate the dangers of contamination from bacterial and other potentally harmful substances.
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12 Potential Causes of Downtime Related to Conveyor Belting

By their very nature, all conveyor belts have a finite life, including metal belts. Conveyor belt can be compared to a tyre on an automobile. A tyre has X number of revolutions on the road surface before its life is over, and a conveyor belt will travel around the conveyor circuit X number of times before its life is over. There is no way to prevent a conveyor belt from failing once its average life cycle is “used up”. However, it is a fact that most of conveyor belts do not wear out, or “use up” their life. Most belts, if they actually do fail during use in a production environment, fail because of factors not related to strength, belt life, or robustness of the belt. They fail, usually for one or more of the reasons outlined below. These failures result in critical downtime…, which equates to lost opportunity, lost production, and lost profits. We have listed 12 of the most common issues that have been found to be the culprit in conveyor and / or belting breakdown situations. They are listed in reverse order with number 12 being the least common, and number 1 being the most common.

How To Splice Compact Grid™

Wire Belt has custom designed the Compact Grid™ Splicing Tool Kit to make splicing as simple and easy as possible. Each Tool Kit includes two CG-Splice Levers, and one set of CG-Splice Pliers. These tools are especially designed to help align and crimp the belt into place. The CG-Splice Pliers are designed to provide a perfectly shaped crimp, making the splice joint complete without damaging surrounding wire strands, or over-crimping the splice strand.

Splicing a Flat-Flex® Single Loop Edge

1. Begin Splicing In The Centre

• Move the two ends of the belt to be spliced to the discharge end of the conveyor unit.
• Confirm that the edge loops are curving back away from the direction of belt travel as shown in Diagram A. If not, check to be sure that the belt is not threaded backwards on the conveyor.
• Lay the strand down between the two belt edges and check to see that the edge loops are going in the same direction as the belt's edge loops. (The strand must also be "right side up" for it to lay flat. You will know immediately if you have installed the splice strand "wrong side up" and will have to start over.)
• BEND the strand from each side enough to INSERT the ends into the two spaces next to the centre space (Spaces B and D in Diagram A)
• INSERT the strand ends into the centre space of the opposite edge (Space 3 in Diagram B)
• Pull the ends of the strand through until the centre space "locks" in place (You should be pulling the strands toward you)
• Use pliers or the Wire Belt Wire Straightening Tool to STRAIGHTEN the wire in the centre space (Once the centre is connected, you may remove the ties holding the belt edges together)

Splicing a Flat-Flex® Double Loop Edge

Diagram A

• At the last space before the Double Loop Edge, gently bend the splicing strand in the Centre of the last space.
• Insert the end of the splicing strand into the double loop edge (small space) on the near side. You will need to rotate the wire to feed the DLE through the space.

Installing Splice Clips

Splice clips come in two varieties: single space and 3-space clips. The 3-space clip is obviously stronger because its centre space is woven into the belt as in the full strand splice method. These two types of clips should be used together, whenever possible to create a stronger splice and to help minimize the spacing gaps in the belt. (For example, a 7-space belt could be spliced using two 3-space clips... whereas, a 9-space belt would use 1 single and two 3-space clips. See How Many Clips.)

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