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Bulk Material Analyzers monitor moving material in real time.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:33:41 -0500

SABIA X1 Series on-belt elemental analyzers provide accurate elemental analysis of moving stream of material. They mount onto existing conveyor structures without modifications and are network compatible, enabling users to view analysis results in real time from any web browser. Adaptable for coal, cement, and minerals applications, analyzers can be customized according to configuration and readout format for specific application.

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Insertion Weigh Belt exceeds USDA standards.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:43:39 -0500

Built with stainless steel frame, Ultra-Sanitary Model SI features troughed belt to keep product away from edge, eliminating need for side skirts. Entire conveyor assembly is coupled to mass counter-balanced Force Measurement Suspension System that allows load cell selection based on net, rather than gross weighing requirements. Unaffected by dirt, shock, or vibration, system can withstand overloads in excess of 1,000% of rated capacity without damage or calibration drift.

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Nitrile Rubber Covered Belt is designed for case sealers.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:29:09 -0500

With special grip tread contact surface, PHR160 RT is designed for pulling boxes positively through case sealer. Non-marking, tough nitrile rubber cover works in all sealer applications, including side- or bottom-belted sealers, while non-stretching carcass of 2 ply woven polyester is not affected by humidity or other environmental conditions. Available in any standard width, in either finished lengths with lacing, or in coils, belt can be joined by any type of mechanical lacing.

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Rugged Impact Bed suits light-/medium-duty applications.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:23:31 -0500

Argonics Load Zone Impact Bed is engineered for CEMA B, C, and D idler classes. Custom-built to conveyor belt's width and trough angle, impact and slider bed is manufactured with collapsible trough wings and has hinge system with 2 x ½ in. support brackets for each support leg, simplifying installation/bar change-out. Kryptane® urethane impact bars feature energy-dispersion cavity to absorb impact for belt protection and aluminum insert that accepts ½ in. bolt.

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Belt is designed for use with boxfolding equipment.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:27:37 -0500

Designed for understacker/counter ejector applications on corrugated boxfolding equipment, style BH-E20CC, provides specific friction needed for transporting blanks, without wearing quickly. Belt can be fingerspliced endless, or joined with Clipper or Alligator lacing. Cover is non-marking against any type of paper or container board.

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Film Belts suit light power transmission applications.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Wed, 27 May 2009 10:39:47 -0500

Made of Mylar/polyester, ultrasonically welded Film Belts feature perforated vacuum patterns and sprocket holes. Units offer chemical resistance, making them suited for areas where solvents, acids, and oils are present. Applications include disc memory drives, turntables, and miniature precision drives.

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Stretch Belts offer application versatility.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Wed, 20 May 2009 09:28:44 -0500

Hypalon-based HypaStretch (BIC 700) and urethane-based UraStretch (BIC 800) belts are versatile and customizable, enabling use in various applications. Hypsatretch, for example, is suited for paper transport and may be perforated for use on vacuum transports. Elasticity allows for use of belt sets without tensioners and compensates for machine variations. Belts suit small diameter pulleys, conveyors with fixed centers, as well as light-duty drive and transport applications.

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Miniature Drive Belt System features arched tooth profile.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:29:43 -0500

EXCEL-A-BELT miniature drive belt system incorporates arched tooth profile that provides rolling action between belt and drive sprocket, allowing for high-accuracy positioning and precise rotation transmission. Sprockets have bore sizes ranging from 3-25 mm and PD of 17-54 mm. Belt widths of 3, 4, 6, and 9 mm are available and system is suited for use with motors of 10-1,000 W.

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Conveyor Belt is designed for food processing applications.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:34:24 -0500

Accepted by USDA NSF/ANSI/3-A hygiene standards, CompactGrid® is hygienically designed to protect food processing products from contamination by deadly pathogens such as salmonella. Made of stainless steel with 70% open area, conveyor belt is designed to replace balanced weave belts and hard to clean plastic modular belts.

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Shrink Tunnel Belt features 1.1 in. pitch.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:33:15 -0500

Designed for packaging industry, uni OWL belt features radius top design with nonstick surface that facilitates plastic film release and minimizes product contact for optimal and accelerated heating/cooling. Its 65% open design is suitable for applications with operating temperatures up to 356°F.

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Cooling Belt suits conveyors in food applications.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:09:49 -0500

Developed for cooling conveyors in bakeries and other food applications, uni M-TTB CS, 0.5 in. pitch plastic modular belt features rounded bottom surface, making it suited for use with high-speed tight transfer conveyors. Belt features top curved surface and incorporates POM-D material with self-lubricating component that minimizes friction and optimizes nonstick characteristics. Cleaning is simplified by hygienic design of hinges.

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Radius Belts are offered as spiral/side flexing solutions.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:32:32 -0500

Designed around pin/rod technology that lends to belt strength, uni Flex ASB (1 in. pitch) and uni Flex L-ASB (2 in. pitch) are available with or without hold down tabs in combination with flat or curved surface. Beam strength is also optimized for spiral and other side flexing applications.

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Plastic Modular Belt has 2 in. pitch and SS reinforcement.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:35:00 -0500

Able to replace stainless steel wire mesh belts used in blanching, cooking, and steaming applications, uni BLB design combines plastic with stainless steel (SS). This ensures conveyed products, such as fragile fruits, vegetables, rice, and pasta, are only in contact with plastic while also ensuring belt has strength and high-temperature resistance of steel.

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PVC Conveyor Belt is temperature resistant up to 194°F.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:37:05 -0500

Measuring 3 mm in thickness, FDA and USDA compliant FAB-10EVCW (NVT-445) HySAN® cobalt blue belt comes with blank top side and negative pyramid on bottom. Oil and fat resistant food PVC conveyor belt features chemical resistance, adhesive free joint and blue color for visual inspection of food. It suits application in meat, poultry, fruit and vegetable, cheese and pizza industries.

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Twisted Connectable Belts replace endless conveyor belts.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:41:56 -0500

Available to replace endless belts in diameters ranging from 3/32 to 9/16 in., Pyrathane® PC Belts eliminate need for disassembly when replacing belts on line shaft conveyors and many other applications. Belts are typically manufactured in black 83A durometer, but are also available in many other colors and durometers.

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Timing Belts have tensile strength ranging from 190-1,400 N.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:45:24 -0500

Offered in belt widths of 6, 10, 16, 25, and 32 mm, AT3 endless timing belts have no weld zone, and feature minimum and maximum belt lengths of 720 and 1,701 mm, respectively. Tension member comes in steel/SS. Optional nylon facing on tooth side helps reduce coefficient of friction, while zero backlash pulleys are available for bidirectional belt drives. Belts are suited for small power drives requiring high tooth sheer strength as well as high speed applications.

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Endless Belts feature convertible profile technology.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:36:23 -0500

Available as open ended or welded endless belts, ATN timing belts come in regular AT10, AT10 tooth profile with ½ in. tooth pitch, and regular AT20 tooth pitches. Belt profiles can be assembled by hand utilizing accompanied mounting screws and inserts, while belt length and profile location can be chosen by increments of one tooth. Profiles can be made of any material to fit application (also material mix), and can also be assembled and disassembled without removing belt from machinery.

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Machine Tape is flexible and dimensionally stable.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:45:00 -0500

Suitable for applications where lower shaft loads or twisting is required, Hamid® MAM-3P has NBR covering on both sides to promote abrasion resistance and consistent grip. Longitudinal flexibility lends to resistance against flex-fatigue, while dimensional stability eliminates need for re-tensioning. Product utilizes adhesive-free Flexproof joining and is suited for use in mail sorting, packaging, printing, and paper processing industries.

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Flexible Couplings feature neoprene center.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:39:13 -0500

With Bello Superflex Ribbed Couplings, application engineers can select size where peak torque exceeds application torque X service factors. Units feature AL alloy 2011T3 and 303 stainless steel hubs and offer complete range of bores in clamp styles, suited for power transmission applications.

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Metal Conveyor Belt can be spliced in 30 sec.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:54:48 -0500

Engineered with wide openings to facilitate cleaning, DURAFLEX(TM) food-safe metal conveyor belting is easily spliced and retrofits into any existing support bed configuration. Small diameter drive rolls/sprockets that are used with belt allow for tight transfers, reducing damage and loss of small delicate products. It is suited for range of food processing applications such as washing, breading, battering, coating, and frying.

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