U Belt Conveyors

U Belt Conveyors

U Belt Conveyors

U Belt Conveyors are used to provide better material containment on the carrying run. Minimizes fallback and increases efficiency in inclined applications when used with wood chips to provide more inter-meshing of material.

Working Principle

At the material inlet point the belt is open in the same way as is the case with conventional Belt Conveyors. A special roller configuration forms the belt to create a special U shape. Material is transported to the outlet in the U-shaped conveyor. A similar roller configuration to the one used for shaping the belt is used to open it. U belt conveyors have major advantages over tube conveyors, e.g. higher feed rates. In other words, a narrower belt and a smaller design are used for the same feed rate.

Benefits

• Easy to integrate in existing plants.
• Suited for long distances and rough terrain as well as horizontal and vertical curves.
• Conveyed material is protected against outside influences (wind, rain, snow, etc.).
• Environment is protected against potential loss of material.
• Lower costs and smaller design compared to tube belt conveyors.
• Identical capacities as conventional belt conveyors.
• Maximum length of the conveyor is the same as with a conventional belt conveyor.