Conveyor Belt Rip Repair: Back in Full Operation the Same Shift
During primary coal handling operations at a high-capacity coal mine, a fabric-core conveyor belt sustained a massive 40-meter longitudinal rip after a sharp piece of foreign tramp iron passed through the hopper loading point. Under the immense tension of heavy run-of-mine (ROM) coal handling, the severe belt damage threatened to propagate further, risking a catastrophic … Read more