Lacings, Fasteners & Fastening Tools

Lacings, Fasteners & Fastening Tools

No matter what you’re moving, minimizing downtime and maximizing output are always top priorities—and they can be significantly affected by the way you splice your conveyor belts. Most belt conveyor operations rely on one or both common methods of splicing: mechanical belt fastening or vulcanization.

Mechanical Belt Fastening is the process of joining conveyor belt ends by metal hinges or plates. Vulcanization is the process of joining belt ends through heat or chemicals.

Mechanical Belt Fasteners VS. Vulcanization

The vulcanization of heavy-duty conveyor belts – whether hot or cold—is a time-consuming process that requires special skills, expensive equipment, extreme accuracy in the cutting and stripping of belt ends, and a thorough knowledge of solvents, bonding materials, and compatible cover and fill materials.

Mechanical Belt Fastening involves the use of mechanical belt fasteners (also called conveyor belt lacing). Mechanical belt fasteners combine strength and durability with affordability and easy installation.

light-duty belt fasteners

In light-duty applications like agriculture, parcel handling, food, and laundry, fasteners are available in hook and lacing styles, are installed into both ends of the belt, and are joined together with a hinge pin.

Heavy-Duty belt fasteners

In heavy-duty applications like coal, cement, mining, and aggregate, there are two main belt fastener types: Hinged Plate and Solid Plate.

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