Case Study
K-Containment® Seal - New Zealand Concrete Supplier
Page 1 CASE STUDY: K-Containment® Seal Kinder Australia Products: K-Containment® Seal Product Category: Conveyor Belt Skirting and Sealing Product: Concrete Customer New Zealand Concrete Supplier – quarry products Production Rate: 300 tonnes per hour Belt Speed: 1 metre per second Previous problem: Our customer operates with a conveyor transfer point fed by a second conveyor that has a feed angle of 90 degrees. The weight pressure of the falling material was pushing the conveyor belt itself off-centre, becoming misaligned and causing material spillage. At a production rate of 300 tonnes per hour, the fugitive material quickly accumulated, causing the trough rollers to seize up as well as creating a trip/slip hazard to workers. The associated conveyor skirting and steel hold