Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association

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1 Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association MINUTES OF THE CEMA ENGINEERING CONFERENCE BULK BELT SYSTEMS & EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES COMMITTEE Tuesday, June 27, Meeting called to order at 2:12 pm - Paul Ormsbee, Overland Conveyor 2. Review of last meeting minutes approved 3. Old Business a) YTD Belt Book Sales: , refer to CEMA , English 34, Spanish 25, Portuguese 8 b) Review of the Open Project List for Committee. It was agreed that there was a large number of items to discuss. After the discussions, it was agreed that the sub-committees would communicate with one another via or telephone to produce work products to be reviewed at the next meeting of the Committee in June, Ceramic Lagging: the goal is define application requirements, rules, and best practices. Sub-Committee: Paul Ormsbee, Overland Conveyor Co. (chair); Andrew Jennings, Conveyor Dynamics, Inc. - Conveyor Belt Scale Remote Condition Monitoring: the goal is define belt scale applications performance / system monitoring, impact on predictive maintenance, interlocking logic, develop tie in with controls group data collection web based. Sub-Committee: Rick Tschantz, Imperial Technologies Inc. (chair); Raul Morales, Rexnord Industries LLC; Sergio Zamorano, Sergio Zamorano Ingeniería (ZING); Carl Hessler, FLEXCO; Charlie Ritinski, Sumitomo Machinery Corp. of America; Robin Steven, ContiTech North America, Inc.; Greg Westphall, FLEXCO, Andrew Jennings, Conveyor Dynamics, Inc. - Pull-Up Calculations for Multiple Load Points: the goal is simplify calculations. Sub-Committee: Luis Estay, Bechtel Mining & Metals (chair); Paul Ormsbee & Mark Wilbur, Overland Conveyor Co. Inc.; Sergio Zamorano, Sergio Zamorano Ingeniería (ZING) THE VOICE OF THE CONVEYOR INDUSTRY OF THE AMERICAS

2 - Items 7-11 from 2016 meeting minutes will be forwarded to other committees. CEMA Staff will follow up. - Cleated & Sidewall Belt for Incline Applications: No comments from 2016, cleated belt add to existing table in the 7 th Ed. BBK; Material properties dependent: caking or sticking/lumping materials, molded vs. cleated (fabricated design), specialty belts; create awareness: consider end user preference, specific design based on material properties (pocket-cleatedmolded, maintenance-cleaning, etc.). Interest in exploring topic further. Belt manufacturer s involvement required. Sub-Committee: Geoff Normanton, Fenner Dunlop (chair); Robin Steven, ContiTech North America, Inc.; Akiko Wakatsuki, Fenner Dunlop. - Belt Technology Outpacing Component Technology: Refer information to Conveyor Idler & Bulk Conveyor Accessories Committees, High Speed & High Capacity, Load / Transfer Points. - Energy Efficiency Scale Develop Scale: European have ratings, easy to follow standard for determining ratings of efficiency, 7 levels or grades, temperature & application dependent, reference new Australian Standard 1334: Methods of Testing Conveyor and Elevator Belting, (Rolling resistance / indention); physical properties of rubber vary by compound. The goal is save energy. Belt manufacture must rate belt for application. Sub-Committee: Robin Steven, ContiTech North America, Inc. (chair); Todd Swinderman, RToddS Engineering, LLC; Andrew Jennings, Conveyor Dynamics, Inc.; Paul Ormsbee, Overland Conveyor Co. Inc.; Akiko Wakatsuki, Fenner Dunlop. - Gearless Conveyor Drives: detail included in 7 th Ed. BBk, Chapter 16 Gearless Conveyor Drives, application specific, review detail and revise as required. For future inputs on Chapter 13 also. Sub-Committee: Raul Morales, Rexnord Industries LLC (chair); Alexander Vitou, Baldor Electric Company; Eric Jackson, Manufacturing Div. of TAKRAF USA, Inc.; Charlie Ritinski, Sumitomo Machinery Corp. of America; Luis Estay, Bechtel Mining & Metals. - Skirtboard Friction Factor: Review different materials. 4. New Business a) Appendix D Installation Standards: New conveyor installation alignment tracking. Need more input/detail from field. For the BBK 8 th Ed. Sub-Committee: Todd Swinderman, RToddS Engineering, LLC (chair); Rick Tschantz, Imperial Technologies Inc.; Ian Landry, Hatch. THE VOICE OF THE CONVEYOR INDUSTRY OF THE AMERICAS

3 b) Idler Maintenance Safety: Change Out Technology. Automated system equipment development innovations. Idler- robotic arm video from Australia. Safety. Sub-Committee: Ian Landry, Hatch (chair); Eric Jackson, Manufacturing Div. of TAKRAF USA, Inc. c) CEMA request a white paper Safety: Send to Kimberly at CEMA. One page. Volunteers: Todd Swinderman, RToddS Engineering, LLC; Greg Westphall, FLEXCO. d) CEMA BBK 8 th Edition. 3 years to complete, supplement existing chapters. On 2018 meeting set date for next edition (8 th ). Need editor. e) DEM Transfer Chute Design/Analysis: research study, define material properties. Sub-Committee: Matthew Koca, FLEXCO (chair); Andrew Jennings, Conveyor Dynamics, Inc.; Paul Ormsbee, Overland Conveyor Co., Inc. f) High Speed Belt Trajectory Related to System Design: Transfer tower chute design. Edit existing information Chapters 1 & 2 (Todd Swinderman), BBK 7 th Ed. Solicit input for consideration. 5. Next Meeting: June 26, 2018, La Playa Hotel, Naples, FL. 6. Adjourn Respectively submitted, Paul Ormsbee CEMA Bulk Belt Systems & Emerging Technologies Committee THE VOICE OF THE CONVEYOR INDUSTRY OF THE AMERICAS

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