No matter what price you pay for a conveyor belt, its reliability and longevity will ultimately dictate its true cost. There are many things that determine their working lifetime such as surface abrasion, cutting & gouging, oil and heat. All of these are, of course, well known factors for which resistance should be engineered into a specifically designed rubber compound.  However, what is not well known are two other inescapable factors that have a huge influence on the operational lifetime of a rubber conveyor belt – … Continue reading OZONE & ULTRAVIOLET – THE INVISIBLE BELT KILLERS