Project Insight: Belt Maintenance

Service Engineering Makes Belt Maintenance Safer and Faster

Installing, replacing and maintaining conveyor belts are essential tasks for the safe and efficient operation of any business that handles bulk material. However, productivity and profits almost always suffer because such tasks invariably require a complete conveyor system shutdown. The Continental Service Engineering team is developing customized solutions to reduce this downtime.

Continental offers various solutions that are customized for safer, faster and more effective conveyor system maintenance. These solutions are typically comprised of a combination of equipment, tooling, supporting engineering and documentation that is largely developed in-house by a team of specialists focusing on conveyor maintenance and service-related activities. The team works with and assists customers’ technical and engineering departments in most disciplines, including mechanical, structural, electrical and automation.

To meet even the most complex customer requirements, the Service Engineering team consists of three sub-groups with different focuses. The design experts are involved in the development of bespoke equipment, structures and systems as required by the customer. The Troughed Belt team members are typically involved in supporting the flat or troughed belt product. The Specialty Belt team focuses on providing support for the customers of Continental products such as Sicon, Flexowell, Pocketlift, automotive belts and others.