According to Michael Greelish, National Account Manager for Mining, Quarrying and Resources at Motion Australia, a key focus for quarries should ensuring that all stages of operation are compliant for the safety and wellbeing of personnel. “A straightforward way of doing this is opting for machinery...
A quarrying and materials recycling plant in Melbourne’s west has undergone a V-belt upgrade on their primary crusher machines, eventuating in a $90,000 downtime cost saving. Rob Michaelson, National Product Manager for Belts at Motion Australia, explains that the customer was only getting two to...
Improper assembly of hydraulic hose systems can drastically speed up the wear life on parts, and introduce hazards to a food and beverage manufacturing environment. To avoid bacterial growth, cracking, and corrosive build-up, these assemblies should meet specific requirements and industry standards for design, testing...
As the inventor of the original V-belt, Gates are an established componentry innovator in the Australian industrial space. Through extensive research and development, they are dedicated to introducing safer, long-wearing solutions for machinery operation. Their Polychain GT™ Carbon Belt offers three times the service life of...
When it comes to hosing equipment for fluid power applications, flexibility is key. Hydraulic hoses are typically constructed with reenforced layers of braided tubing, but maintaining a lightweight design that is resistant to corrosion presents a challenge. The MegaSys™ portfolio from Gates follows through on...
When a large Australian food processor was encountering setbacks due to poor quality belt products, BSC stepped in to implement a replacement plan with Gates® Poly Chain® GT® Carbon™ Belt. This allowed them to minimise production downtime and move forward with greater load capacity thanks...
Misaligned pulleys and incorrect belt tensioning are some of the most common causes of belt failures in belt drive systems. Derek Hill, National Sales Manager - Industrial at Gates, says these failures can be prevented by using correct tools for belt installation and tensioning. Moreover, considering...
With huge orders to fulfill, an untimely breakdown was the last thing that a major Australian biscuit manufacturer could afford. So, when Chris Wheatley, BSC’s Agriculture, Food & Beverage Manager for South Australia learned that the plant was struggling with frequent failure of their conveyor chain...
