Heavy-Duty Conveyor Types for Manufacturing and Process Plants
Heavy-duty conveyor types for process plants: chain, roller, slat, walking-beam, and indexing conveyors, with their hazards, governing rules, and controls.
ASME B20.1-2024 Conveyor Safety: Scope, Interpretations and What to Check
ASME B20.1-2024 conveyor safety: its scope, ASME's interpretations on guarding, start warnings, stops, and riding, and how OSHA rules and CEMA guides apply.
Welded Steel, Drag, and Engineering-Class Chain: ASME B29 Explained
How ASME B29 sorts welded-steel mill and drag, combination, H-type, bushed, and roller conveyor chain, and how that chain is rated, matched, and replaced.
Indexing Conveyors for Delicate, High-Value Assemblies
How indexing conveyors move delicate, high-value assemblies between stations: precision chain, S-curve index moves, rotary-axis traps, guarding, and sensing.
Conveyor Chain Selection for Wet, Abrasive, and High-Temperature Service
Selecting conveyor chain for wet, abrasive, and hot service: chain makers' safety and service factors, wear strips, lubrication, heat limits, drive guarding.
Right-Angle Transfers: Jump Chains, Jump Rolls, and Lift-and-Transfer Units
Right-angle transfers explained: chain and roll lift-and-transfer units, load-bottom limits, chain pull, lift actuation, sensing, guarding, and governing rules.