From the Desk

From The Chairman’s Desk

Beltcon 20 was the highlight of last month, with 18 papers of exceptional quality and very topical to the 160 people who attended. Of special interest were the local research papers. One was on assessing the braking performance of uni-directional idlers, and the other was on induced belt stress local to the idler junction due to the effect of idler support configuration. A third research paper on idlers came from the University of Newcastle research team and this assessed the influence of skewed idler rolls. There were six papers on six different types of conveyors: Ropecon, Flying belt, Pipe conveyors, Adder Snake, Long overlands and rail-based systems. The rest of the programme highlighted belt feeder hoppers, belt flexure resistance, gearless drives, pulley design, lessons learnt on 17 years of in-pit crushing projects, as well as the role of health and safety standards and finally, advances in technology. The exhibition was well supported with exhibitors reporting useful contacts made and good exposure to their customers and potential customers. All in all it was a great Beltcon and we look forward with anticipation to another conference in 2021. The CMA Annual General Meeting was held on 20 August and a warm welcome is extended to the incoming Board: Henk Brink (CedoTech), Nealon Burger (DRA), Simon Curry (Flexco), Trevor du Toit (Ringspann), Jay Pillay (Brelko), Dave Pitcher (Dunlop), Graeme Skeen (Dymot), Jacques Swart (Worley) and Mpho Tshidzumba (Hatch). Welcome to our new members: Magnet Service Binder SA cc, represented by Mathew Visser and Marco Paschkewitz; Leoka Engineering represented by Themba Xhamfu and Tumelo Malefahlo; and Electromote (Pty) Ltd, represented by Geoffrey Ruis and Brian Campbell. Looking forward to a mutually beneficial relationship between each and the CMA. Jay Pillay Chairman

Jay Pillay

Acrow Limited Actom Afripp Projects Altra Industrial Motion South Africa (Pty) Ltd Bauer Bearings International Belt Brokers Belting Supply Services BMG Bonfiglioli Power Transmissions Bosworth Brelko Conveyor Products CedoTech cc Closeal Manufacturing Collisen Engineering ContiTech South Africa (Pty) Ltd Conveyor Watch (Pty) Ltd Conveyor & Engineering Equipment CT Systems David Brown Gear Industries DRA Projects SA (Pty) Ltd Dunlop Belting Products Dymot Engineering Company ELB Engineering Services Electromote (Pty) Ltd Fenner Conveyor Belting (South Africa) Flexco SA (Pty) Ltd FLSmidth Roymec Giza Technologies (Pty) Ltd Habasit South Africa (Pty) Ltd Hägglunds Drives South Africa Hatch Africa (Pty) Ltd HMA South Africa (Pty) Ltd Hosch - Fördertechnik (SA) International Belting & Marketing (Pty) Ltd Iptron Technology cc KevConBelt (Pty) Ltd Leoka Engineering Lesa Mining Equipment and Conveyor Belt Lorbrand Magnet Service Binder CC Martin Engineering Megaroller Melco Conveyor Equipment Merlin consulting (Pty) Ltd Moret Mining Nautilus Projects (Pty) Ltd Nepean Conveyors OE Bearings Oriental Rubber Industries SA Osborn Engineered Products Pegasus Industrial Services cc Regal Beloit South Africa Rema Tip Top South Africa Ringspann South Africa Rossi Gearmotors (Pty) Ltd Rula Bulk Materials Handling SENET SEW Eurodrive Shaft Engineering (Pty) Ltd SKF South Africa Tenova Takraf ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions South Africa (Pty) Ltd Timken South Africa (Pty) Ltd Transvaal Rubber Company Voith Turbo Weba South Africa (Pty) Ltd WorleyParsons RSA Zest Electric Motors

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