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BEST PRACTICE NO. 7
Have a clean work area to help ensure clean assembly of the splice.
Long experience has shown that almost anything can get inside a vulcanized splice. Goodyear Engineered Products
engineers and technicians have found tools, dust, trash, sand, insects, rocks and many other types of contamination
inside of splices that have failed.
For these reasons, the splicing work area must be cleaned and protected. Tents, awnings, tarps, or temporary plywood
walls and ceilings should be installed, depending on the particular circumstances in which the work must be done.
These measures will help avoid contamination in the splice.
BEST PRACTICE NO. 8
Never use cement or gums that are out of date.
Goodyear Engineered Products splice materials are manufactured to the highest standards. Part of this quality control
includes recording on the labels the dates the materials were manufactured. Materials that are refrigerated will have a
longer shelf life than materials that are stored outside the refrigerated area. When unused materials reach the Goodyear
Engineered Products recommended storage-life limit, they should then be properly disposed of in complete accordance
with federal, state and local requirements. Splice materials should never be stored in sunlight or hot conditions. Never
use overage splice materials. If in doubt – throw it out.
BEST PRACTICE NO. 9
Use only the specified splice materials for the belt being spliced.
For best adhesion and splice life, Goodyear Engineered Products conveyor belts should be spliced with Goodyear
Engineered Products splicematerials. Only materials that have proven compatibility and supply the highest performance
are supplied to our customers as splice materials.
Even with the use of Goodyear Engineered Products splice materials, care must be used to ensure the correct gums
and cements are used. Your Goodyear Engineered Products Splice Coordinator can be consulted.
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