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Best Practice Number 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. Our 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, tarp, 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 Number 8
Never use cement or gums that are out of date.
Continental ContiTech 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
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 Number 9
Use only the specified splice materials for the belt being spliced.
For best adhesion and splice life, Continental ContiTech
conveyor belts should be spliced with Continental ContiTech
splice materials. Only materials that have proven compatibility
and supply the highest performance are supplied to our
customers as splice materials.
Even with the use of Continental ContiTech splice materials,
care must be used to ensure the correct gums and cements
are used. Our Splice Coordinator can be consulted.
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