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Selection Guidelines
BeltTracking Products
Belt Positioner
™
PT Max
™
Top Side
Selection Guidelines
PT Max
™
Return Side
PT Max
™
V-Return
*Typical results; actual results may vary
*Disk idlers have the potential to reduce these numbers
PT Smart
™
Underground
Structure
PT Smart
™
Standard
CONVEYOR CRITERIA
BELT POSITIONER
™
PT SMART
™
PT SMART
™
UNDERGROUND
PT MAX
™
TOP SIDE
HD PT MAX
™
TOP SIDE
PT MAX
™
RETURN SIDE
and V-RETURN
HD PT MAX
™
RETURN SIDE
and V-RETURN
Top side mistracking
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
Return side mistracking
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
Belt mistracking to one side
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
Belt mistracking to both sides
POOR
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
Inconsistent tracking problem
GOOD
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
Belt is cupped (heavy)
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
GOOD
GOOD
Belt has low running tension
POOR
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
Belt has medium running tension
GOOD
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
Belt has high running tension
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
Approx. "upstream" effect*
50' (15 M)
20' (6 M)
20' (6 M)
20' (6 M)
20' (6 M)
20' (6 M)
20' (6 M)
Approx. "downstream" effect*
50' (15 M)
120' - 150'
(36 - 45 M)
120' - 150'
(36 - 45 M)
150' - 200'
(45 - 61 M)
150' - 200'
(45 - 61 M)
150' - 200'
(45 - 61 M)
150' - 200'
(45 - 61 M)
MODEL
APPLICATION RANGE
Belt Positioner
™
Return side only, 800 PIW max tension on
Small, Medium and Large; 1200 PIW max
tension on Extra Large.
Also works on reversing belts.
PT Smart
™
Medium-duty belts up to 1600 PIW max
tension. Belt width + 3" idler. Belt thickness
1" maximum.
PT Smart
™
Underground
Medium-duty belts up to 1600 PIW max
tension. Belt width + 9" idler. Belt thickness
1" maximum. Fits underground structure.
PT Max
™
Top Side
Heavy-duty belts up to 3000 PIW max
(generally over 3/4" (19mm) thick)
Belt width 24" - 60" (600 - 1500mm)
HD PT Max
™
Top Side
Heavy-duty belts up to 6000 PIW max
tension. Belt width 48" - 84" (1200 - 2100mm)
PT Max
™
Return Side
and V-Return
Heavy-duty, higher tension belts up to 3000
PIW max. (generally up to 1" (25mm) thick)
HD PT Max
™
Return Side
and V-Return
Heavy-duty belts up to 6000 PIW max
tension. Belt width 48" - 84" (1200 - 2100mm)
P R O D U C T H A N D B O O K