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P R O D U C T H A N D B O O K
Applications
Installation Method WhatYou Need
for Installation
• Underground Mining
• Asphalt Plants
• Aggregate and Ready-mix Plants
• Log Belts and Similar Applications
Fastener installed with portable fixture
and hammer. Fasteners are installed in
one simple procedure with self-setting
rivets.
• Fastener
• Rivets
• Hinge Pin
How to Specify
the Correct Flexco
®
Rivet Hinged Fastener
Fastener Metal
Selection
Hinge Pin Selection
1. Determine Belt Tension (PIW).
2. Measure your Belt Thickness.
3. Measure the Diameter of the
Smallest Pulley in your Drive with
Belt Wrap more than 90°.
4. Choose the fastener size that is
appropriate for your specifications
in the selection chart below.
Steel.
For most applications, plated
steel is recommended.
Stainless Steel.
Type 316 Stainless
Steel provides extra resistance to
abrasion, magnetic attraction and
corrosion from acids and chemicals.
RustAlloy
®
.
Resists corrosion due to
mine water or other chemical attack.
MegAlloy
®
.
For superior resistance to
wear and abrasion.
AC Bare Armored Cable
- for
extendable conveyors.
ACS Bare Armored Stainless Cable
-
for extendable conveyors.
NAC Nylon Covered Armored Cable -
right for many applications, long
service life.
NC Nylon Covered Steel Cable
-
for use with steel fasteners, flat or
troughed belts.
NCS Nylon Covered Stainless Steel
Cable
- for applications with
stainless fasteners, flat or troughed
belts.
SC Bare Steel Cable
- for conveying
gritty or abrasive material.
SSC Bare Stainless Steel Cable
-
for corrosion resistance, flat belts.
FLEXCO
®
Rivet Hinged Fastening System
Flexco
®
Rivet Hinged Fastener Selection Chart
Fastener Size
For Belts With
Mechanical Fastener
Ratings Up To:
Belt Thickness Range
Recommended Min. Pulley Diameter
Operating Tension
Under 100% of Belt Rating
Operating Tension
Under 75% of Belt Rating
P.I.W.
kN/m
in.
mm
in.
mm
in.
mm
R2
330
60
1/8-3/8
3-10
5
127
5
127
R5
450
79
7/32-7/16
6-11
9
230
7
175
R5-1/2
650
114
5/16-19/32
8-15
12
300
10
250
R6
800
140
13/32-11/16
10.5-17
18
450
16
400
R6LP
800
140
5/16-23/32
8-18
18
450
16
400
R8
1500
263
13/32-11/16
10.5-17
18
450
16
400
R9
2000
350
5/8-1
16-25.5
42
1050
42
1050
How Flexco
®
Rivet Hinged
Fasteners Work
Designed for synthetic carcass belting as well
as other styles of belt, Flexco
®
SR™ (Self-Setting
Rivet) Fasteners utilize multiple rivet attachment.
This provides maximum resistance to pull-out
and allows the patented rivets to work between
the carcass fibers without severing them,
leaving the entire belt carcass intact. It does not
rely solely upon the carcass material to resist
pull-out.
Because the rivets are self-setting, fasteners
are installed quickly from the top side of the belt.
Rivets are driven through the fastener plates and
through the belt, passing between the carcass
fibers. The specially-shaped head of each pilot
nail works in conjunction with the applicator
tool’s anvil plate to set the rivets.
The same hammer blows that set the rivets also
compress the fastener plates into the belt cover.
The broad width and heavy gauge of the plates
give extended wear life. These plates compress
uniformly and are specially coined so there are
no high spots or edges to hang up.
• Flexco Installation
Tool
• Hammer