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Cold splicing of fabric ply conveyor

belts with the contact adhesive


®
CONTI SECUR BFA

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The cold splice of fabric ply conveyor belts is an accepted world wide techni-
que. This method is increasingly used as an alternative to the hot splice.
With our contact adhesive CONTI SECUR® BFA, a wide range of belt types
can be joint.
When deciding whether to choose hot or cold splice, various factors must be
taken into consideration, as follows:
• Conveyor belt type
• Local conditions
• Application temperature
• Ambient temperature
• Relative atmospheric humidity
• Reaction time (waiting time before tensioning and dynamic use)

Examples of reasons for deciding against cold splicing:


• Ambient temperature below 10°C, if no belt surface heating assistance is
available
• Relative atmospheric humidity above 70 % , again in the absence of heat
assistance
• Dampness in the fabric plies
• Butyl / EPDM conveyor belts (high temperature resistant belts)
• Nitrile Oil resistant conveyor belts
If one of these examples apply to your particular application, we advise against
a cold splice in favour of hot vulcanisation.

Work routine of a cold splice


• Accordant to the strength of 1 ply fixing the minimum step length, look to
Table 1
• Cut the trailing angle
• Transact the belt
• Marking the steps
• Cut the fabric plies
• Strip off the fabric plies
• Remove tie gum which has no adhesion to the fabric by cutting or grinding
• Check the splice
• 1st coat with the activated CONTI SECUR® BFA
• Drying time depending of the ambient temperature. Minimum 30 minutes
• Further informations look to Table 2
• Before putting together the 2 parts of the joint protect 1 part with a plastic
foil
• Check the splice again if it`s accurate
• If everything is o.K. pull back the foil step by step and press parallel down
the splicing area from the middle to outwards
• Afterwards give pressure into the splice with a double roller

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Splicing of conveyor belts with more than two fabric plies
The stepped cuts in the fabric produce a loss in strength in these splices calcu-
lated as one ply.
Examples:
3 ply belt will lose 33 % of the strength in the splice (2 steps).
4 ply belt will lose 25 % of the strength in the splice (3 steps).
5 ply belt will lose 20%. of the strength in the splice (4 steps).
For certain belt types, the minimum step length Is of splice length Ic and the
number of steps ns can be found in Table 1.

Example:
Belt type: 1000/3
Strength of 1 ply: 333 N / mm (1000 divided by 3)
Minimum Step length for this value: 300 mm (Table 1)
Splice length: Is = 300 • (3 – 1) = 600 mm

Step Direction
If the scraper are working hard, the splice should be made in that way, that the
scraper is not scraping against, but moving with the stepped design.

Running against

Running with the steps

Table 1
Recommended minimum step and splice lengths for conveyor belts with more
than 2 plies

Belt strength Strength Min.step length Splice length No. of steps


N/mm of 1 ply ls mm lc mm ns
N/mm
400/3 200 400 2
500/3 200 400 2
125 to 160
500/4 200 600 3
630/4 200 600 3

800/4 250 750 3


1000/4 250 750 3
200 to 250
1000/5 250 1000 4
1250/5 250 1000 4

1250/4 300 900 3


1600/4 300 900 3
315 to 400
1600/5 300 1200 4
2000/5 300 1200 4

2000/4 300 1050 3


2500/4 350 1400 3
500 to 630
2500/5 350 1400 4
3150/5 350 1400 4

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Cut the belt with a trailing angle. The angled join prevents the join from being
stressed over the entire width of the belt when it bends around the pulleys and
idlers.
Great angle > less stress. An angle of 16°40 has proven to be a standard
(0,3 x belt width).

• Folding back the belt


• Preparation of the seam
• Roughen interfaces between the covers and rubber edges
• Remove the dust with a brush, no solvent

Choose step length. Mark the step- and splice length. Look to Table 1.

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Cut the fabric plies with a ply cutter.

Strip off the first fabric ply.

Stripping off the last of the fabric plies.

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• Check for the exact dimension
• This is important after finishing the splice for the straight running of the belt
• Smooth, if necessary the part of the skim rubber with a grinding disc
• Remove the dust dry, don’t use a solvent

• Coat the splice area with the activated CONTI SECUR® BFA
• Depending of the strength of the fabric it’s necessary to decide how many
coats you have to apply
• The fabric has to be complete covered with solution
• Drying time see Table 2

Table 2
Number of coats Drying time of the coats by room
temperature
1st coat min. 30 min., max. 24 hours
nd
2 coat Back of hand test, max. 20 min.
Or if it’s necessary to coat the splice
surface three times:
1st coat min. 30 min., max. 24 hours
nd
2 coat min. 30 min., max. 24 hours
3rd coat Back of hand test, max. 20 min.

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• Fit together the prepared surfaces and roll down the surface from the cen-
tre to the edges with a double roller
Remark: with this tool you will get the needed pressure into the splice.
The pressure is absolute necessary for getting the adhesion between the plies.

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• Coat the tacky back of the cover strip and the seam with the activated
CONTI SECUR® BFA
• Drying time: 5 to 10 minutes

• Fix and press down the CONREMA® cover strip


• Edges projecting on either side can be cut off flush with the cover

Finished splice.
Don’t tension the belt before 2 to 5 hours after splicing.

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