How to choose a brush for a conveyor belt
Choosing a brush cleaner starts with data about the unit, not with a catalog. Until the belt, the material and the regime are known, any design is only a hyp…
Reference guide
Eight articles on conveyor belt brush cleaning: from the data needed for a choice to the format of a technical request. Practice without invented figures or datasheets.
Roller brush or sectional brush
Roller and sectional brushes solve one task in different ways. The comparison is useful while it runs on service and replacement — not on compatibility promi…
Bristle material: polypropylene or nylon
Polypropylene (PP) and polyamide (PA/nylon) are common bristle materials for belt cleaners. The general differences between the materials are well known; the…
Cleaning a chevron belt
Chevron and other patterned belts carry their relief along the whole route. Cleaning must work not only on the rib tops but in the grooves between them.
Installing a brush cleaner
Installation decides how the design will work for years: position relative to the pulley, pressing and service access all matter. The sequence below is edito…
Brush roller wear and replacement
Bristle is a consumable: it wears out, and cleaning quality drops long before the unit fails. The task of operations is to notice the moment and prepare the…
Brush or scraper for belt cleaning
Brush and scraper remove material from the belt with different mechanics. The comparison makes sense for a specific unit with its own material, speed and spa…
A technical request for brush manufacturing
The quality of a manufacturer offer directly depends on the completeness of your request. A good specification is short but contains all dimensions, conditio…