Each replaceable tip consists of two halves that bolt onto each spoke without the need to remove the sprocket, reducing downtime during maintenance.
The tips also form a pick-up face having greater surface area and seating stability than the contact patch of one-piece sprockets, significantly extending cable life by reducing contact pressure between the slug and the spoke.
Further, a wear indicator molded into the sprocket tip enables operators to determine when the tips are due for replacement, averting wheel damage and resulting damage to the cable-disc assembly.
Friction between the discs and relatively small number of sprocket spokes can result in spoke damage that, in turn, damages the costly cable-disc assembly. Both issues can now be avoided through preventative sprocket tip replacements at roughly 10 percent of one-piece sprocket replacement costs.
The new wheel design can be retrofitted to all previous models of FLEXI-DISC Tubular Cable Conveyors with no modification. FLEXI-DISC Tubular Cable Conveyors gently slide bulk materials through stainless steel tubing using polymer discs attached to stainless steel cable. The conveyor is powered by a drive system that circulates the cable-disc assembly between two wheel housings at opposite ends of the circuit.
