What causes Seam failure?
Seam failure relates principally to Oven Conveyor Belts. These belts are joined in various ways, but most often with a synthetic coil seam and pintle. This pintle is pushed through an opening formed when joining together opposite ends of a conveyor. It helps constitute the seam or splice, which is the weakest part of the conveyor. As such, it is usually the first part of the conveyor to fail. What Preventive Measures can be considered to help? Preventive Measures to insure the best possible seam life for your conveyor: • That the guiding mechanism is working and calibrated properly. (NOTE: Perhaps the biggest reason for seam failure is tracking related. If the conveyor tracks off the machine, particularly once it has some age on it, the seam area is highly prone to being ripped). • Run as little tension as absolutely necessary to successfully track the conveyor. • Avoid prolonged intervals of excessive heat, especially to the seam area. Run the lowest temperature possible to successful
