What causes materials carry-back of belt conveyor?

What is the Material Carryback?

Material carry-back is commonly referred to as any excess fugitive material that sticks to the underside of the return belt beyond the discharge point at the head pulley. The material carry-back will causes serious operational problems.

It may cause big damage to workers.

Carry-back on the return belt of conveyor will accumulate underneath and along the belt conveyor. These areas might be walkways and so will create an increased risk to personal safety in the form of slips, trips and falls.

If attempting to remove carry-back manually, most often the carry-back falls and collects in awkward spaces and any manual labour allocated to remove the carry-back is at risk of injury.

The carry-back can increase dust pollution for the environment and create conveyor roller damage and conveyor belt damage.

It may cause conveyor belt misalignment.

Carry-back build up on conveyor hardware causes belt mistracking, conveyor belt and structural damage, and is a major cause of material spillage. Fugitive material may bury idlers, conveyor components, or structural supports, requiring expensive clean-up labour and replacement parts.

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