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SCHENCKBELTWEIGHER
MAINTENANCEGUIDE
2014
BELTWEIGHERMAINTENANCE
BELTWEIGHERhavebecomeanimportantpartofmostbulkmaterialhandlingfacilities.However,being
relativelyunobtrusiveinmostconveyorsystems,theyareoftenoverlookedorignoredaftertheirinitial
installation.Lackofsimplemaintenancewillpotentiallycausesignificantreductionintheaccuracy
capabilitiesoftheseinstruments.Mostbeltweigherorbeltconveyorscalesarecapableofproviding
reliableresultwithin%oftheirfullscalerating.Beltconveyorscalethathavebeencertifiedviathe
NationalTypeEvaluationProgram(NTEP)arecapableofprovidingresultthatmeetthecriteriaofthe
NationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology(NIST)handbook44,wichis%.Thisisdefinedasbeing
within%ofactualmaterialloadandrepeatablewithina%bandwith.
Regardlessoftheaccuracycapabilityofthescaledesign,itisunlikelythatthisdevicewillperformas
promisedifsimplemaintenanceproceduresarenotstrictlyadheredto.Everyscaleinstallationwill
developitsownsetofoperatingcharacteristics;thereforeitisabsolutelynecessarytomonitorthe
scalesperformanceandprovideroutinemaintenanceasrequired.Itisgenerallyadvised,throughout
thebeltscaleindustry,thatcalibrationchecksbemadefrequentlyduringtheweeksafterinitial
installation,thantoincreasethetimeframebetweencalibrationsasstatisticalresultsareobtained.
Whilethisisasimplesuggestiontofollow,alltoofrequentlytheincreaseintimebetweencalibration
verificationsdefaultstoonlywhenevertheproblemissuspected.Bythenitistoolateincorrect
weighmentshavebeenmade,processhavebeeninterruptedandinventorylevelsneedothermeansof
verification.
Establishmentofaroutineinspectionprocedure,includingnotonlythebeltconveyorscale,butthe
entirematerialhandlingsystem,willresultinanincreasedconfidenceinthescaleandultimatelygreater
controloftheaccuracyitisproviding.Itisimportanttorememberthattheentireconveyorthatthebelt
scaleisinstalledinbecomepartoftheWeighingsystems,andthatanychangesthatoccurorare
performedwithinthisconveyorcanandprobablywillaffecttheperformanceofthescale.Thereforein
additiontoaroutinescalemaintenanceprocedureitbecomesimperativethatanyandallmaintenance
performedontheconveyorbereportedtotheindividualordepartmentresponsibleforthescales
performance.
PleaseseerecommendedMaintenanceCheckListchart.Notethatverificationofthebasicmechanicsof
theconveyorsystemitselfisanintegralpartofthescalemaintenanceprocedure.
IfyouhaveanyquestionregardingyourSCHENCKBeltWeigher,pleasedonothesitatetocontactour
officeforfactoryserviceassistanceat+622156944222.
BELTWEIGHERMAINTENANCECHECKLIST
ITEMS
Scaleareadebris
SpeedCalibration
Zerocalibration
Spancalibration
Beltscrapper
Idlerrollercondition
Beltcondition
Speedsensor
Speedwheel
Loadcelloffset
Staticweightcondition
Revolutiontime
Audittrail
Linevoltage
Alignment
Excitation
Beltlength
I/Ointegrity
Deadweight
Autozerotracklimit
Wiretermination
Cableintegrity
Materialfactor
VERIFICATIONINTERVAL
WEEKLY
REMARKS
MONTHLY
QUARTERLY
ANNUALLY
Cleanscalearea.Determinecauseofdebrisandtakesteptoremedy
PerformSpeedCalibration.Acceptresult.
PerformZeroCalibrationprocedure.Acceptandrecordanychanges.Ifchangeis
>.25%identifycauseandcorrect.Recordresult.
PerformSpanCalibrationwithknownTestWeight
Checkoperation.Adjustorreplacebladesifworn.
Inspectidlersforwear/damage.Replacerollerorbearingasneeded.
Visualinspectionforcuts,tearsorwornedges.
Inspectgapbetweensensorandwheel.
Inspectforwear,materialbuildup.Checkbearing.
Noloadoutputmustbewithin1%ofratedmax.
Checkforcorrosion,location,clearances.
Verifytimefor1beltrevatmaximumspeed.
Reviewscalehistory.
MeasureHottoNeutral,HottoGround,NeutraltoGround.Correctasneeded.
CompleteperinstructionmanualBVH2190
Verifyvalueandstability.
Measureandverify.Performacquiretestdurationifchangesnoted.
CheckandverifyperformanceofallI/Obeingused.
Confirmsettingandadjustifnecessary.
Recorddata.
Inspectforcorrosionandtightness
Visualandohmcheck.(Corrosion,moisture,deterioration)
Verifywithweighedloadtest.