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Belt Conveyor Glossary — 1,000+ Terms
A technical term base covering the whole belt conveyor and its parts — components, sizing parameters, bearings, electrical gear, engineering and bulk materials, standards, trade terms and design methods. 1036 terms across 21 subjects, browsable or searchable in three languages.
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01
Fundamentals
16 terms · 10 with standards
Belt conveyor · Troughed belt conveyor · Troughing angle … 13 more
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02
Parameters & Dimensions
125 terms · 90 with standards
Belt width (nominal) · Belt width (effective) · Troughing angle λ … 122 more
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03
Idlers & Rollers
45 terms · 17 with standards
Idler (idler set) · Carrying (troughing) idler · Return idler … 42 more
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04
Pulleys & Drums
33 terms · 9 with standards
Drive pulley (head pulley) · Bend pulley · Snub pulley … 30 more
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05
Conveyor Belt
48 terms · 31 with standards
Conveyor belt · Belt width · Belt carcass … 45 more
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06
Take-up & Tension
20 terms · 4 with standards
Take-up · Gravity take-up · Screw take-up … 17 more
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07
Drive & Power
37 terms · 9 with standards
Drive power · Gearbox · Fluid coupling … 34 more
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08
Cleaning & Transfer
25 terms · 1 with standards
Belt cleaner · Primary cleaner · Secondary cleaner … 22 more
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09
Structures & Frames
34 terms · 3 with standards
Conveyor stringer · Conveyor frame · Trestle (bent) … 31 more
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10
Fastening & Splices
57 terms · 25 with standards
Vulcanised splice · Mechanical splice · Finger splice … 54 more
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11
Bearings & Housings
80 terms · 62 with standards
Deep groove ball bearing 6204 · Deep groove ball bearing 6205 · Deep groove ball bearing 6206 … 77 more
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12
Electrical & Control
51 terms · 37 with standards
IEC motor frame 80 · IEC motor frame 100 · IEC motor frame 112 … 48 more
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13
Safety & Monitoring
37 terms · 17 with standards
Pull-cord emergency stop · Emergency stop button · Emergency stop distance … 34 more
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14
Wear & Dust Control
41 terms · 6 with standards
Ceramic wear liner · Alumina ceramic tile · Basalt cast liner … 38 more
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15
Engineering Materials
39 terms · 12 with standards
Carbon steel (Q235 / S235) · Low-alloy steel · Stainless steel 304 … 36 more
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16
Bulk Materials
175 terms · 13 with standards
Anthracite · Bituminous coal · Lignite (brown coal) … 172 more
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17
Installation & Service
36 terms · 2 with standards
Preventive maintenance · Predictive maintenance · Condition monitoring … 33 more
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18
Design & Calculation
40 terms · 19 with standards
CEMA method · DIN 22101 method · Main resistance … 37 more
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19
Standards & Certification
31 terms · 31 with standards
ISO 5048 · ISO 1537 · ISO 15236 … 28 more
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20
Trade & Logistics
24 terms · 9 with standards
HS code 8431.39 · HS code 8428.33 · Incoterms FOB … 21 more
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21
Applications & Industries
42 terms · 6 with standards
Coal handling plant · Coal mine roadway conveyor · Overland conveyor … 39 more
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A
- Abrasion index
- Abrasion resistance index
- Abrasion-resistant belt
- Abrasiveness
- Access platform
- Adhesion (stickiness)
- Aeration
- Air cannon
- Air knife (belt drier)
- Air-knife cleaner
- Alignment check
- Altitude derating
- Alumina
- Alumina ceramic tile
- Aluminium bronze
- Aluminium dross
- Aluminium scrap
- Ambient temperature
- Ammonium nitrate
- Ammonium sulphate
- Anchoring
- Angle of internal friction
- Angle of repose
- Angle of surcharge
- Anhydrite
- Anthracite
- Anti-seize compound
- Antimony ore
- Antistatic belt
- Apron feeder
- Arching (bridging)
- AS 1755
- ATEX / IECEx
- Audible / visual alarm
- Automatic belt tensioner
- Automatic tension control
- Availability
B
- Backstop
- Backstop (holdback)
- Bag filter (dust collector)
- Bag filter / dust collector
- Bagasse
- Balance grade (G)
- Ball clay
- Barge loading conveyor
- Barite
- Bark
- Basalt cast liner
- Battery scrap
- Bauxite
- Bearing clearance class (C3)
- Bearing dynamic load C
- Bearing housing
- Bearing housing (idler end cap)
- Bearing life calculation
- Bearing life L10h
- Bearing rating life (L10)
- Bearing seal (2RS / ZZ)
- Bearing steel (GCr15)
- Bearing temperature alarm
- Bearing temperature sensor
- Belt breaker fabric
- Belt carcass
- Belt change-out
- Belt clamp
- Belt cleaner
- Belt cleaner tensioner
- Belt cleaning degree
- Belt conveyor
- Belt cover
- Belt cover grade M
- Belt cover grade N
- Belt cover grade W
- Belt cover grade X
- Belt cover grade Y
- Belt cover grade Z
- Belt cover thickness
- Belt deviation switch
- Belt edge
- Belt edge rubber
- Belt elastic modulus
- Belt elongation
- Belt elongation at break
- Belt fastener (clips)
- Belt feeder
- Belt inspection
- Belt life
- Belt load per metre
- Belt mass per metre
- Belt mistracking limit
- Belt overlap
- Belt path layout
- Belt ply rating
- Belt ply/strength series
- Belt puller
- Belt rip detection
- Belt rip detector
- Belt safety factor
- Belt sag
- Belt sag (idler spacing limit)
- Belt sag f
- Belt sampler
- Belt scale
- Belt scale frame
- Belt selection
- Belt slip ratio
- Belt speed
- Belt speed 1.0 m/s
- Belt speed 1.6 m/s
- Belt speed 2.5 m/s
- Belt speed 3.15 m/s
- Belt speed 4.0 m/s
- Belt speed 5.0 m/s
- Belt speed 6.0 m/s
- Belt speed sensor
- Belt speed v
- Belt splice
- Belt storage & ageing
- Belt sway sensor
- Belt tension
- Belt tension rating
- Belt tension T
- Belt thickness gauge
- Belt tracking (centring)
- Belt training adjustment
- Belt troughability
- Belt troughability index
- Belt turnover
- Belt wash station
- Belt weigher
- Belt weight
- Belt width
- Belt width (effective)
- Belt width (nominal)
- Belt width 1000 mm
- Belt width 1200 mm
- Belt width 1400 mm
- Belt width 1600 mm
- Belt width 1800 mm
- Belt width 2000 mm
- Belt width 2200 mm
- Belt width 2400 mm
- Belt width 400 mm
- Belt width 500 mm
- Belt width 650 mm
- Belt width 800 mm
- Belt-wrap angle α
- Bend pulley
- Bentonite
- Bevel-helical gearbox
- Bias splice
- Bill of lading
- Biomass (general)
- Biomass power conveyor
- Bituminous coal
- Blast furnace slag
- Blocked chute detector
- Bolt & nut grade
- Bolt property class 10.9
- Bolt property class 8.8
- Bolt-hinge fastener
- Bolt-plate fastener
- Bolt-solid plate fastener
- Bolted joint design
- Borax
- Bottom ash
- Brake
- Brake resistor
- Brush cleaner
- Bucket elevator
- Buffer bed
- Bulk density
- Bulk density (compacted)
- Bulk density (loose)
- Bulk density ρ
- Bulk material storage
C
- Cable tray
- Cage induction motor
- Caking (freezing)
- Calcium carbonate
- Capacity factor
- Capacity Q
- Carbon black
- Carbon steel (Q235 / S235)
- Carry-back
- Carry-back rate
- Carrying (troughing) idler
- CC belt (cotton/cotton)
- CE marking
- CEMA Belt Book
- CEMA class
- CEMA material class
- CEMA method
- Cement clinker
- Cement kiln dust
- Cement plant conveyor
- Cement raw meal
- Ceramic (alumina 92/95 %)
- Ceramic cleaner blade
- Ceramic lagging
- Ceramic pulley lagging
- Ceramic wear liner
- Ceramic-lagged idler
- Certificate of origin
- Charcoal
- Chevron / cleated belt
- Chevron / grooved lagging
- Chrome-molybdenum steel
- Chromite ore
- Chromium carbide overlay
- Chute
- Chute access door
- Chute blockage sensor
- Chute liner
- Chute wear plate
- Clay (dry lumps)
- Clay (wet, sticky)
- Cleaner blade adjustment
- Cleaner tensioner
- Coal handling plant
- Coal handling plant (CHP)
- Coal mine roadway conveyor
- Coal slack (fines)
- Cobalt ore
- Coconut shell
- Coefficient of friction (material on belt)
- Cohesion
- Coke plant conveyor
- Coking coal
- Cold vulcanised splice
- Cold-resistant belt
- Combustibility
- Commercial invoice
- Commissioning
- Compaction
- Composite (FRP)
- Compost (screened)
- Concave curve (sag)
- Concentrate (sulphide)
- Concentricity tolerance
- Condition monitoring
- Confined space
- Contact lip seal
- Convex / concave curve
- Convex curve (crest)
- Conveyor belt
- Conveyor belt width series
- Conveyor capacity
- Conveyor cover (weather cover)
- Conveyor frame
- Conveyor length L
- Conveyor stringer
- Copper concentrate
- Copper ore
- Copper scrap (chopped)
- Corrosivity
- Cost per tonne conveyed
- Counterweight
- Counterweight take-up
- Coupling flange
- Cover / rain hood
- Cover grade
- Cover tensile strength
- Cover thickness
- Cover wear rate
- Critical spares
- Cross-section area A
- Crowned pulley
- Crushed basalt
- Crushed granite
- Crushed gravel
- Crushed stone
- Crushing and conveying (IPCC)
- Crushing station
- Curved (horizontal) conveyor
- Curved chute
- Cyclone dust separator
- Cylindrical roller bearing NU206
- Cylindrical roller bearing NU208
- Cylindrical roller bearing NU210
- Cylindrical roller bearing NU212
- Cylindrical roller bearing NU214
- Cylindrical roller bearing NU216
- Cylindrical roller bearing NU218
D
- DAP fertiliser
- De-rating factor
- Decline conveyor
- Deep groove ball bearing 6204
- Deep groove ball bearing 6205
- Deep groove ball bearing 6206
- Deep groove ball bearing 6207
- Deep groove ball bearing 6208
- Deep groove ball bearing 6209
- Deep groove ball bearing 6210
- Deep groove ball bearing 6305
- Deep groove ball bearing 6306
- Deep groove ball bearing 6307
- Deep groove ball bearing 6308
- Deep groove ball bearing 6309
- Deep groove ball bearing 6310
- Deep groove ball bearing 6311
- Deep groove ball bearing 6312
- Deep groove ball bearing 6313
- Deep groove ball bearing 6314
- Deep-trough idler set
- Deflection limit
- Degradation (attrition)
- Design duty
- Design life
- Diamond (grooved) lagging
- Diamond lagging
- Diamond rubber lagging
- DIN 22101
- DIN 22101 method
- DIN 22102
- DIN 22121
- Direct-on-line (DOL) starter)
- Disc / rubber-disc idler
- Disc brake
- Discharge station
- Discrete element method (DEM)
- Dolomite
- Downtime
- Dredging conveyor
- Drive efficiency
- Drive factor
- Drive power
- Drive power P
- Drive power sum
- Drive pulley (head pulley)
- Drive pulley power
- Drive station
- Dry fog system
- Dry sludge
- Dry-fog system
- Ductile iron
- Dust emission rate
- Dust explosibility
- Dust explosion zone
- Dust extraction hood
- Dust seal
- Dust skirt
- Dust suppression
- Dust suppression cover
- Dust suppression enclosure
- Dust suppression system
- Dustiness
- Duty cycle
E
- EAC marking
- Edge distance (CEMA)
- Effective tension Te
- Efficiency class IE1
- Efficiency class IE2
- Efficiency class IE3
- Efficiency class IE4
- Electronic scrap (WEEE)
- Elevator bolt
- Elongation at break
- Emergency pull-wire switch
- Emergency stop button
- Emergency stop distance
- Empty fruit bunch (EFB)
- EN 619 / EN 620
- Encoder
- EP belt (polyester/nylon)
- EP carcass
- EPDM rubber
- Epoxy coating
- Euler–Eytelwein formula
- Explosion-proof motor
- Export packing
- EXW
F
- Fabric (EP / NN) belt
- Fatigue analysis
- Fault log
- FCL / LCL
- Feldspar
- Felt seal
- Fertiliser plant conveyor
- FGD gypsum
- Fill factor
- Filter cake
- Filter dust
- Fines content
- Finger splice
- Finite element analysis (FEA)
- Fire detection
- Fixed take-up
- Flame-resistant belt
- Flameproof motor (Ex d)
- Flange bolt
- Flanged housing UCF
- Flanged housing UCFL
- Flat carrying idler
- Flat pulley
- Flexible coupling
- Flotation tailings
- Flow guide (deflector)
- Flowability
- Fluid coupling
- Fluid coupling (hydro)
- Fluidisation
- Fluorite / fluorspar
- Flushing
- Fly ash
- Forward-tilted idler
- Foundation load
- Foundry sand
- Friction (brake) idler
- Friction coefficient
- Friction coefficient belt–pulley μ
- Friction coefficient f
- Fumigation certificate
G
- Gallery / trestle
- Galvanised steel
- Garland idler
- GB 50431
- GB/T 10595
- GB/T 990
- Gear coupling
- Gear ratio
- Gearbox
- Gearbox oil change
- Gearbox oil temperature
- Gearbox ratio
- Gearbox ratio series
- Gearbox service factor
- General arrangement (GA)
- Glass cullet
- Gold ore
- GOST 22644
- GOST 31558
- Grain terminal conveyor
- Graphite
- Graphite-bronze bush
- Gravity take-up
- Grease (lithium / EP)
- Grease nipple (M10×1)
- Grey cast iron
- Gypsum
H
- H-type cleaner blade
- Handrail
- Hardness (Shore A)
- Harmonic filter
- HDPE
- HDPE liner
- Head pulley
- Heat-resistant belt
- Helical gearbox
- Hematite ore
- Herringbone lagging
- Hex bolt M10 8.8
- Hex bolt M12 8.8
- Hex bolt M14 8.8
- Hex bolt M16 8.8
- Hex bolt M18 8.8
- Hex bolt M20 8.8
- Hex bolt M22 8.8
- Hex bolt M24 8.8
- Hex bolt M27 8.8
- Hex bolt M30 8.8
- Hex bolt M33 8.8
- Hex bolt M36 8.8
- Hex bolt M8 8.8
- High-manganese steel
- Hinge-pin joint
- Hopper liner
- Horizontal curve
- Hot vulcanised splice
- Hot-dip galvanising
- HS code 8428.33
- HS code 8431.39
- Hydrated lime
- Hydraulic take-up
- Hygroscopicity
I
- Idler (idler set)
- Idler axial clearance
- Idler bearing
- Idler bearing series
- Idler bracket / frame
- Idler diameter
- Idler diameter series
- Idler dust resistance
- Idler frame spacing
- Idler life (L10)
- Idler load distribution
- Idler load F
- Idler load rating
- Idler replacement interval
- Idler roll
- Idler roll diameter
- Idler roll length
- Idler roll runout
- Idler roll Ø108 mm
- Idler roll Ø133 mm
- Idler roll Ø159 mm
- Idler roll Ø194 mm
- Idler roll Ø89 mm
- Idler rotation check
- Idler rotational resistance
- Idler runout (concentricity)
- Idler runout (TIR)
- Idler shaft
- Idler shaft diameter
- Idler shell (tube)
- Idler shell thickness
- Idler spacing
- Idler spacing 1.0 m
- Idler spacing 1.2 m
- Idler spacing 1.5 m
- Idler spacing 3.0 m
- Idler spacing a
- Idler speed limit
- Idler trough depth
- Idler water resistance (IP)
- IE3 motor
- IE4 motor
- IEC motor frame 100
- IEC motor frame 112
- IEC motor frame 132
- IEC motor frame 160
- IEC motor frame 180
- IEC motor frame 200
- IEC motor frame 225
- IEC motor frame 250
- IEC motor frame 280
- IEC motor frame 315
- IEC motor frame 355
- IEC motor frame 80
- Ilmenite
- Impact bar
- Impact bar (slider bar)
- Impact cradle
- Impact idler
- In-plant conveyor
- Inclination angle δ
- Incline conveyor
- Incoterms CFR
- Incoterms CIF
- Incoterms DAP
- Incoterms DDP
- Incoterms FOB
- Inspection checklist
- Insulation class F
- Interlock
- IP55 protection
- IP65 protection
- IP66 protection
- Iron ore fines
- Iron ore lump
- Iron ore pellets
- ISO 12100
- ISO 12944
- ISO 13850
- ISO 14001
- ISO 14890
- ISO 15236
- ISO 1537
- ISO 340
- ISO 3684
- ISO 45001
- ISO 4649
- ISO 5048
- ISO 703
- ISO 9001
- ISPM 15 heat treatment
L
- Labyrinth seal
- Lagging replacement
- Laser alignment
- Lead ore
- Lead time
- Letter of credit (L/C)
- Level probe
- Life-cycle cost (LCC)
- Lift height
- Lift height H
- Lignite (brown coal)
- Lignite briquette
- Lime (quicklime)
- Lime ammonium nitrate
- Limestone
- Lithium EP2 grease
- Load cross-section
- Loading chute
- Loading station
- Lock nut
- Lockout / tagout (LOTO)
- Low-alloy steel
- Lubrication schedule
- Lump size (maximum)
- Lump size ratio
M
- MA mark (China)
- Machine guard
- Magnesite
- Magnesium oxide
- Magnetic pulley
- Magnetic separator
- Magnetite concentrate
- Magnetite ore
- Main resistance
- Manganese ore
- MAP (11-52-0)
- Marl
- Material lump size
- Material moisture content
- Material temperature
- Max inclination
- Mechanical fastener splice
- Mechanical splice
- Metal detector
- Metallurgical coke
- Mica
- Mill scale
- Mine tailings (dewatered)
- Minimum curve radius
- Minimum ignition energy (MIE)
- Mining concentrator conveyor
- Moisture content
- Molybdenum ore
- MOQ
- Motor
- Motor duty (S1)
- Motor insulation class
- Motor IP rating
- Motor power 11 kW
- Motor power 110 kW
- Motor power 160 kW
- Motor power 22 kW
- Motor power 250 kW
- Motor power 37 kW
- Motor power 400 kW
- Motor power 5.5 kW
- Motor power 55 kW
- Motor power 75 kW
- Motor power rating
- Motor power series
- Motor protection relay
- Motor service factor
- Motor temperature rise
- Motorised pulley (drum motor)
- MSHA 30 CFR Part 14
- MT standards (China coal)
- MTBF
- MTTR
- Municipal solid waste
N
O
P
- Packing list
- Paper & cardboard (baled)
- Particle shape
- Particle size distribution
- Paste backfill
- Peat (milled)
- Perlite
- Personnel detection
- PET flakes
- Petroleum coke (petcoke)
- Phosphate rock
- Pillow block housing UCP204
- Pillow block housing UCP205
- Pillow block housing UCP206
- Pillow block housing UCP207
- Pillow block housing UCP208
- Pillow block housing UCP210
- Pillow block housing UCP212
- Pin-bush coupling
- Pipe (tubular) belt
- Pipe conveyor
- Plain (smooth) lagging
- Plain lagging
- Plain rubber lagging
- Planetary gearbox
- Plastic film (baled)
- Plastic pellets
- Plate fastener
- PLC (programmable logic controller)
- Plough bolt
- Plough cleaner
- Plough support
- Plugged belt detector
- Pneumatic take-up
- Polymer cast liner
- Polyurethane (PU)
- Polyurethane cleaner blade
- Port bulk terminal
- Portland cement
- Potash fertiliser
- Powder coating
- Power factor
- Power plant fuel conveyor
- Pre-tension
- Predictive maintenance
- Preventive maintenance
- Primary belt cleaner
- Primary cleaner
- Profile drawing
- Proforma invoice
- Proximity sensor
- PTC thermistor
- Pull-cord emergency stop
- Pull-cord switch
- Pulley bearing
- Pulley bearing housing
- Pulley crown height
- Pulley diameter
- Pulley diameter 1000 mm
- Pulley diameter 1250 mm
- Pulley diameter 1400 mm
- Pulley diameter 250 mm
- Pulley diameter 315 mm
- Pulley diameter 400 mm
- Pulley diameter 500 mm
- Pulley diameter 630 mm
- Pulley diameter 800 mm
- Pulley diameter D
- Pulley diameter series
- Pulley end disc
- Pulley face width
- Pulley hub
- Pulley lagging
- Pulley lagging thickness
- Pulley runout
- Pulley shaft
- Pulley shell
- Pulley shell thickness
- PVC resin
R
- Rail wagon loading
- Railway ballast
- Rare earth ore
- Rat-holing
- Refuse-derived fuel (RDF)
- Relocatable conveyor
- Resistance coefficient f
- Return idler
- Rice husk
- Risk assessment
- Rock box (dead box)
- Rock salt
- Roll diameter D
- Roll selection
- Roll wall thickness
- Roller backstop
- Roller life target
- Root-cause analysis
- Rotary brush cleaner
- Rotational resistance
- RTD (PT100)
- Rubber crumb
- Rubber wear liner
- Rubber-disc (impact) roll
- Run-in period
- Run-up (over-speed) switch
S
- Safety signage
- Safety-factor check
- Sand (wet)
- Sandwich belt conveyor
- SANS 971
- Sawdust
- SBR rubber
- SCADA system
- Scheduled shutdown
- Scraper blade angle
- Screening station
- Screw conveyor
- Screw take-up
- Sea freight transit
- Sea salt
- Sealed deep-groove bearing
- Sealed-for-life idler
- Secondary belt cleaner
- Secondary cleaner
- Secondary resistance
- Segregation
- Self-aligning ball bearing 1204
- Self-aligning ball bearing 1205
- Self-aligning ball bearing 1206
- Self-aligning ball bearing 1207
- Self-aligning ball bearing 1305
- Self-aligning ball bearing 1306
- Self-aligning ball bearing 1307
- Self-aligning ball bearing 1308
- Self-aligning return idler
- Service factor
- Service factor SF
- Shaft calculation
- Shaft-mounted gearbox
- Shaft-mounted gearbox pulley
- Shaft-mounted reducer
- Shale
- Shiftable conveyor
- Ship loader
- Ship unloader
- Ship unloader system
- Shiploader
- Shrink-fit connection
- Sidewall belt
- Silica sand
- Silicon carbide
- Silicone rubber
- Silver ore
- Sinter
- Sinter plant conveyor
- Skirt board
- Skirt rubber
- Skirtboard
- Slack-side tension T2
- Sliding (carriage) take-up
- Slope resistance
- Snub pulley
- Soda ash
- Soft starter
- Soft starter / VFD
- Spare belt storage
- Spare capacity
- Spare parts list
- Special resistance
- Spherical roller bearing
- Spherical roller bearing 22206
- Spherical roller bearing 22207
- Spherical roller bearing 22208
- Spherical roller bearing 22209
- Spherical roller bearing 22210
- Spherical roller bearing 22211
- Spherical roller bearing 22212
- Spherical roller bearing 22213
- Spherical roller bearing 22214
- Spherical roller bearing 22215
- Spherical roller bearing 22216
- Spherical roller bearing 22217
- Spherical roller bearing 22218
- Spherical roller bearing 22219
- Spherical roller bearing 22220
- Spherical roller bearing 22222
- Spherical roller bearing 22224
- Spillage guard
- Spillage rate
- Spillage tray
- Spiral (helical) idler
- Spiral (helical) return roll
- Splice efficiency
- Splice kit
- Splice length
- Split plummer block SN 505
- Split plummer block SN 507
- Split plummer block SN 510
- Split plummer block SN 512
- Split plummer block SN 514
- Spontaneous combustion
- Spoon (loading spoon)
- Sprag backstop
- Spray bar
- Spring steel
- Spring washer
- Square-neck bolt
- ST carcass (steel cord)
- Stacker / reclaimer
- Stainless steel 304
- Stainless steel 316
- Staple fastener
- Star-delta starter
- Start warning
- Starting current ratio
- Starting torque
- Steel plant conveyor
- Steel scrap
- Steel slag
- Steel-cord belt
- Step splice
- Stepped splice
- Stockyard conveyor
- Stockyard stacker-reclaimer
- Stone dust (crusher fines)
- Straightness tolerance
- Straw (baled)
- Strength check
- Structural inspection
- Stud bolt
- Sulphur
- Surcharge angle
- Surcharge angle β
- Surface moisture
- Surface roughness Ra
- Surge bin
- Surge capacity
T
- Tail pulley
- Tail station
- Tailings (thickened)
- Take-up
- Take-up bolt
- Take-up carriage
- Take-up housing UCT
- Take-up pulley
- Take-up pulley bracket
- Take-up rail
- Take-up tower
- Take-up travel
- Take-up winch
- Talc
- Tapered roller bearing
- Tapered roller bearing 30206
- Tapered roller bearing 30208
- Tapered roller bearing 30210
- Tapered roller bearing 30212
- Tar sand
- Tear (rip) detector
- Tear strength
- TEFC motor
- Telegraphic transfer (T/T)
- Telescopic chute
- Tender specification
- Textile waste
- Thermography
- Thread locker
- Thread-locking compound
- Tilt switch
- Tin ore (cassiterite)
- Titanium dioxide
- Tolerance (dimensional)
- Torque arm
- Torque check
- Torque wrench
- Training (self-aligning) idler
- Transfer point
- Transfer tower
- Transition distance
- Transition section
- Trestle (bent)
- Triple labyrinth seal
- Tripper
- Trough angle 20°
- Trough angle 25°
- Trough angle 30°
- Trough angle 35°
- Trough angle 40°
- Trough angle 45°
- Troughability
- Troughed belt conveyor
- Troughing angle
- Troughing angle λ
- Troughing idler 20°
- Troughing idler 35°
- Troughing idler 45°
- Truck loading conveyor
- TSP (triple superphosphate)
- Tungsten carbide
- Tungsten carbide cleaner blade
- Tungsten ore
- Tungsten-carbide cleaner blade
- Tyre shreds (TDF)
U
V
W
- Walkway
- Wall friction angle
- Warranty period
- Washed coal
- Waste paper (mixed)
- Waste-to-energy conveyor
- Water spray suppression
- Wear liner
- Wear liner (ceramic)
- Wear liner (UHMWPE)
- Wear plate
- Wear plate (Hardox)
- Wear plate (Hardox-type)
- Wear-resistant cast iron
- Wear-resistant chute lip
- Weighing and sampling station
- Weld design
- Welding repair
- Winch take-up
- Wind guard
- Wing (self-cleaning) pulley
- Wing pulley
- Wire hook fastener
- Wood chips
- Wood pellets
- Wood waste (mixed)
- Working at height
- Working temperature range
- Wrap angle
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