In addition, air springs provide force evenly over the surface upon which they are acting, rather than imposing sharp point loads. While in some instances metal springs, flexible blocks or torsion bars will satisfactorily position the scraper adjacent to the belt surface, other applications increasingly require more sophisticated, flexible and continuously supple arrangements provided by flexible pneumatic actuators such as Airstroke air spring actuators from Firestone.Īirstroke air spring actuators are tough rubber-and-fabric bellows designed to exert against a surface, an amount of force that varies in continuous proportion to the amount of air pressure contained within them, enabling them to adjust to different load requirements simply by varying this pressure. By preventing material build-up, belt scrapers help keep the belt from drifting off track, prevent erratic loads on the motor, eliminate uneven wear on pulley bearings and damage to return idlers, and minimise belt stretching.Īccording to Air Springs Supply National Sales and Marketing Manager Mr James Maslin, in addition to ensuring that scrapers are made from the correct material, it is also important to pay special attention to the style of actuation. “Bauma connects us with leaders in the mining and construction industry and allows us to showcase our expansive product capabilities with these key audiences,” added Bryja.Air Springs Supply offers a range of pneumatic actuators and isolators for various vital conveyor ancillaries including belt scrapers that are used to clean conveyor belts and prevent material build-up.īelt scrapers offer an effective and continuous method for cleaning conveyor belts, helping to extend the life and productivity of the entire belt system.
Attendees at the show can meet with application engineers to discuss the company’s vibration-isolation, and pneumatic- and hydraulic-application product solutions. “Often our air springs are a superior alternative to pneumatic or hydraulic cylinders or coil springs, and their unique capabilities make them ideal for friction-free, leak-free, flexible-force applications.”įirestone Industrial air springs have many applications within the construction and mining industries, such as conveying, material handling, concrete form production equipment and sorting applications. Our rugged, reliable products provide a variety of durable, innovative solutions for the construction and mining industries as well,” said Mary Kay Bryja, division marketing manager, FSIP.
“Firestone Industrial Products offers more than air springs for the transportation industry.
Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC (FSIP) (Booth 242) will showcase its Airstroke and Airmount air springs, as well as its Marsh Mellow springs at Bauma, April 11 to 17 in Munich, Germany.