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News Release from: Ace Arc | Subject: Dirt Whacker
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 21 May 2004
Dirt Whacker cleans up in Norway
Ace Arc is helping Norwegian quarry owner Franzefoss extend the life of its conveyor belts with the installation of two Dirt Whacker cleaning systems.
Ace Arc is helping Norwegian quarry owner Franzefoss extend the life of its conveyor belts with the installation of two Dirt Whacker cleaning systems Dirt Whackers were installed on conveyor belts at Franzefoss' Steinskogen quarry near Sandvika, 45 minutes from Oslo
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 22 May 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Brynjar Lund-Andersen, Project Manager for Franzefoss, said: "We have two Dirt Whackers installed and are very happy with their performance".
"Without proper belt cleaning we get a lot of spillage under the belt-idlers that gives us extra cleaning costs" "In turn spillage on idlers causes wear that could eventually lead to the breakdown of the conveyor".
"We installed these scrapers because they looked very robust and adjust automatically".
"We expect the Dirt Whacker to outlast what we have previously installed".
"Frank made it easy for us to make the decision since he offered to help us with the installations".
Frank Fairbrother, Managing Director of Ace Arc, said: "We're pleased Franzefoss is satisfied with its Dirt Whackers".
"Everything went smoothly with the installations".
"I was onsite for both, working with their engineer to ensure they were happy with the installation procedure and that the units were commissioned correctly".
The Dirt Whacker system provides a level of automatic operation with permanent self-compensating adjustment against wear that makes it an obvious choice for all heavy duty conveying applications.
It can be supplied for any belt width and is compatible with most existing scraper mounting arrangements, as well as reversible conveyor systems.
Claimed to be failsafe in operation, the equipment can be customised to suit any operating conditions and locations and unique design features have eliminated the need for mechanical adjustments.
Individual blades are fitted to hinged mountings in the form of articulated parallelograms, which maintain a constant blade-to-belt angle of 90 degrees the optimal angle to provide efficient belt cleaning.
This results in the least "carry-over" of any belt cleaner on the market today.
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