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Flexco (Flexible Steel Lacing Company)
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Larger belt fasteners last longer under tension
The Flexco R9S features a high-strength eight-rivet attachment, greater reachback, thicker plates and larger hinge pins for longer life on higher-tension belts.
News from Engineeringtalk, 9 May 2005
Novel tool improves lacing installation
An improved tool for on-site manual installation of Clipper wire hook lacing in narrow light-duty conveyor belts is being introduced by Flexco.
News from Engineeringtalk, 25 October 2004
Redesigned lacer features faster splicing
An improved tool for on-site manual installation of Clipper wire hook lacing in light-duty conveyor belts is being introduced by Flexco.
News from Engineeringtalk, 19 August 2004
Rubber-topped fasteners keep conveyors quiet
Two additional sizes of Flexco Bolt Solid Plate conveyor-belt fasteners now offer a patent-pending, rubber-topped version that adds longer life, faster installation and reduced noise.
News from Engineeringtalk, 17 May 2004
Aluminium tools make belt cutting easier
The redesigned 840 Series of aluminium conveyor-belt cutting tools from Flexco augments the company's earlier steel cutter line with 15% lighter-weight alternatives for easier handling.
News from Engineeringtalk, 18 February 2004
Skiver smooths belt splicing
The compact FSK belt skiver enables fast and easy removal of conveyor-belt cover material when countersinking mechanical splices in heavy-duty belt.
News from Engineeringtalk, 20 January 2004
Get a grip with ceramic pulley lagging
Flex-Lag ceramic pulley lagging provides twice the traction of conventional rubber lagging to virtually eliminate slippage between conveyor belts and drive pulleys.
News from Engineeringtalk, 10 December 2003
Connecting pins last longer
Two new connecting pins for Flexco Clipper wire hook belt fasteners feature an advanced nylon coating test-proven to provide ten times greater abrasion resistance than conventional nylon covered pins.
News from Engineeringtalk, 28 October 2003
Conveyor-belt fasteners suit medium-duty tasks
A smaller-sized version of Flexco SR rivet-attached, hinged-plate conveyor belt fasteners combines that design's field-proven ruggedness and holding power with patent-pending features.
News from Engineeringtalk, 21 October 2003
Belt fastener cuts splice time by 20%
Alligator Ready Set Staple conveyor-belt fasteners reduce installation time by more than 20% compared with conventional staple-attached, hinged-plate splicing in light/medium-duty applications.
News from Engineeringtalk, 15 September 2003
Fasteners splice heavily loaded belts
The latest addition to the Flexco SR scalloped-edge rivet-hinged conveyor belt fastener system features a high-strength eight-rivet attachment.
News from Engineeringtalk, 7 August 2003
Cleats keep belts on track
A new 16-page catalogue from Flexco details the company's Tatch-A-Cleat family of attachable conveyor belt cleats, lugs, pegs and V-guides, along with special tools for their installation.
News from Engineeringtalk, 15 July 2003
Fasteners offer faster belt installation
A new, patent-pending, rubber-topped bolt solid plate conveyor-belt fastener adds longer life, faster installation and reduced noise to this proven heavy-duty belt splicing method.
News from Engineeringtalk, 16 May 2003
Fasteners handle heavy conveying tasks
Flexco BR butt-rivet solid-plate conveyor belt fasteners offer extra durability and service life for heavily loaded, high-tension applications.
News from Engineeringtalk, 25 April 2003
Fasteners get to grips with bigger belts
Three larger sizes of Flexco scalloped-edge SR rivet-hinged conveyor-belt fasteners extend this patented design improvement to heavier duty, thicker-belt applications.
News from Engineeringtalk, 18 March 2003
Plows prevent belt and tail pulley damage
Deflector belt plows from Flexco work as "belt cleaners" for the tail pulley.
News from Engineeringtalk, 10 January 2003
Handy guide to belt fasteners
A new pocket-sized, three-fold slide chart from Flexco provides a complete, convenient guide to selecting, installing and troubleshooting Clipper Wire Hook conveyor belt splices.
News from Engineeringtalk, 17 September 2002
Splicing and conveyor solutions revealed
"Splicing and conveyor solutions" is a 16-page colour brochure from Flexco, summarising the company's continually expanding line of products for improving and maintaining belt conveyor systems.
News from Engineeringtalk, 27 June 2002
Rollers keep belts safe for maintenance
Flexco has added two new variants to its Eliminator range of conveyor belt cleaner accessories for holding return side belts flat and stable so secondary belt cleaners can work at peak efficiency.
News from Engineeringtalk, 31 May 2002
Pocket-sized guide to belt conveyor products
"Maintenance made easy" is a new pocket-sized accordion-fold colour brochure from Flexco.
News from Engineeringtalk, 13 May 2002
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