Different plants break belts differently. What follows is what actually fails in each sector and what we carry to answer it.
Heat at kiln discharge and clinker abrasion take covers apart long before the carcass gives up. Splices open at the edge first.
HR grade belt from stock, hot vulcanised splices with edge sealing, and TUFFLAG lagging re-bonded in the shutdown window.
Impact at the loading point punches the belt and knocks idlers out of line; downtime is measured in loads not shipped.
M24 and N17 belt, impact bars and moulded skirts from the workshop, and mechanical splices that go on in a single shift.
Long centres and continuous running: a steel-cord joint that lets go costs a berth, not a shift.
Steel-cord splicing crews, ST1000+ belt to order, and a four-hour recovery target on the peninsula.