Insights
Technical articles, comparisons, field audits and practical guidance on conveyor components, from idler selection to wear monitoring.
Earlier articles
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Composite Idler Roller Shell Wear
How much shell wear is safe on composite (GF-HDPE) conveyor rollers, why it accelerates, how to monitor it, and the microplastics question, for operators.
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Contact Traces and Failure Analysis of Idler Roller Bearings
A practical guide to reading the contact traces of deep groove ball bearings in conveyor idler rollers, the common failure modes with photographic examples, and the correct way to dismantle a bearing for root-cause analysis.
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Impumelelo Overland Conveyor Revisited
A 2026 field audit of the Impumelelo overland conveyor after ten years and 150 million tonnes: 85% of the original Lorbrand rollers still in service, with Weibull survival curves fitted to the audit and compared against the contractual guarantee.
