| If you have ever traveled to a foreign country or been forced outside your native language you will understand what it is like to be unable to communicate through words. Although language can be a beautiful medium, when you are missing points and not connecting, it can be equally as frustrating and ugly. As many venture out into the work force and become intertwined in various industries and fields we realize many specialties have there own vocabulary. Often times knowing term definitions inside and out is essential for success within particular crafts. For the conveyor industry a similar fate has been met. Maintaining a vast and unique dictionary of its own, the conveyor community has developed a highly particular dialect set. Once we learn many of the conveyor phrases being thrown around the belts, it will be easier to blend into and relate to the scene. We will first review some of the more basic conveyor terms and definitions before moving onto some of the rarer more difficult phrases. One standard conveyor expression is belt scraper which is a reference to any device used to remove debris sticking to moving parts. Another similar conveyor remark is plow, which in conveyor speak means any section that deflects, diverts or discharges objects during plight. Not an ode to cowboys if you hear the word spur analyzed in your next conveyor meeting your mind will not wander to the ranch but sectional units that switch packages from mainlines to side channels. Other simpler conveyor verbiage includes take-ups, tread plates, undertrussings, axles, brake motors, chain drives, emergency pull cords, frame spacers, guard rails, limit switches and pivot plates. If you really want to impress or show off your conveyor lexicon then adding additional more complex terms will be necessary. You could take a quick look at this article in order to impress your friends with highfaluting words regarding conveyor systems. The word cleat has caught my attention because I have always liked sports. Cleat in conveyor language is a mechanism that serves as a signaler, feeler, supporter or shover and is certainly not a term that refers to athlete's shoes. The nip point guard may sound like another position in a game of basketball but in reality it is a protection mechanism that keeps people away from pointed edges that may cause them harm and injuries. Dutchmen, return idlers, chutes, slug modes, cross bracings, V-belts and tread plates are some of the more complicated and highfaluting terms that are unique to conveyors. As you may have already realized, conveyor jargon is a very rich and complex system of words and phrases that could easily confuse the uninitiated. Culture is a wonderful heritage that should not be hampered by eliminating diversity. There are a lot of languages and expressions all around the world and this indeed contributes to the diversity of cultures. The industry of conveyors also shares a similar fate as we experience it in the real world. We must become knowledgeable with the words and phrases used in and around conveyors so that we will never sound uninformed in the work place about these wonderful machines. Visit Wilkie Brothers Coveyors for more information on conveyors or to order Rapid Industries Conveyors, NKC Chain or any other related replacement parts. This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 at 6:27 pm by Paul Timmerman and is filed under Technology. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.  | |||
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