A Safer, Faster Way to Replace Conveyor Belt Idlers
Bulk material handling professionals know the problems that can arise with the conveyor belt. A belt that isn’t properly moving can disrupt your operation’s entire schedule. Mistracking, belt slipping, and material blockage and spillage can halt production and lead to costly maintenance, especially in harsh environments.
However, changing conveyor belt idlers can be challenging when one side of the conveyor is inaccessible. If access is restricted, changing out rollers often cuts into production time and can even create safety risks for personnel.
Having the right conveyor belt idlers is vital to your conveyor belt’s performance. By supporting the belt and the material being conveyed, idlers help prevent tearing, stretching, and sagging—ultimately avoiding premature belt failure. Proper idlers help maintain efficient production while extending the life of the belt.
If your plant faces access limitations when replacing or maintaining conveyor idlers, you might wonder if a safer, more efficient solution exists. The answer is yes.
The Drop & Slide Idler: Safe, Quick, Easy, High-Performing
The Benetech Drop & Slide Idler reduces maintenance expense and labor while maximizing material throughput, system uptime, and employee safety.
Its innovative design adapts to the challenge with a retractable, side-support roller unit that allows servicing and replacement of conveyor idler rollers when access to an idler assembly is limited, blocked, or unsafe.
When in the retracted position, the roller unit simply slides out from under the conveyor belt, allowing the Drop & Slide Idler assembly to be fully dismantled, inspected, and serviced by one person from one side of the conveyor.
Installing the Drop & Slide Idler is easy—no need to raise the belt or remove adjacent idlers. The idler is most commonly placed in transfer point or load zone areas but can be used anywhere on the carrying side of the belt.
This idler meets CEMA Class C, D, and E standards and is available with impact or steel rolls in any belt width and troughing angle. It can be ordered with standard or wide-base frames and is fully compatible with Benetech’s Simple Slide Idler frames.
Conveyor Idler Solutions That Deliver Performance and Safety
The Drop & Slide Idler joins the Simple Slide Idler as part of Benetech’s commitment to safe, efficient, and high-performing conveyor solutions.
As long as access to one side of the conveyor belt is available, the Simple Slide Idler’s roller frames slide right into place without raising the belt or removing adjacent idlers, even in tight spaces.
Like the Drop & Slide Idler, the Simple Slide Idler comes in any belt width or troughing angle and is available with standard- or wide-base frames. It’s available with either impact or steel rolls for versatile, dependable performance.
Both solutions make maintenance safer, faster, and more efficient—helping extend conveyor belt life while supporting higher productivity and uptime.
Benetech Conveyor Idlers: Find Out More Today
While you stay busy handling bulk material, Benetech stays busy developing solutions and services that help you achieve your plant’s greatest potential. If you have a challenge with access to a side of the conveyor belt for maintenance, let’s discuss how the Drop & Slide Idler can provide your solution. Contact us at info@benetechusa.com to speak with a Benetech specialist.
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