INTRODUCTION

Wire Conveyor Belts by MESHCAPE TRADING have been involved in the South African Market since 1935. MESHCAPE TRADING has provided unmatched leadership in the field of service and technical development whilst MESHCAPE TRADING'S name is synonymous with progress in the handling and processing of products throughout industry. Wire conveyor belts were introduced to fulfill the need of transporting items through conditions that were beyond the capabilities of traditional conveyor belts.

With the introduction of the automated processes the need for a conveying system that could offer one of more of the following was identified:

to withstand temperatures from - 50 up to 1 200 C.
to provide a good open area thereby allowing good drainage characteristics and when necessary the flow of hot or cold air and steam.
when required, a good resistance to corrosion and / or acid attacks.
to provide flexibility plus a good strength to weight ratio, and
considering the duties it would fulfill it would be reasonably priced.
It was known that the numerous materials used in the manufacture of woven wire screencloth would provide solutions for the majority of the points above provided an assembly could be developed to actually carry out the task of conveying items. It was this criteria that led to the development of the wire conveyor belt and the various types of belting currently available.

MATERIALS FOR WIRE CONVEYOR BELTS

The most popular materials used in the construction of wire conveyor belts are listed below. It should be noted that the temperatures shown are normal atmospheric conditions within the furnace etc. Considerations for additional contaminants would have to be made for each application considered.