Fenner Dunlop Blog
How the Russia – Ukraine conflict is affecting the European conveyor belt market
Just when we thought that we were beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel as far as the Covid 19 crisis was concerned, the world around us has again changed dramatically because of the Russian – Ukrainian conflict. The post-pandemic surge…
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Support for the Ocalenie Foundation
Over the past weeks, our employees from Central Europe have demonstrated extraordinary compassion and solidarity. Many of our colleagues in the Baltic States and Poland are helping refugees daily! Some by arranging financial support through local charities, others by collecting food or clothes. We know…
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Breaking all the rules
The conveyor belt industry has traditionally been an almost exclusively male domain, with big, noisy, potentially dangerous machinery churning out huge rolls of thick black rubber. Not so very long ago, the thought of women being involved in such a process was almost unthinkable. In…
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What is in a name?
When it comes to finding an explanation for a big difference in price for apparently identical products, either in our personal life or in business, a common assumption is that you are ‘paying for the name’. Another common misconception is that big brand name…
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TRIOFLEX 500 6+2 RS
Double the lifetime experienced in a glass plant A glass plant in France operates two virtually identical primary conveyors to carry broken glass and culet. On one of the conveyor’s a Dunlop Trioflex 500 6+2 RS had been running successfully for more than seven…
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A year in the life of Dunlop Conveyor Belting
Andries Smilda, Sales & Marketing Director, looks back on a year of challenges and triumphs. As I look back at 2021, a year when this great company of ours celebrated its 100th anniversary, I feel a great sense of pride in what has been…
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ATEX COMPLIANCE
ANTI-STATIC PROPERTIES Although not an actual cover grade in its own right, the anti-static (electrostatic dischargeability) properties of a conveyor belt are a major safety consideration in environments where dust created by the conveying of coal, grain, biomass, fertilizer or other potentially combustible elements…
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The effects of ozone & ultra violet on rubber conveyor belts
There are two ‘invisible’ and inescapable factors that have a huge influence on the operational lifetime of a rubber conveyor belt. Those factors are ozone (O3) and ultraviolet light (UV). Contrary to popular belief, the damage they cause is not limited to high altitudes or sunny climates.
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