In mineral processing, throughput, cleanliness, and consistency make or break performance. Moisture swings, fines carryback, and misaligned transfers can choke screens, plug chutes, and erode uptime. Conveyor Consulting & Rubber (CCR Conveyor) builds, repairs, and maintains conveyor systems for crushing, screening, washing, and separation—with the goal of stable tonnage, safer walkways, and fewer unplanned stops. We support hard rock and industrial minerals across Florida, Ohio, and surrounding regions with installation, alignment, hot-vulcanized splicing, and 24/7 emergency response.
Bottlenecks We Eliminate
Wet Fines, Carryback, Misalignment, and Chute Plugging
Wet fines & paste
We specify scraper combinations and return-side solutions that keep the belt clean when moisture spikes.
Carryback & spillage
Correct skirting geometry, liners, and sealing reduce cleanup hours and hazards.
Misalignment (tracking drift)
Root-cause fixes—loading point, idler set, structure, lagging, and tension—so tracking holds across load and weather.
Chute plugging
Transfer redesign, wear packages, and flow aids to maintain consistent presentation to screens and sorters.
How Do You Keep Throughput High When Material Moisture Spikes?
Moist ore turns fines into paste. We stabilize load presentation by tuning impact zones, adding primary/secondary scrapers for your material, and selecting liners and coatings that shed sticky fines. Where wash circuits add water, we balance belt speed, skirt pressure, and scraper blade type so you hold TPH without burying screens or tracking mud through the plant.
Belting, Liners & Skirting
for Chemical, Moisture, and Abrasion Resistance
Belting
Abrasion- and cut-resistant covers, correct PIW, and carcass selection that tolerates impact and moisture cycles.
Skirting
Proper height, stiffness, and clamp systems with materials that maintain sealing without burning the belt edge.
Liners & wear packages
Ceramic, UHMW, or AR solutions sized to drop height and burden characteristics to control turbulence and extend life.
Pulley lagging
Ceramic or diamond profiles to increase traction and reduce slip in wet conditions.
Can Better Tracking and Chute Geometry Cut Cleanup and Downtime?
Yes—most tracking problems start at the transfer. We align structure, level idler frames, restore pulley concentricity, and correct belt tension. Then we refine chute angles, hood/spoon transitions, and skirt overlaps so burden lands centered and stable. Result: cleaner return, fewer edge frays, less spillage, and higher screening efficiency.
Precision Splicing & Alignment for Multi-Stage Lines
From Primary to Tertiary
Production lines amplify small mistakes. We keep them from snowballing with:
- Hot-vulcanized splices matched to tension and pulley diameters, with disciplined prep and cure profiles.
- Mechanical splices when outage windows require it, installed to spec and tracked for follow-up.
- Laser/cord alignment checks to verify tracking and avoid latent splice stress.
- Commissioning and run-in support with operator notes and verification logs.
Our Reliability Playbook
Condition Checks, Wear Mapping, Action Lists
We build programs that pay for themselves:
- Route-based inspections: Photo logs, idler/bearing checks, splice health, lagging and skirt condition.
- Wear mapping: Predictive replacement by risk and lead time—no surprise outages.
- Action lists: Prioritized fixes that target downtime drivers first.
- KPI reviews: Track TPH, OEE, MTBF, cleanup hours, and repeat-failure trends to show progress in hard numbers.
Safety in Processing Plants
Confined Space, Guarding, Dust Control
Mineral plants demand disciplined work practices. Our crews follow LOTO, confined-space permits, guarding standards, fall protection, and strict housekeeping. We stage barricades, manage hot-work where required, and document each step so you get a clean, safe handoff.
What KPIs Improve First
TPH, OEE, MTBF, or Cleanup Hours?
Typically you’ll see cleanup hours drop first as sealing and scraping improve. Next, TPH/OEE stabilize through better load presentation and fewer micro-stops. Over time, correct materials and splicing extend belt and lagging life, lifting MTBF and lowering overtime.
Upstream Feed From Mining & Quarrying → Stabilizing Load Profiles
Everything downstream gets easier when the extraction transfer is clean. If you’re seeing chronic off-center loading or edge wear, our quarry team can correct tracking and transfer geometry before material reaches processing—reducing plug events and improving screening efficiency.
Downstream Flow to Manufacturing and Bulk Transfer in Agriculture
When processed minerals move to Manufacturing (cement, asphalt, components), clean transfers protect line uptime. For Agriculture inputs (e.g., fertilizer), correct skirting and belt selection reduce spillage at load-out and during storage transfers.
Service Areas (Geo-Ready Links to Location Pages)
We serve San Antonio & Miami, FL; Toledo, OH; and nearby markets. As we publish geo pages, this section will link to city/county service hubs for faster local relevance and internal navigation.
FAQs: Mineral Processing Conveyors
Yes. We pair the right scraper package with sealing, liners, and belt speed/tension adjustments to keep return paths clean—even when moisture spikes.
We rework transfer geometry, smooth transitions, and tune burden speed so material flows and doesn’t stack where it shouldn’t.
For sustained tension and longevity, hot-vulcanized wins. When time is tight or the duty allows, we’ll install mechanical with a plan to upgrade at the next outage.
In most plants, a structured route with prioritized actions lowers emergency stops, extends belt life, and reduces cleanup and overtime within the first maintenance cycle.
Need stable tonnage—today?
Our processing crews mobilize quickly, diagnose root cause, and verify a clean, documented restart.