Balanced Weave Conveyor Belt

Balanced weave conveyor belt is constructed from alternating left and right hand spiral coils, which are woven together and joined by interconnecting cross rods.

This belt install easily with simple maintenance. Damaged sections of the belt are easily replaced by the end user, which allows for less downtime.

This belt is available in two basic types: standard balanced weave and double balanced weave.

The balanced weave conveyor belt is used more widely on more applications than any other woven wire mesh conveyor belt.  Glass is annealed on it, potatoes drain on it, product cools on it, vegetables are washed on it, pretzels are salted on it. The uses of a balance weave conveyor belt in a conveying application are endless.

Specification

Wire type

Flat Wire Type	Standard Type

Edge types

	Welded edge-mesh only This is a common and economical edge finish, with welding together of both the spiral wire and crimp wire, there are not cut wire ends.
	Laddered edge-mesh only This is not common as the welded edge, the belt edge is also smooth and allows more belt edge flexibility.

Chain edge driven mesh

The meshes can be driven by side chains using cross rods which are located through the mesh loops and then through chains at the end of the mesh. The types of cross rod finish at the exterior of the side chain are as follows:

With welded washer

It is the most common and economical style of finish to a chain edge belt, the cross rods through both mesh and edge chains. The cross rods are finished at the outside chains edges using a welded washer.

With cotter pin & washer

It is less economical, but this type assembly allows clients to replace the edge drive chains when the mesh and rods are still workable. The cross rods are finished at the outside with a drilled hole to allow the fitment of a washer and cotter pin.

In general the chain edge driven belts as shown above are available with 2 styles of edge chain.

Single pitch roller chain	Double pitch roller chain

Belt specification details

Standard balanced weave conveyor belt	Double balanced weave conveyor belt

General size

BW XX-YY-ZZ
BW:  indicates a balanced weave mesh
XX:   number of loops in 12 inches of belt width
YY:   number of crimp wire in 12 inches of belt length
ZZ:   wire gages used to produce belt
If two different sizes of wire are used, the gage of the crimp wire appears first followed by the gage of the spiral wire.

We can produce any type of balanced weave conveyor belt, if you have any inquiry, please contact me.

Materials available

Stainless steel 304
Stainless steel 316
Stainless steel 316L
Manganese steel 
Galvanized steel
Other materials demanded by the clients.