How Hytrol's Maintenance Plan Saves You Money

Investing in equipment is like investing in the stock market. If the proper attention is given, it can make you money for a long time. If you don’t pay attention, it could spell disaster. Like any other piece of equipment, conveyors need maintenance from time to time. It is to your benefit to perform scheduled checks to catch potential problems and help prevent future downtime.

Some basic maintenance guidelines:

Perform weekly, monthly and quarterly equipment checks using the checklist provided in the back of every Hytrol conveyor manual.
Ensure your maintenance personnel are properly trained on the needs of each piece of equipment. Be sure this training continues throughout personnel and equipment changes.
Know the early warning signs of equipment malfunction.

Planned Maintenance	=	High Availability
High Availability	=	Production Efficiency
Production Efficiency	=	Cost Savings
*Hytrol*	=	*Profit*

Planned Maintenance Checklist This simple checklist is a good start to performing planned maintenance on your Hytrol conveyors. The different checks should be performed on a weekly, monthly or quarterly basis as indicated by the shading of the boxes. This list is located in the back of each conveyor maintenance manual.

Planned Maintenance Checklist

Spotting Trouble The first concern is always safety. All employees should be briefed on how the equipment should operate and what to do when something does not seem right. Maintenance personnel should be trained to perform scheduled maintenance and basic emergency maintenance.

Visual Inspection Guidelines:

Debris: Look for loose banding, strapping material, corrugated materials, paper, picking lists, tape, staples.
Leaks: Oil spots may appear by drive components and indicate worn parts or a fluid leak. Water spots may appear from condensed air systems and are signs of a malfunction.
Noise: Chains that are too tight tend to make a popping sound before they break. Chains that are too loose tend to make a slapping sound as the hit the chain guard. Similar equipment should have a similar noise level.

Hytrol power conveyors ship with an Installation and Maintenance Manual, which should be used as your first reference.

Some of the topics covered are:

Parts diagrams
Maintenance safety precautions
Lubrication
Belt installation
Belt tracking
Tread roller installation
Pressure adjustments for accumulation conveyors
Drive chain alignment and tension

We realize many companies do not dedicate staff to maintaining conveying equipment. Even when companies do have dedicated staff, they often like knowing they have a team of experts to back them up. This is where we come in.

We have access to:

Skilled troubleshooters
Electrical technicians
Mechanical technicians
Welding and fabrication experts
A full line of spare parts

Contact us for technical support. Maintenance Manuals are available for download on Hytrol's website. Spare parts can be ordered online or by calling our office. Complete material lists are for each serialized conveyor. Recommended spare parts list can be generated for each serialized conveyor.

Call Us Today at 1-800-SKARNES to discuss how we can help!

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