Balanced Weave Conveyor Belts

Ashworth Straight Running Friction Driven Belts are woven wire belts that are drum, as opposed to sprocket, driven. Within this product grouping are a host of woven wire belts, ranging from the simplest, conventional weave designs, to the most complex, tightly-woven compound balance weave belts. Some of our most popular belts are individually featured below. However, construction possibilities for straight running, friction driven belts are practically endless, considering the number of different materials and weave patterns are available. Contact an Ashworth associate for assistance in selecting a straight running friction driven belt that is specifically tailored for your application.

NOTE: Our woven belts are measured for length under tension.

Balanced Weave Conveyor Belts

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Technical Specifications Unit
Material Stainless, carbon, and galvanized steels, high temperature alloys
Maximum Width in. (mm) 216.00 (5486.4)
Weight Dependent on mesh count and wire gauge
Allowable Tension Dependent on mesh count and wire gauge
Conveying Surface Full belt width
Opening Size (Based on mesh count) Maximum recommended opening is 75% of minimum product size
Method of Drive Friction driven on flat-faced drums or terminal rolls; minimum drum diameter is 180 divided by the second count/CB number, if applicable
Maximum Temperature °F (°C) Carbon steel: 1000(538)
Stainless steel: 2050 (1121)
Inconel® 601: 2200 (1204)

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Balanced Weave belts are composed of right an left-handed spirals joined by a single crimped connector per spiral row.  Edges of the belt are welded.  Mesh choice is nearly unlimited and is dependent upon requirements of the application, including product weight and support requirements, as well as process temperature.  These belts are less dense than Compound Balanced weave belts.

Lateral Pitch of Mesh Minimum Belt Width
in. (mm)
12 3.00 (76.2)
18 2.00 (50.8)
24 1.50 (38.1)
30 1.20 (30.5)
36 1.00 (25.4)
42 0.88 (22.4)
48 0.75 (19.1)
60 0.60 (15.2)
66 0.55 (14.0)
72 0.50 (12.7)
84 0.43 (10.9)
96 0.38 (9.7)
102 0.35 (8.9)
144 0.25 (6.4)

Balanced Weave Mesh - Possible Combinations

The following table represents standard mesh combination possibilities that can be used to construct balanced weave belts.  Additional combinations of spirals and connectors are also possible.  Contact Ashworth Engineering for design assistance with Balanced Weave belts.

First Count No. of Spirals per 12" of Belt Connector Wire Gauge Options Spiral Wire Gauge Options Second Count No. of Connectors per 12" of Belt
1 1 to 1 1 to 1 1 to 1
8 4 to 4 4 to 4 6 to 6
12 3 to 16 3 to 16 6 to 18
18 6 to 16 6 to 16 10 to 18
21 9 to 14 10 to 16 16 to 21
24 6 to 16 10 to 18 10 to 25
30 6 to 18 10 to 18 10 to 72
36 -1 to 20 1 to 20 10 to 120
41 0 to 0 61 to 61 10 to 10
42 10 to 19 12 to 19 16 to 108
48 10 to 20 12 to 20 12 to 55
60 11 to 20 14 to 20 16 to 96
66 14 to 17 16 to 18 34 to 57
72 -1 to 20 8 to 21 12 to 78
80 13 to 13 16 to 16 40 to 40
84 14 to 22 16 to 22 20 to 84
96 14 to 20 17 to 20 24 to 100
102 14 to 20 18 to 22 24 to 96
144 20 to 20 22 to 22 96 to 105

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Balanced Weave belts are composed of right- and left-hand spirals joined by a single crimped connector per spiral row. Edges of the belt are welded. Mesh choice is nearly unlimited and is dependent upon requirements of the application, including product weight and support requirements, as well as process temperature. These belts are less dense than Compound Balanced weave belts.

 

Guard Edges

Guard edges can be fabricated for balanced weave belts via two primary methods; relieved and turned-up fabric or relieved and reinforced turned-up fabric.

Relieved & Turned-Up

With relieved and turned-up fabric, the guard edge is formed by turning
up the belt edges from the carrying surface and omitting connectors at prescribed spacing to provide flexibility.

Relieved & Reinforced Turned-Up

Guard edges produced via relieved and reinforced turned-up fabric methodology are similar to relieved and turned-up edge, but with the addition of hairpin reinforcements that are inserted into the disconnected spirals.

Controls

Ashworth recommends use of Ashworth Model #1 or Model #2 Control Systems to prevent the belt from contacting oven framework and to keep the belt centered on the terminal drums. See pages 180-181 for more information on Ashworth Control Systems.

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