One general aspect includes a method for generating an encapsulated belt containment system. The method also includes cutting a belt and removing rubber material from a portion of the belt to generate exposed belt end. The method also includes removing excess material from exposed cables of the exposed belt end. The method also includes organizing exposed cables into a plurality of cable groups and secure each group. The method also includes inserting the plurality of cable groups into a containment bag.

A load binding tool for securing a load, the load binder including an elongated threaded contraction expansion assembly including an elongated threaded member having opposing ends with opposite screw threading, and having opposing engaging ends, and enabling common contraction or extension of the respective opposing engaging ends when the elongated threaded member is rotated one direction or another, and a driven sheave, a drive shaft, a primary drive sheave, and a closed loop of chain or other flexible coupler movably engaged with the driven sheave and the primary drive sheave, wherein the drive shaft can be rotated to turn the primary drive sheave and move the opposing engaging ends closer together or further apart. The drive shaft can be coupled with an external drive coupling that can be engaged with a separate drive tool to rotate the drive shaft and operate the load binding tool.

A method for pulling a modular conveyor belt and a belt puller for performing the method. The belt puller has eyelets on one end that interleave with hinge elements on an end of a modular conveyor belt. A rod through the eyelets and the hinge elements connects the belt to the puller, which can then be used to pull the belt. Two ends of an unconnected belt can be pulled together by connecting a belt puller to each end, joining the belt pullers with a ratchet strap or other pulling tool, and tightening the strap to pull the ends together.

The present invention discloses a splicing guidance system for conveyor belts, comprising a splice model library with multiple splice models, a projection device for displaying splice guidance based on a selected splice model, and a controller that receives splicing information, selects a splice model from the library, and instructs the projection device to display the corresponding guidance. This system enables efficient and accurate conveyor belt splicing by providing real-time visual guidance based on the selected splice model, enhancing the overall splicing process and providing suitable conveyor belt performance.

A conveyor belt fastener applicator including a fastener nest to receive a fastener, a head operable to drive legs of a staple of the fastener, and a rotatable anvil including an initial bend portion and a final bend portion. The rotatable anvil has a first rotary position wherein the initial bend portion of the anvil is positioned below the fastener, the initial bend portion of the anvil configured to partially bend the staple legs as the staple legs are driven downwardly from apertures of a fastener lower plate by the head. The anvil is rotatable relative to the fastener nest from the first rotary position to a second rotary position. The head is configured to be operable to drive the staple legs and press the partially bent staple legs against the final bend portion of the anvil to secure the staple legs to the lower plate of the fastener.

An adjustable tensioning device may include an elongated barrel having a threaded aperture and a barrel gear encircling the barrel perpendicular to a rotational axis. A threaded shaft, having a tensioning element, may be coupled to the threaded aperture. An alignment arm, having an elongated length, may be coupled to the threaded shaft and/or tensioning element, the elongated length contacting an arm brace coupled to the gearbox. A drive gear of the gearbox may engage the barrel gear. A motivation coupler may be operatively coupled to the drive gear such that rotational motion applied to the motivation coupler is communicated to the drive gear. Rotation of the motivation coupler may result in rotation of the barrel and linear movement of the tensioning element towards or away from the barrel. The engagement of the elongated length and the arm brace maintains orientation of the gearbox relative to the alignment arm.