Conveyor Belt Group

As developer and original equipment manufacturer, the

ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group is a partner to many

industries such as mining or machine and plant

engineering. We are technological leader and the world's

largest manufacturer of conveyor belts with the global

brands ContiTech, Matador, IMAS, Caucho

Tecnica and Kolubara Univerzal. With the integration of

the Slovakian brand Matador and the Serbian brand

Kolubara Univerzal, we have reinforced our position

in Central and Eastern European markets. Our group

offers a range of steel-cord and textile conveyor belts,

carefully matched service material as well as special

products.

Keep on running. High-end conveyor belt technology

from ContiTech keeps conveyor belt systems running

reliably and economically, with respect for the environ-

ment. As systems supplier, we offer a full range of equip-

ment as well as comprehensive service, from installation

through to start-up. Worldwide.

We bundle our expertise into four customer-oriented

market segments:

Mining Europe

Mining World

Industry

Engineered Products

ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group – innovative and globally active with extensive

Backed by outstanding conveyor belt technology and expertise, ContiTech can be found wherever

raw materials are extracted, processed and distributed. Making materials available in an as environmentally

sound manner as possible presents a technological challenge, time and time again, since raw material

belts are scattered throughout the world. They are found in rough topographic areas,

in cold and hot regions, above and below ground.

2 - 3 Materials development

4 - 5 Steel cord conveyor belts

6 - 7 Textile conveyor belts

8 - 9 Special-purpose conveyor belts and products

10 - 11 Production technologies

12 - 13 “Conveying as required”

14 - 15 Worldwide service

systems know-how

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With our materials expertise, we lay the foundation for economical and reliable conveyor belts.

In the Northeim and Bad Blankenburg development centers, we develop and optimize materials, belt designs

and splicing technology for conveyor belts and conveyors, finely tuned to the respective

application conditions worldwide.

Our know-how of the material rubber and its bonding to

tension members gives rise to heavy-duty belt construc-

tions with special properties. Corporate-wide synergies are

also incorporated, for instance through the activities of the

ContiTech Competence Center in Hamburg or the com-

pound development of the Tires divisions. Developed for

specific application requirements, the conveyor belts are

cost-effective, safe, reliable and environmentally sound.

Some examples:

Energy-optimized conveyor belts with special cover stock

rubber compounds and specific tension members reduce

the deformation resistance and energy requirements, thus

cutting operating costs.

The service life of a belt can be extended with an anti-stick

cover that repels wet and sticky goods and minimizes belt

cleaning, and with an optimized cover stock that resists

sharp-edged goods for a longer period of time.

Conveyor belts made of self-extinguishing rubber com-

pounds provide fire protection.

The integration of electronics presents numerous benefits.

Micro components vulcanized into the cover can for

instance make it possible to partially automate conveyors

and prevent major belt damage.

Creative material development forms the

q Reference: Energy-optimized loading of coal in Queensland, Australia

High-temperature-resistant conveyor

belts are used for goods such as cement,

slag, ash, etc., reliably conveying

the goods at sustained temperatures of

up to 200°C.

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basis of our product competence

Coal is transported from the storage areas to bulk cargo ships up to

7 kilometers away in the Queensland harbor by steel cord conveyor

belts that cut the consumption of electricity thanks to energy-optimized

covers.

q Referenz: Der stärkste Gurt der Welt für die Kupferförderung in Chile

Our steel cord conveyor belts enable maximum conveying capacities and distances even under

extremely difficult topographical and climatic conditions – for surface and underground mining, loading

and unloading facilities, and other industries.

Steel cord conveyor belts – powerful over

Alabama, USA, a steel cord conveyor belt has been

transporting 750 tonnes of sharp-edged and heavy lime-

stone debris an hour for 19 years.

Our extensive product range comprises steel cord

conveyor belts with a variety of designs and cover stock

grades, in all strength classes and up to 6,400 mm wide.

For extreme loads, the conveyor belts are equipped with

an additional steel-cord or traverse reinforcement.

Steel cord conveyor belts ensure maximum conveying

performance, even under harsh conditions. Their robust

design guarantees high tensile strength at maximum

conveying capacity as well as excellent impact resist-

ance. They exhibit only slight elongation even over long

conveyor distances. Wear-resistant, rot and corrosion-

resistant, resistant to chemicals and thermally stable, our

steel cord conveyor belts provide long years of service

while requiring little maintenance. For example, in

Production of steel cord conveyor belts:

the cord tensioning process over the full

production length and belt width is monitored

by computer, making it possible to consistently

measure and control the entire

production process.

Feeding point3.200 m

Los Pelambres

TF 1

TF 1Difference in height

1.310 m

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long distances and large conveying heights

With an effective nominal breaking strength of 8,500 N/mm, the steel

cord conveyor belt used here is exceptionally strong. At the same time,

it has the longest and strongest splice, which matches up to the stabili-

ty of the conveyor belt itself. Installed on two tunnel-conveyor-belt

systems at the Los Pelambres mine, the belt hauls up to 8,700 tonnes

of copper ore each hour over a distance of 12 kilometers. One positive

side-effect is that up to 25 megawatts of energy is generated as a result

of the downhill transport.

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Textile conveyor belts – tailor-made soluti

q Reference: World’s largest tube conveyor belt for loading petroleum coke onto cargo ships in Barcelona, V

Our textile conveyor belts carry out diverse transport tasks while complying with stringent

safety regulations in surface and underground mining, machine and plant engineering, as well as many

other industries.

Our textile conveyor belts are given special properties for

the specific application, making them suitable for qoily and fatty goods q hot goods up to 200˚C q sharp-

edged goods and q steep conveying at inclines of

up to 30°.

Self-extinguishing belts are used wherever stringent

safety regulations must be fulfilled such as in under-

ground coal mining.

Depending on the requirements, our textile conveyor

belts are designed with a single or multi-ply textile

tension member and with various cover stock grades,

and, for extreme impacts or sharp-edged goods, with

an additional traverse reinforcement in the cover. The

belts, which are vulcanized on double-band units, have

a unique surface finish.

The extensive product range includes all strength clas-

ses and is available in widths up to 2,200 mm, and up to

5,600 mm as custom-designed versions.

Single-ply PVC belt

Multi-ply rubber belt

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ons for the most varied of applications

A tube conveyor provides a kilometer-long link between the harbor and

an ocean platform where cargo ships are loaded. It conveys more than

2,000 tonnes of petroleum coke an hour at a speed of four meters per

second. Tube conveyor belts with steel cord or textile reinforcement

wrap up into a hose-like shape to transport goods. In this way, they

prevent chemicals and other hazardous goods from coming in contact

with the environment. They are especially curve-negotiable and do not

require transfer points if there is a change in direction.

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Our conveyor belt technology opens up possibilities for special-purpose conveyor belts

and creative special products that provide solutions for fully different tasks – for machine and plant

engineering as well as for numerous other application areas.

Special-purpose conveyor belts and pro

q Special filter belts convey and separate solids from

fluids such as in the production of fertilizers and flue gas

desulferization in coal-fired power plants. q Cover belts

protect materials in conveyors, bunkers and vacuum

containers as well as the environment. q Special-pur-

pose belts for conveyor systems are wear-resistant,

require little maintenance, run nearly silently and require

a low level of energy. In some cases, they even open up

new possibilities for some applications such as inclined

or high-speed conveying. Examples:q Sliding bed belts

q Block timing belts q Elevator belts q Feeder belts

in industrial wood processing q Worker belts, skid

carrying belts and lifting belts in car manufacturing or

in elevators and multi-story or underground parking

garages.

q Besides belts for conveying, other special products

include round-bale compressor belts for agricultural

combine harvesters and crawler belts for Pistenbullys.

A RopeCon® conveyor system, a combination of a rope-way and

conveyor, transports beech chips as raw material for cellulose

fibers over a factory site and over a river. Over the entire length

of the system, the housing of the conveyor belt keeps material

from being lost due to wind.

q Reference: Innovative RopeCon® conveyor system in Lenzing, Austria

SICON®

enclosed belt conveyor

for the tightest curves

MAXOFLEX®

vertical conveyor belt

with corrugated sidewalls

for inclines up to 90°

Crawler belts for

Pistenbullys

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ducts – for driving, filtering, protecting

Filter belt for applications such as flue gas desulferization

Optimally coordinated production processes, testing at numerous stages and quality assurance

measures ensure the reproducible high quality of our products – at 9 production locations in close

proximity to our customers in Europe, Central and South America, and Asia.

A steel cord conveyor belt transports 1,000 tonnes of lime-

stone an hour from the working face in India to a cement

works in Bangladesh 17 kilometers away. The total length of

the conveyor belt is 34,500 meters.

Modern production technology guarante

All our production sites in China, India, Mexico, Chile,

Greece, Hungary, Slovakia and Germany are certified in

accordance with ISO 9001. Furthermore, we manu-

facture in accordance with all national relevant quality

standards such as DIN, SABS, MSHA, RMA, BS, AS,

CSA, etc.

q Reference: The longest conveyor belt without booster drives crosses the border India/Bangladesh

The CONTI® PRO technology, which we use at our plant

in Northeim to manufacture premium conveyor belts,

wear protection plates and special products, is unique

and leading in its field. It comprises 4 process steps:

q CONTI® CAMA for continuous carcass manufac-

turing q CONTI® DOBA for the vulcanization of textile

conveyor belts on two double-band units for an excellent

surface finish q The CONTI® ROLL roller head line for

the continuous production of rubber slabs up to 2,850

mm wide for steel cord conveyor belts, with consistent

quality from edge to edge q The CONTI® AUMA con-

tinuous vulcanization line for products up to 2,000 mm

wide with excellent surface finish and minimum cutting

scrap.

In the production of steel cord conveyor belts, the

tensioning of cord across the entire production length

and belt width is monitored by computer, making it pos-

sible to consistently measure and control the production

process.

Modern test centers are part of quality assurance in

series production and accompany product development

and production with extensive test programs.

Flame testing for the fire

characteristics of conveyor belts

Test bench for static

and dynamic tensile testing

of material specimens

up to 10 meters long

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es the high quality of our products

Precise systems solutions consisting of conveyor belts and matching service materials make us

a partner to original equipment manufacturers, operators, dealers and consultants. Ever more often,

we take on maintenance tasks, right up to full service of conveyors.

When planning or converting conveyors, we develop our

solutions in principle with a view to the entire conveyor

system. As systems supplier, we provide everything

required for conveyor system. For each conveyor belt, we

offer extensive service material that supports the functional

reliability and durability of the belt – e.g. pulley lagging,

scraper rubber, corrugated sidewalls, profiles and

materials for splicing and repairing conveyor belts.

Our electronic protection systems, which monitor the belt

surfaces and splices, provide for maximum functional

reliability. They identify and report damage at an early

stage, thus minimizing repair expense and downtimes.

“Conveying as required” is our motto when

CORREX® pulley laggings to

increase friction resistance between

conveyor belt and drive pulley

Running at a speed of 8.48 m/s, the 1,100 mm wide steel cord con-

veyor belt transports prepared coal approximately 13 kilometers to the

coast where it is loaded onto ships – up to 4,500 tonnes per hour. Its

energy-optimized cover, which is just as wear-resistant as conventional

cover stock, reduces the system’s energy requirements by about

15 percent. This energy savings can amortize at least a third of the

investment costs for the belt.

q Reference: The world’s fastest long-distance conveyor belt transports coal in Indonesia

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it comes to all-in-one solutions

We provide support through all stages of every order, worldwide. Our flexible organization

in easy reach of our customers assures speedy access to our products and our qualified service.

Experienced fitting teams splice conveyor belts using the most modern vulcanization equipment,

above and below ground.

Worldwide service, 24 hours a day. 365

In the framework of special cooperation agreements, we

assume overall service responsibility, including the main-

tenance and repair of conveyors. With this service, we

guarantee 100% availability in the regular production

process.

We can be found wherever there are conveyor tasks to

be tackled. Already in the planning phase, our engineers

and technicians provide application advice, including the

design calculation of the conveyor belt and the struc-

tural elements of the conveyor.

We deliver our conveyor belts to your destination on

schedule. Worldwide, experienced fitting partners splice,

install, and startup the conveyor belt on site.

Once our products are in operation, we provide service

in the form of belt inspections, troubleshooting and

speedy repairs. The 24-hour service can be reached 365

days a year by satellite. Our technicians are on site at

short notice, minimizing downtimes and the resulting

costs.

q Reference: The world’s heaviest conveyor belt for copper mining in the Chilean Andes

Compared to round rolls, oval rolls contain

approximately 37% longer conveyor belts,

thus reducing the number of belt splices,

material costs and fitting times.

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days a year.

In Collahuasi, the world’s highest mine at an altitude of nearly

5,000 meters, a steel cord convey belt transports copper ore.

In order to minimize the number of belt splices necessary for

fitting, the belt was delivered in large oval rolls in lengths of

415 meters. The 4.3 meter high rolls weighed in at 58 tonnes –

a world record.

ContiTech

Spezialist für Kautschuk- und

Kunststofftechnologie

ContiTech

Transportbandsysteme GmbH

Breslauer Straße 14

D-37154 Northeim

Postfach 1169

D-37141 Northeim

Phone +49 5551 702-207

Fax +49 5551 702-504

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The ContiTech division

of the Continental Corporation

is a development partner and

original equipment supplier

to numerous industries for

high-quality functional parts,

components and systems.

With its know-how in rubber

and plastics technology,

ContiTech contributes signifi-

cantly to industrial progress

and mobility that is safe, com-

fortable and eco-friendly.

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Business unitConveyor Belt Group

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