New Technology for Fabric Conveyor Belts Reduces Weight and Spares Resources
CONTI LIGHTWEIGHT TECHNOLOGY reduces conveyor belt weight by up to 30 percent / Lightweight technology cuts costs and conserves resources / Method can be applied to different conveyor belts and components
(PresseBox) - The ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group has taken a major step towards sustainable conveyor belt technology: The new CONTI LIGHTWEIGHT TECHNOLOGY can reduce the weight of fabric conveyor belts by up to 30 percent. "The lower weight significantly reduces the amount of drive energy needed," explains Frank Kantorek, Business Development at ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group. "This means CONTI LIGHTWEIGHT TECHNOLOGY makes a major contribution to the conservation of resources and protection of the environment." In addition to a significant weight reduction, the new technology has other positive effects. At bauma, the Conveyor Belt Group is presenting the new technology for the first time, using a fabric conveyor belt as example.
Extension to other market segments
The new CONTI LIGHTWEIGHT TECHNOLOGY is used not only for fabric conveyor belts but also in the manufacture of a whole range of different components. "Over the next few months, we are going to extend the new technology to further products - for example to the Engineered Products segment," Kantorek reports. "We are planning to use the technology for profiles, for example, to achieve a significant reduction in component weight." This way, all market segments and thus all ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group customers will benefit from this pioneering and green development, which fully complies with the ContiTech philosophy: Engineering Green Value.
With preliminary sales of ?32.7 billion in 2012, Continental is among the leading automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems and components for powertrains and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires, and technical elastomers, Continental contributes to enhanced driving safety and global climate protection. Continental is also an expert partner in networked automobile communication. Continental currently has approximately 170,000 employees in 46 countries.
The ContiTech division numbers among the leading suppliers of a host of technical rubber products and is a specialist for plastics technology. The division develops and produces functional parts, components and systems for the automotive industry and other important industries. ContiTech has a workforce of approximately 28,000 employees. In 2012, it achieved preliminary sales of about ?3.7 billion.
With preliminary sales of ?32.7 billion in 2012, Continental is among the leading automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems and components for powertrains and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires, and technical elastomers, Continental contributes to enhanced driving safety and global climate protection. Continental is also an expert partner in networked automobile communication. Continental currently has approximately 170,000 employees in 46 countries.
The ContiTech division numbers among the leading suppliers of a host of technical rubber products and is a specialist for plastics technology. The division develops and produces functional parts, components and systems for the automotive industry and other important industries. ContiTech has a workforce of approximately 28,000 employees. In 2012, it achieved preliminary sales of about ?3.7 billion.
Datum: 16.04.2013 - 17:02 Uhr
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