ABEAR Industrial manufactures all the Pulley Lagging products in 500mm wide strips or rolls. This is known in the industry as Strip Pulley Lagging.

- Tighter control of drying times for adhesives resulting in better bond strengths over the entire pulley.

- Easier to handle. This results in a better finish and the bonding side of the strips are easier to keep clean which is critical in ensuring a strong bond to the pulley face.

- Reduced stock-holding. Cut-to-size rolls can be used to fit any pulley face-width. This increased versatility means that stock of lagging of each width is no longer necessary, and it in turn reduces wastage through excessive off-cuts and aging stock.

There are many benefits in using ABEAR Industrial's cold bonding strip Pulley Lagging instead of Steam Cured Pulley Lagging. Steam Cured Pulley Lagging is an outdated and expensive method in comparison. Here are some of the benefits of switching to ABEAR Industrial cold bonded Pulley Lagging:

• Much Faster Turnaround Times. ABEAR Industrial Pulley Lagging can be installed in-situ, with no compromise in performance of the Pulley Lagging, which means a conveyor system can be brought back online within a matter of hours and run for years without issue. Steam Cured Pulley Lagging can take weeks or months depending on the transport time. Using Steam Cured Pulley Lagging often forces a mine to carry unnecessary spares, and because rubber ages often the spares need the Pulley Lagging replaced before going into service anyway.
• Higher Performance. The mechanical specifications of ABEAR Industrial Pulley Lagging are guaranteed, this is due to the way in which the Pulley Lagging is cured in a hydraulic press under very high pressures and tightly controlled temperatures. Compare this to Steam Cured Pulley Lagging where pressures are much lower and heat is passed through the top surface of the rubber for an extended period in order to cure the underside of the rubber - resulting in much poorer mechanical performance and abrasion properties. Beyond this, the standard steam-curing process tends to cause a variation in thickness of the pulley lagging around the circumference of the pulley. Other Steam Cure processes involve pre-curing sheets of rubber then using a steam autoclave to bond them – however this process results in at least a double cure for that top surface of rubber which comes at the expense of mechanical properties and rubber life. In all cases, the Steam Autoclave process cannot produce complex tread patterns.
• Minimal Transport Costs and Downtime. Reduced need for cranes and no expensive transport required for ABEAR Industrial Pulley Lagging.
• Lower Total Costs. This includes downtime, crane hire, additional labour for bearing removal etc. and realignment of the pulley. Not to mention the hidden cost that comes with Steam Cured Pulley Lagging with reduced life.
• No Rust. Steel and steam do not mix well. Need we say more?
• ABEAR Industrial Bonds are Stronger. Our Bond Strengths average around 30N/mm.
• Joins Are Not a Problem. Often Steam Cured Pulley Lagging Manufacturers point to joins as a potential issue. However, through the use of approved adhesives and primers, the joins present no issue. To date we have had no failure linked to the multiple joins of our Pulley Lagging and our Pulley Lagging is in use on Feeder Belts that have arguably the highest tensions and are amongst the most aggressive applications in the world.

We have a product for every application. Whether it is food grade, light duty or heavy duty in a wet/icy muddy environment, we will be able to recommend a product from our range.