The Sixth Edition of the CEMA Belt Book Belt （CEMA带本书的第六版带）.pdf

The Sixth Edition of the CEMA Belt Book “Belt Conveyors for Bulk Materials” R. Todd Swinderman Chair, CEMA “Belt Book” Committee Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer Martin Engineering One Martin Place, Neponset, IL USA 61345 and Scorpio Conveyor Products a subsidiary of Martin Engineering 12 Laboratory Road, Ext. 51, Witbank South Africa ABSTRACT This presentation looks at the sixth edition of Belt Conveyors for Bulk Materials, published in April 2005 by the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA). CEMA is a trade association representing the leading North American manufacturers and designers of conveyor equipment. The purpose of CEMA is to promote within the industry standardization of design, manufacture and application that will not impede development of conveying machinery and component parts or lessen competition. CEMA is considered the leading resource for conveyor safety, dimensional, and application standards A member of the CEMA Board of Directors, Todd Swinderman served as chairman of the association’s “Belt Book” Committee, the task force charged with updating the book. In this presentation, Swinderman will discuss the major changes seen in the new edition, as compared to the previous editions and as compared to other major standards such as DIN. AN INTRODUCTION TO CEMA The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association—CEMA--was formed as a not- for-profit association in 1933 by the leading US manufacturers of conveyors. The purposes of the Association are: To promote the common interests of its members and the members of the conveyor manufacturing industry when such interests do not conflict with the common good. And to promote among its members and the industry standardization of design, saf