FACT! DIAMOND BELTS COST HALF AS MUCH AS SILICONE CARBIDE
.
It’s an eye-catching way to put it. But it’s a fact !
.
Initially of course, the price per belt is considerably more but look at these examples and work out the true cost, bearing in mind SIC belts last no more than 4 to 6 hours in continuous production on a manual arrisser / seamer.
.
Not just the long life, but the increased yields and reduced downtime, and the elimination of re-makes due to surface scratches all contribute to the cost advantages.
.
.
EXAMPLE based on real customer feedback:
In a 15-week period running double shifts:
.
Silicone Carbide (Carborundum):
Belt change every 4-6 hours = say 6 belts per machine per 16-hour day.
At around £5 per belt = £30 per day = £150 per 5-day week =
£7,500 or $10,000 a year
.
Diamond: 4 pairs (8) belts =
£3,000 or around $4,000 a year! *
.
* best quantity break discount price
.
• Finest possible edge quality from FLEXIS-PLUS diamond belts means…
• Increased yields, greatly reduced quench breakage, fewer remakes
• Reduced downtime – 25 minutes a shift lost to belt changes is 5% of your production wasted
• Virtual elimination of surface scratches due to loose grit from SIC belts
• less waste disposal time and cost
.
All that for around a third of the cost of SIC !
.
One company in Manchester, England reported an average of 12 to 15 weeks, double-shift operation, from each pair of belts used on a manually operated ASHTON cross belt machine, top and bottom seam all round on 4mm and 6mm thick glass.
.
A leading USA glass group ran a set of 8 diamond belts on their ASHTON seaming line for almost a whole year processing mainly 3mm thick glass with ca. 0.4mm upper and lower seams all round.
.
More real feed-back from users in full-out production indicate that a set of 8 3350 x 100mm belts on an automatic ASHTON line will average double shift for between 15 to 25 weeks, depending on volume of production and amount of glass removal.
.
Original FLEXIS-PLUS™ diamond belts from ASHTON INDUSTRIAL