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Smiley Monroe’s Zip Clip “spare tyre” conveyor belt solution

Smiley Monroe’s innovative new Zip Clip replacement conveyor belt solution is said by the firm’s marketing manager, Tim Monroe, to be “like a spare tyre for your crushing and screening plant”. Tailored for the aftermarket of Smiley Monroe’s crushing, screening & recycling Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) customers, Zip Clip is said to avoid prolonged and costly downtime in a breakdown situation.
April 18, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
Northern Ireland conveyor belt and screening media product manufacturer Smiley Monroe has a number of new products at bauma 2016

8409 Smiley Monroe’s innovative new Zip Clip replacement conveyor belt solution is said by the firm’s marketing manager, Tim Monroe, to be “like a spare tyre for your crushing and screening plant”.

Tailored for the aftermarket of Smiley Monroe’s crushing, screening & recycling Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) customers, Zip Clip is said to avoid prolonged and costly downtime in a breakdown situation.

The Lisburn, Northern Ireland-based firm claims Zip Clip is the fastest, securest replacement belt system on the market, requiring no training or power supply to fit. It is one of a number of new environmentally friendly products being showcased by the company in Munich this week.

Also new from Smiley Monroe is King Roller, a polymer conveyor roller. “The King Roller is energy saving as it reduces power consumption by the crushing and screening mobile plant by up to 14%. It also reduces workplace noise by at least 15% compared to traditional steel rollers,” said Monroe. “The King Roller is also half the weight of a steel roller and allows for safer manual handling.”

Finally, the company is showcasing its Endless range of special, highly customised, cleated sidewall conveyor belts.

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