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Words are one of man's finest creations. With words we can communicate and express ourselves in an individual and identifiable manner. Words are sometimes misinterpreted, misunderstood, wrongly translated or harsh, but even with all these pitfalls, words make life far more colorful. We define things with words and use them to capture ideas and to bring us together. Languages are formed from words and so are lives. Some words are easily comprehended and others take more thought and education. Words can heal us physically, and emotionally, they can either heal us or harm us. Powerful little things, words. Words facilitate interaction between both man and machine. One such environment where words are crucial is conveyor based production and work settings. Conveyors are very complex mechanisms that require lots of attention. There are many standard and technical terms that make conveyor management and function much more clear. Once we learn what many of these words mean and how they are used we can become ever more graceful in our exploits and dealings. The basic terms must be learned first to build a path to advanced knowledge. Guard is a word that is much used in conveyor related speech. Machinery guards are critical to safety. There are several types of guards and their related parts, like guard rails, chain guards, nip-point guards, so it behooves you to form a solid comprehension of all the existing guard terminology. Another commonly used word in the industry is belt. Not the belt that acts like suspenders to hold up your pants, but a conveyor piece with many contexts. There are belt fasteners, belt modulus, belt sags, belt slips, belt speed, belt scrapers, belt turnover, belt training idlers and belt clamps, all used in relation to conveyors. You must learn about belts when you deal with any system and it is to your immense benefit to understand how they relate to conveyor systems. Some other standard words that are bandied about in the conveyor world, both in their design and operation, are anchor bolt, angle, track, wheel, roller, pulley, shuttle incline and curve. These may seem pretty basic words that are used all the time everywhere, you must know what they mean in relation to conveyors. Doing so will increase your fundamental knowledge of industry words and terms and will prepare you for higher echelons of learning. While a diligent student of the language, you will always come across highly specialized words and combinations of words that are peculiar to the conveyor industry. For example, a knurl thumb adjacent nut may not be a phrase you hear in everyday life, and certainly will be meaningless to you. But, as your learning continues, you will know that this particular nut is a tool on an accumulating conveyor to adjust pressure, the depth and breadth of your technical dictionary will have become that much more scholarly. Maybe some day you might hear the words air-float chain conveyor. You may gain the upper hand by knowing that this is a chain and roller based system that employs inflatable air hoses should you be working with other experts. While walking around a factory floor or in a conference or meeting where conveyors are being addressed, and you hear the term clevis pin attachment that would confuse the average employee, you have learned that this type of clip is used within trolley chain systems to assist in holding light loads and your keen knowledge of the industry will impress the group mightily. Other intense words you may hear are skirt board, rheometer, Eytelwein's equation, carcass, plastisol coating, Dutchman and cleat. Whether or not you knew these terms, it is vitally important that you continue your study of words and terminology used throughout the industry. There are so many terms used in conjunction with conveyors that it is often very hard to stay abreast on everything. Words and terms like rail width, chute, clipper lacing, dynamometer, hysteresis loss and Young's modulus will always be a part of the culture. Despite the fact that you may not be able to learn everything about the language, it is still worthwhile to review and dissect as much as we can. Communication and terminology are interesting subjects that should be embraced by those working in the fields related to the language. Understanding and expression through words is a valuable part of life that is certainly not lost within the conveyor industry. To learn more about conveyor systems and chain, visit http://www.bluewatermfg.com or http://www.wilkiebros.com . ------------------ ARTICLE END ------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
