{"id":689,"date":"2016-04-18T11:55:56","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T11:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cps.advertisingdigitalsolutions.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=689"},"modified":"2026-03-27T06:26:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T06:26:54","slug":"jimblebar-expansion-project-15-876-rollers-5-440-frames-6-35km-of-conveyor","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cpsconveyors.com.au\/es\/news\/jimblebar-expansion-project-15-876-rollers-5-440-frames-6-35km-of-conveyor\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimblebar Expansion Project: 15 876 Rollers, 5 440 Frames, 6.35km of Conveyor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8217;2\/6&#8242;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-690 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cpsconveyors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cps-banner-jimblebar-exp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"1523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cpsconveyors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cps-banner-jimblebar-exp.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cpsconveyors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cps-banner-jimblebar-exp-118x300.jpg 118w, https:\/\/cpsconveyors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cps-banner-jimblebar-exp-403x1024.jpg 403w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8217;4\/6&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p>With idler misalignment contributing up to 29% of conveyor power requirements, <strong>low-noise rollers<\/strong> and <strong>high-tolerance frames<\/strong> were a prerequisite for the <strong>Jimblebar<\/strong> Expansion.<\/p>\n<p>The Low noise rollers for <strong>CV002<\/strong> were machined accurately to <strong>0.05 TIR<\/strong> (Total Indicator Run-out) and a <strong>3.2 \u00b5m<\/strong> surface finish, with maximum imbalance of <strong>0.014 Nm\/Roll<\/strong> and balance quality G16 as per <strong>ISO 1940-1<\/strong>. Low-noise rollers have the same extremely tight balance, surface finish, and TIR requirements of <strong>weigh rollers<\/strong>. This not only reduces noise, but also reduces reciprocating forces on the roller bearings and nearby structure, enhancing roller life <strong>reliability<\/strong> and reducing <strong>power requirements<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The High-Tolerance frames for CV002 were fabricated to ensure that all rollers were parallel to within <strong>0.5mm<\/strong> and all rolls were located within <strong>1mm<\/strong> across their other dimensions. The frame mounting and <strong>positioning points<\/strong> were also fabricated to within <strong>0.5mm<\/strong> across all their locating dimensions. Onsite the <strong>high accuracy<\/strong> frames were able to be as datum points in the <strong>BHP Billiton<\/strong> frame alignment jigs to assemble the conveyor. This allows for extremely <strong>low conveyor misalignment<\/strong>, again increasing roller life and reducing power requirements.<\/p>\n<p>With the ability of our modern <strong>manufacturing<\/strong> and balancing machinery to repeatedly produce high <strong>precision<\/strong> conveyor products, strict tolerances are becoming a viable option for improving the <strong>performance<\/strong>, reliability, safety, and logistical control of modern conveyors and the other systems that interact with them.<\/p>\n<p>The high-tolerance <strong>idler assemblies<\/strong> designed, engineered and manufactured by CPS, in conjunction with the BHP Billiton frame alignment jig, allowed the Sedgman Civmec Joint Venture to build and install a conveyor with lower misalignment and <strong>vibration parameters<\/strong> than industry standards. This allowed them to meet their lower <strong>power consumption KPI<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We will update on commissioning later in the year.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8217;2\/6&#8242;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8217;4\/6&#8242;] With idler misalignment contributing up to 29% of conveyor power requirements, low-noise rollers and high-tolerance frames were a prerequisite for the Jimblebar Expansion. The Low noise rollers for CV002 were machined accurately to 0.05 TIR (Total Indicator Run-out) and a 3.2 \u00b5m surface finish, with maximum imbalance of 0.014 Nm\/Roll and balance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":692,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"news-category":[21],"class_list":["post-689","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/cpsconveyors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cv002-site1.jpg",1000,822,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/cpsconveyors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cv002-site1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/cpsconveyors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cv002-site1-300x247.jpg",300,247,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/cpsconveyors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cv002-site1-768x631.jpg",768,631,true],"large":["https:\/\/cpsconveyors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cv002-site1.jpg",1000,822,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/cpsconveyors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cv002-site1.jpg",1000,822,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/cpsconveyors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cv002-site1.jpg",1000,822,false],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/cpsconveyors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cv002-site1.jpg",15,12,false],"gform-image-choice-sm":["https:\/\/cpsconveyors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cv002-site1.jpg",300,247,false],"gform-image-choice-md":["https:\/\/cpsconveyors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cv002-site1.jpg",400,329,false],"gform-image-choice-lg":["https:\/\/cpsconveyors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cv002-site1.jpg",600,493,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"CPS Conveyors","author_link":"https:\/\/cpsconveyors.com.au\/es\/author\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8217;2\/6&#8242;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8217;4\/6&#8242;] With idler misalignment contributing up to 29% of conveyor power requirements, low-noise rollers and high-tolerance frames were a prerequisite for the Jimblebar Expansion. 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