EN 1554 Conveyor Belts - Drum Friction Test

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of EN 1554 testing. This European Standard describes a test method for determining the tendency of a conveyor belt to produce a heat flame or glow when held at a certain tension at surface contact around a rotating driven steel drum. Ways to change belt tension are described.

The drum friction test involves subjecting a conveyor belt sample to friction produced by a rotating drum. The sample is exposed to heat and its behavior during testing is observed. The test evaluates the tape's ability to resist ignition and spread of flames, as well as its self-extinguishing capacity when the external heat source is removed.

The purpose of this European Standard is to provide a test method to assist conveyor belt users in assessing the degree of risk that can be expected from the hazard posed when a conveyor belt stops and the drive mechanism of the transport system continues to operate. It causes local heating of the conveyor belt through contact with the drive drum or other frictional heat source.

A properly assembled and tensioned conveyor belt test piece is wrapped halfway around a rotating steel drum to simulate a stopped belt. The test is continued at the specified tensions for a specified period of time or until the belt breaks. The presence or absence of flame or glow is noted and reported, and the maximum temperature of the drive drum is recorded. The test is done in still air or moving air.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with EN 1554 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.