Now Flexco® Bolt Solid Plate fasteners are available as strips of rubber-covered top plates offering increased splice life and maximized belt availability. They can be applied to belts mechanically rated up to 440 PIW (75 kN/m) and are ideal for highly abrasive materials such as sand, gravel and crushed stone.
Flexco VP™ fasteners provide increased impact protection of top plates and reduced plate exposure to wear - resulting in longer splice life. The rubber covering offers a sift-free, sealed splice to protect against seepage of fines and moisture plus reduced noise on return idlers and other conveyor components. VP rubber-covered steel fasteners allow for a continuous, smooth surface when plate strips are countersunk. And, in many cases, provide for improved belt cleaner interface and help to extend the life of your belt cleaner blade.
Flexco VP fasteners are applied on-site with field-proven portable hand or power tools. The special VP templet is used to locate holes quickly and precisely for fast installation. VP fasteners come standard with our Quick-Fit™ Pre-Assemblies. Quick Fit reduces your installation time by eliminating the need to assemble the bottom plates and bolts in "VP" boxes and "VPB" buckets. Plus our exclusive piloted bolts cradle nuts securely in place eliminating the need to twist nuts onto bolts by hand to keep them in place.
Flexco VP rubber covered steel top plates are available with steel or abrasion resistant MegAlloy® bottom plates.