Beltcon 21, The International Materials Handling Conference and Exhibition
Johannesburg, South Africa. 2 – 3 August 2023
Beltcon 21 was held on 2 and 3 August 2023 at Emperors Palace Conference Centre near OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg.
Delegates were treated to an impressive lineup of papers presented by speakers from all over the world, including the United States, Italy, Australia, Chile, Austria and Germany, as well as our own South African experts.
Topics covered underground conveyor loading, predicting durability of belt covers, DEM using bonded-particle approach, belt handling equipment for incline conveyors, lagging friction, legislative framework, gearless drives, gusseted transfer chute friction, steel cord splice fatigue, energy scale for conveyor belts, curved conveyors, pipe conveyors, sandwich belt high angle conveyors, and high capacity Flyingbelt. The two key note speakers spoke on future developments and trends, and the importance of operational excellence, both very topical subjects and of great interest in promoting growth raised above mediocrity.
The exhibition, which could be visited during conference breaks, proved to be informative and of great practical interest to delegates and speakers alike, providing a great forum for informal networking.
Beltcon 20, The International Materials Handling Conference and Exhibition
Pretoria, South Africa. 31 July – 1 August 2019
Beltcon20 was held on the 31 July and 1 August 2019 at St George Hotel and Conference Centre, Irene, Gauteng, South Africa. Now in its 40th year, this prestigious conference is recognised worldwide as a valuable resource in bringing the very latest developments in materials handling to a wide audience. Up-to-date research, new conveyor techniques, report-backs on methodology and installations and new technology are presented by some of the most eminent international conveying specialists. Beltcon draws on the expertise of distinguished speakers from academia, researchers, professional engineers working in the field and practical, hands-on conveying experts who present two days of informative and absorbing materials handling and conveying information.
Beltcon is the leading conveyor event in Africa. Once again, the speaker line-up is impressive, with famous international names. Of course, our local South African experts are well represented too.
This conference is organised by a dedicated committee of volunteers from the South African conveyor industry and will appeal to decision makers, designers, engineers, manufacturers and constructors in the sphere of belt conveying.
Beltcon 19, The International Materials Handling Conference and Exhibition
Pretoria, South Africa. 2–3 August 2017
Beltcon Does it Again!
Beltcon 19 took place during the first week in August, 2017, in Pretoria, South Africa. This conference, held every second year for an astonishing 38 years, chalked up yet another success for the International Materials Handling Conference organisers.
In the words of one delegate, ‘I find it fascinating that Beltcon attracts top global engineers who present and share their knowledge with the industry.’This sums up precisely the values upon which the conference is based –providing a platform for local and international experts to present the latest research, current techniques and future trends in the materials handling industry.
There are few world class conferences specifically related to the materials handling industry and Beltcon stands out as one of the finest, attracting eminent and accomplished speakers and researchers from around the world. It is a forum for interactive exchange of knowledge and innovation over a concentrated time period which, a delegate said, ‘would otherwise take years to research.’
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