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What common failures can occur during the operation of a chain plate conveyor? During the operation of a chain plate conveyor, it is undoubtedly the process of conveyance by that conveyor. What types of failures can occur during its operation? Let’s discuss this topic today. In practical use, conveyor chains with plate conveyors often have link rings that are slightly larger than the conveying chains themselves, resulting in severe wear. As a result, these link rings become weak points in the entire conveyor chain. The main forms of damage to them include severe wear, cracking, and separation. The causes of this damage are primarily: 1. The conveyor chains are subjected to pulsating loads over extended periods, leading to fatigue-induced damage. 2. The connecting pins or bolts of the chain conveyor become loose and fall off; no timely compensation is made, resulting in uneven stress on the chain links or pulling on the tray. 3. For chain plate conveyors with vertical rings, wear on one side is more severe; if not replaced in time, cracking is likely to occur. 4. When a chain plate conveyor gets stuck, it generates significant dynamic and impact loads, causing instantaneous and large fluctuations in the speed of the conveyor chain. This results in unstable operation of the chain, thereby accelerating wear or cracking of the chain links. 5. Chain plate conveyors have poor manufacturing quality; they exhibit low wear resistance, poor toughness, and low hardness, and may develop fatigue cracks, resulting in insufficient strength.