⚖️ CEMA Belt Tensioning (Gravity Take-Up Counterweight Mass Lbs, Limiting Sag <2.0%)

Conveyor Gravity Take-Up Calculator

Size vertical gravity take-up carriage counterweight assemblies for long-distance belt conveyors under CEMA standards: calculate required suspended counterweight mass (Lbs = $2 imes T_2$ slack-side tension maintaining drive pulley traction and strictly limiting mid-span belt sag between idlers to <2.0%), carriage travel stroke, and mechanical maintenance profits.

1. Project & Operating Inputs

Slack-Side Tension T2 (Pounds e.g. 4,800 Lbs Slack-Side Tension)

Conveyor Length (Feet e.g. 1,200 ft Long-Distance Run)

Customer Bid Price for Supplied & Rigger-Hung Take-Up Assembly ($)

Structural Steel Guide Tower, Precast Concrete Weights, Bend Pulleys ($)

2. Financial Breakdown & Yield

CEMA GRAVITY TAKE-UP CARRIAGES

Turnkey Take-Up Carriage Package Profit

Conveyor Maintenance Contractor Margin

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Gross Revenue / Bill

Total Project CapEx

Operating / Material Cost