Sempertrans India Pvt Ltd is among India’s largest manufacturers and exporters of conveyor belts. Innovation, experience and know-how has made the company a leading supplier offering a broad selection of technologically-advanced conveyor belts for the market.

Right partner for your customers
The company offers high-performing products that are used in several applications. The product portfolio includes a full range of textile as well as steel cord conveyor belts besides unique specialty belts (Autostable, Metalcord, etc.) to suit customers’ needs. Not only does Sempertrans support customers in terms of manufacturing, installation and maintenance, it is also represented worldwide by an Application Engineering Team. These conveyor belt experts are dedicated to providing customised consulting services such as the design and configuration of conveyor belts.

Sempertrans’ Made in India conveyor belts are produced in its state-of-the-art plant in Roha, Maharashtra, which has over
35 years of experience in conveyor belt manufacturing.

Conveyor belts-transporting commodities
For over 35 years, Sempertrans India has been manufacturing high-quality steel cord and textile conveyor belts which are used to transport dry bulk material, like coal, iron ore, cement, sand and gravel, grain but also chemical products, in the mining, steel, cement industry, ports, but also other applications like power and heating plants.

Conveyors are the most effective means of transporting bulk materials. When compared to truck transportation, conveyors bring many advantages. They are not only more cost efficient, faster and safer, but also show higher availability and are eco-friendly. They incur lower operating costs and require less maintenance.

The company has developed a broad range of conveyor belts (general and engineered solutions) and covers with high strength, impact and wear resistance to transport the extracted materials in a reliable and cost-efficient manner. Transtherm is the company’s cover range for high temperatures such as cement handling. It includes a cover grade for extreme high temperatures up to 400° C short-term peaks. Transdura is the anti-abrasive cover suitable for superior wear and tear as well as cut & gouge resistance. Moreover, the range of specifically adapted covers by Sempertrans are exceeding local and international standards.

A competitive market
Customers need customised solutions which ensure long-lasting operations while reducing operating costs. The company aims to be a partner helping customers find optimal conveyor belting solutions for their application. The Global Application Engineering Team supports in analysing each application and prerequisites of conveying operations, and then provides the most adequate technical solution.

Completed projects
An example of engineering prowess of an overland conveyor system is the Flyingbelt, which kick started in July 2016 after the collaboration of Sempertrans and Agudio. The Flyingbelt is an aerial conveyor system suspended on four track ropes. Standing on a ropeway 7.2 km long and up to 36 m high, this unique installation transports 1,500 tonnes per hour of limestone and clay from the quarry to Lafarge-Holcim’s cement plant – equivalent of above 40 trucks per hour that would have to travel

24 km of road instead. It is the longest Flyingbelt in the world and a more cost-effective, efficient and environmentally-friendly conveying solution as compared to conventional truck transportation.
For this unusual structure, Sempertrans’ Metaltrans belt was the perfect solution. It has a unique steel carcass construction with a low elastic modulus which allows for optimum elongation. This feature ensures that the belt is supple and can stretch out enough to fit the deformation imposed by the very small radius curves on the pylon stations supporting the Flyingbelt.

Recent technological developments
The company’s R&D focuses on developing innovative compounds, like the energy-saving TransEvo or an environmentally-friendly lead free compound, as well as optimising belt splicing technologies. The TransEvo belt significantly reduces the so-called indentation loss at the idler stations which is responsible for up to 60 per cent of the overall running resistance of the belt. This technology can reduce the power consumption needed to run the conveyor system by up to 25 per cent.

With over 21 years of experience, Rutesh had the overall responsibility for profit & loss and turnaround of multi-product regional and global businesses with a focus on lean manufacturing and business excellence. He has managed customers and associates across the globe and believes in building long-term sustainable partnerships.

Author details:
Rutesh Joshi,
Managing Director,
Sempertrans India Pvt Ltd