Belt splicing is a fast-paced, high-pressure industry where every task is urgent and must meet the highest standards of quality.

In such an environment, eliminating guesswork is critical to maintaining efficiency and safety.

A recurring issue faced by both Fenner’s internal belt splicers and external customers was the difficulty in distinguishing between the inner Bonder layer and the outer hard wearing rubber once a splice cover panel was removed from its packaging. These layers are visually similar, making it nearly impossible to identify the correct orientation by appearance alone.

 Following successful validation, all cover panels supplied by Fenner now include a bonder layer printed with the instruction “BONDER THIS SIDE”, ensuring clear identification even after packaging is removed.

This printed instruction is now part of Fenner’s quality assurance checks, guaranteeing legibility and consistency across all supplied panels.

This solution has a number of benefits for clients and maintenance operators. By eliminating the need to remove and refit incorrectly oriented panels, manual handling risks and the risk of unexpected splice failure are significantly reduced, while rework costs are eliminated without any increase to the cost of the splice kits. 

We're proud to strengthen our local manufacturing capabilities in this manner, aligning more closely with our clients needs and improving EHS outcomes for all involved. Moving forward we remain committed to continuing to innovate and refine our product offering to perfectly suit our client's needs.