ABSTRACT
A transfer point is the point on a conveyor where a material is fed onto that conveyor or discharged from that conveyor. The successful operation of a belt conveyor requires proper feeding of the material onto the conveyor belt and proper discharge of the material from the conveyor belt. The transfer feeding point of any belt conveyor is the critical point and the life-determining point of the belt. It has an effect on spillage of the material and belt training. Conveyor belt receives its major abrasion and all of its impact at transfer feeding point. Chute often demands more attention and can be the source of more downtime than the conveyor. Chute, through which the material is fed to the conveyor belt at a transfer feeding point, is to be designed in order to feed the material. Off-centre feeding of material is a problem faced at many transfer points.
