Take-Up Bearing & Frame Assemblies

Take-up bearings and frames align conveyor tracks and adjust and maintain tension on conveyor belts. These assemblies contain a bearing, housing, guiding frame, and positioning screw. The positioning screw adjusts the bearing and housing's location along the frame. This frame must be long enough to achieve proper tension in the belt. Take-up frames can be center-pull, top-pull, or bottom-pull depending on the positioning screw's location in the assembly. Frames guide the take-up bearing while the bearing reduces friction.  Take-up bearings are a type of mounted bearing primarily used for adjusting and maintaining conveyor belt tension. Take-up is the process of adjusting the length of the belt and chain to compensate for stretch, shrinkage, or wear, and to maintain proper tension. This is done with the assembly of the necessary structural and mechanical parts, including take-up bearings. The take-up bearing assembly consists of a housed that is mounted to a frame. The bearing is guided along the frame by a slot int he bearing housing or other means. The take-up assembly contains a screw or other mechanism for adjusting its location along the frame.Frame Assemblies are built to absorb high impact shock loads and twisting forces on the machine even in the harshest environments. They are made with high quality steel castings to increase the strength of the main case. We stock the pins, bolts and seals that go with the frame assemblies.