Beltcon 22, The International Materials Handling Conference and Exhibition
Johannesburg, South Africa. 6 – 7 August 2025
Beltcon 22 was held on 6 and 7 August 2025 at Emperors Palace Conference Centre near OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg.
As usual the experience was an outstanding success, with a wealth of knowledge and experience being shared with all who attended. This is what one of the overseas speakers had to say on LinkedIn:
“I enjoyed bouncing new ideas off some of the best material handling industry professionals and academics in the world. The presentations were thought provoking and there were many great networking opportunities. I will certainly attend their next conference.”
Beltcon 21, The International Materials Handling Conference and Exhibition
Johannesburg, South Africa. 2 – 3 August 2023
Beltcon 21 was held on 2 and 3 August 2023 at Emperors Palace Conference Centre near OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg.
Delegates were treated to an impressive lineup of papers presented by speakers from all over the world, including the United States, Italy, Australia, Chile, Austria and Germany, as well as our own South African experts.
Topics covered underground conveyor loading, predicting durability of belt covers, DEM using bonded-particle approach, belt handling equipment for incline conveyors, lagging friction, legislative framework, gearless drives, gusseted transfer chute friction, steel cord splice fatigue, energy scale for conveyor belts, curved conveyors, pipe conveyors, sandwich belt high angle conveyors, and high capacity Flyingbelt. The two key note speakers spoke on future developments and trends, and the importance of operational excellence, both very topical subjects and of great interest in promoting growth raised above mediocrity.
The exhibition, which could be visited during conference breaks, proved to be informative and of great practical interest to delegates and speakers alike, providing a great forum for informal networking.
