The Belt Guard range is a family of conveyor belt monitoring and protection instruments manufactured by Beltscan Systems. The range covers three categories: Rip Detection, Condition Monitoring, and Cover Thickness measurement — providing a holistic asset management solution for steel cord and fabric conveyor belting.

Belt Guard products are trusted by well-known mining and industrial companies worldwide including BHP, Rio Tinto, Glencore, Anglo American, Fortescue, Newmont, Vale, Peabody Energy, Barrick Gold, Freeport-McMoRan, and many more across Australia, the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Belt Guard products are deployed at hundreds of sites globally across Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Korea, South America (Chile, South America, Argentina), North America (USA, Canada, Mexico), Europe (UK, Germany, Scandinavia, Spain, Bulgaria), Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Gabon), and the Middle East.

Beltscan Systems ships globally. We have official agents covering Canada/Northern USA (KATAK), Africa/Europe/Middle East (Stark Vulcanising Products) and South Korea (AST International), with direct support available for all other regions from our headquarters in Queensland, Australia.

No. Belt Guard products do not require sensor loops or antennae embedded in the belt. The Belt Scanner MF uses non-contact electromagnetic scanning and the BG5k uses non-contact belt dimension monitoring — neither requires any belt modification.

Yes. Belt Guard products are completely belt manufacturer agnostic. They work with any brand of steel cord or fabric belting (depending on the product), which means you are not locked into a specific belt supplier.

DED is a feature of the Belt Scanner MF and MR systems that provides automatic belt stop protection when critical damage is detected. If a penetrating object or catastrophic belt event occurs, DED triggers an immediate stop signal to the conveyor drive, typically within 3 seconds of detection.

Programmed Parking is a feature of the Belt Scanner MF (Fixed) that automatically positions a flagged section of belt at a designated maintenance location. Instead of manually inching the belt, the system calculates belt distance and stops it precisely where maintenance access is available.

Yes. Belt Guard systems support integration with existing SCADA and PLC environments. The BG5k and Belt Scanner MF communicate via Modbus TCP. Contact Beltscan for specific integration requirements.

Installation times vary by product: the BG5k and the Belt Scanner MF each typically commission in 1 day. Installation can generally be performed while the conveyor remains in operation.

Most Belt Guard products can be installed by site personnel using our detailed documentation, with remote Beltscan support. For Belt Scanner MF installations, we recommend on-site Beltscan specialist involvement during commissioning. Full training is included.

Belt Guard products require low maintenance. All systems benefit from periodic washdown to prevent product build-up. The BG5k features automatic buildup detection that reports blocked probes automatically. The Belt Scanner MF has no user-serviceable internal components.

You can request a quote through our contact page, email us at info@beltscan.com, or call +61 7 5532 0100. We provide free initial conveyor assessments and custom ROI modelling for your operation.

Indicative starting prices are Belt Scanner MF — Fixed from US$44,900, Belt Scanner MF — Portable from US$44,900, BG5k from US$24,900, and CC222 from US$10,900. Belt Scanner MF systems include the first year of Beltscan monitoring software and online reporting; renewal thereafter is US$7,900 per year per monitored belt, covering the full software suite (system access and configuration, offline analysis, data download and online reporting). All prices are shown in USD and are indicative equipment pricing only — final pricing may vary by belt width, configuration and destination, and freight, local taxes, installation and optional services are additional where applicable.