Get rid of carryback with the RXC 14 belt cleaner

Every conveyor leaves something behind. Fine material clings to the belt after discharge, travels back along the return run, and drops off where you don’t want it. Carryback is one of the most common problems on a bulk handling conveyor. It causes idler wear, housekeeping costs, material loss, and unplanned downtime.

A primary belt cleaner defends your belt against carryback. The RXC 14 is our take on what that defence should look like in 2026.

The new RXC 14 belt cleaner

The RXC 14 is a primary conveyor belt cleaner designed for medium to heavy duty conveyor systems. It is mounted at the head pulley, where the belt curves around the drum and discharges its load. From that position, the cleaner removes carryback from the belt surface and redirects the material back into the discharge flow.

The hardware is straightforward: a steel frame, a tensioning system that holds the blade against the belt, and a replaceable blade.

What is the RXC 14 used for

The RXC 14 works for most belts used in mining, ports, power plants, biomass handling, aggregates, and process industries. It can handle belts between 800 and 1800 mm wide, drum diameters from 630 to 1150 mm, and belt speeds up to 4.5 m/s. If carryback is creating cleanup work, idler wear, or spillage on the return side of a conveyor, this is the kind of cleaner that solves it.

Simple, effective design perfected

Three things separate the RXC 14 from a generic primary cleaner.

1. The first is the tensioning system. It holds blade-to-belt pressure constant from the first day to the last, so cleaning performance does not drop off as the blade wears. The blade geometry is designed to retain its shape as it thins, which keeps the contact line predictable.
2. The second is blade choice. The RXC 14 offers three polyurethane variants — a mining blade for abrasive ores, a bio blade for wood chips and biomass where resin makes the belt sticky, and a general purpose blade for less abrasive process materials. One frame, three blades, applications selected to match the actual operating environment rather than averaged out.
3. The third is the validation behind it. We tested the RXC 14 under real operating conditions for 11 months with real-time performance monitoring before releasing it. Blade compounds, tensioning force, and frame details were refined against the data the trial produced.

Useable in numerous applications

• Mines and quarries running abrasive bulk materials
• Ports and terminals handling coal, fertilizers, and minerals
• Power plants and biomass facilities where sticky residue is the issue
• Process industries where the goal is consistent cleaning with minimal service interruption
• Sites running multiple belt cleaners across a conveyor line will see the maintenance benefit compound across the asset base

Developed based on customer feedback

Operators told us what they wanted fixed: better cleaning, longer blade life, faster service turnarounds. We designed the RXC 14 against those three priorities and tested it for nearly a year before offering it to a single customer.

Need help selecting the right cleaner for your conveyor? Contact our team to discuss specifications, blade selection, and installation.