How to repair your damaged conveyor belt…

Publication Date:    23^rd February 2026

Recognising your belt is damaged…

So here you are, upon daily inspection you’ve noticed your belt has been punctured or ripped. If left untreated, a damaged conveyor belt can bring production to a standstill! It can be catastrophic for turnover, especially in fast moving, high value industries such as aggregate quarries, packaging lines like Amazon, and courier warehouses such as DPD & FedEx. 

But before you simply call a local vulcaniser to patch up or replace your entire belt, let’s check the conveyor rollers beneath! 

Checking if conveyor rollers have failed…

There’s a high chance that if there’s a slit or hole in your conveyor belt it wasn’t caused from the goods travelling over the top, but instead the body of one or more conveyor rollers supporting or carrying the load beneath have failed due to the repetition of belt rubbing against the roller body. 

To notice a failing roller that is affecting belt quality, look for signs such as a hole or brittle roller tube surface with sharp metal edges, sometimes fully exposing the interior of the roller tube and shaft too. The damaged roller should be removed from the conveyor with care, and a conveyor engineer or maintenance technician should immediately call a trusted conveyor roller manufacturer such as AED Rollers Ltd to organise for replacement conveyor rollers to be supplied. 

Whilst at first glance it may seem like a simple belt repair is required, unnoticed replacement roller requirement will only cause your belt problems to persist. Let’s help you repair the cause, not just the problem to ensure belt longevity! 

Who to call for spare conveyor rollers…

AED Rollers Ltd is a reliable UK based manufacturer who produce an extensive range of conveyor roller spares, which are all made to order, bespoke to each conveyor size. AED Rollers Ltd conveyor roller range extends from 20mm diameter to 159mm diameter, however, sizes above this are also available so it’s always worth checking with a sales representative of AED Rollers Ltd as they might be able to help even if what you’re looking for doesn’t appear in the standard range available to buy on the website. 

It’s also worth noting, as AED Rollers Ltd is a manufacturer, they will be able to offer the fastest delivery to ensure production of your conveyor line resumes in the quickest time scale, subsequently reducing down-time and decreasing loss of profit and reputation to your business. 

Asking your Vulcaniser to liaise with AED Rollers Ltd on your behalf…

Often vulcanising companies liaise with AED Rollers Ltd on the conveyor owner’s behalf. Usually, your chosen vulcaniser will give an AED Rollers sales representative a call or email with the details of your conveyor rollers. For an extra charge, conveyor roller spares can be ordered on a “24-hour breakdown service” basis, and the vulcaniser will then arrange a time with yourself as the conveyor owner or maintenance manager to install the replacement rollers and repair the conveyor belt at the most convenient time. Convenient times to repair your conveyor may be during weekends, holidays, or out of hours, but if your conveyor has come to a complete standstill, every minute wasted is money lost to your business by paying dormant employees, so time is of the essence! 

Knowing your conveyor repair is in safe hands…

AED Rollers Ltd has been known to supply for high value industry conveyors both directly and indirectly such The Channel Tunnel, Tarmac, Amazon, DPD and FedEx in timely manner, reducing profit and time loss significantly for major companies. AED Rollers Ltd takes trust, reliability and efficiency in all industries very seriously. 

For more information on replacement conveyor roller spares, call a member of the AED Rollers Ltd team on 0138477427 or email sales@aedrollers.co.uk.

A friendly member of staff will be more than happy to help you buy the correct conveyor roller.