Motor Driven Roller (MDR) Conveyor preventive maintenance checklist
If you look after Motor Driven Roller (MDR) Conveyor equipment, you already know the failures: dead zones, failed photo eyes and MDR cards that nobody has a spare for.
This checklist gives you 3 ready-to-use PM tasks with frequency, trade, estimated hours, step-by-step procedure, parts, safety requirements and pass/fail criteria. Import it into your CMMS or print it for the technician.
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What is in the checklist
| PM task | Frequency | Pass / fail |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly MDR zone check Mechanical, 0.5 h, downtime: No | Weekly | All zones accumulate correctly; no missing bands |
| Monthly MDR service Mechanical, 1.0 h, downtime: Yes | Monthly | Zero fault codes; all rollers free; band count complete |
| Annual MDR electrical inspection Electrical, 2.0 h, downtime: Yes | Annual | Supply voltage within 24 V +/- 5 percent; E-stop drops all zones |
Sample procedure: Weekly MDR zone check
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- Run empty, watch each zone start and stop.
- Listen for noisy or dead rollers.
- Check O-ring or poly-v bands present and not slipping.
- Photo-eyes clean and unobstructed.
- Check for debris under rollers.
Parts: Rags. Safety: Guards in place; do not reach into running rollers.
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The Motor Driven Roller (MDR) Conveyor checklist is one of 11 asset classes in the Maintenance Planner Toolkit: 39 PM tasks, an asset register template, a parts min/max calculator, a weekly KPI dashboard, a compliance calendar and a 90-day setup guide. Built by a working maintenance planner, not a software vendor.
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