Conveyor belts
characteristics
Conveyor belts, also called belt conveyors, are used to move goods and products that require greater stability or that due to their size or characteristics cannot be transported with roller conveyors. Belts can also act as processing and assembly points from which to operate on the items or products being moved.
How a conveyor belt works
It consists of the movement of a continuous physical support, the belt or belt, mounted on platforms of varying dimensions and which can have different types of accessories (side guards, stops, derailleurs, railings, barriers, wheels and all kinds of pneumatic or mechanical accessories). The speed and load capacity will depend on both the characteristics of the material to be moved (dust, fine grain, packages, food, etc.) and the type of conveyor belt.
Although its basic principle of operation may seem simple (the movement of a belt due to the rotation of the drums or pulleys that in turn are driven by a motor); The system of a conveyor belt used in industry is much more complex and involves significant technological development with truly innovative technical applications
The tape or band
One of the main materials used is rubberized fabric, but they can have a very variable composition, mainly derived from rubber. We can also find modular plastic belts, made of polyester, PVC, polyamide, acetal, etc. This makes it possible to have conveyor belts for a wide variety of uses.
