What is a conveyor belt?
Conveyor belt is a system that almost everyone has seen up close. For example, when you go to the store for shopping, you have to put your purchased items on the conveyor belt to reach the cashier, or when you get off the plane and wait for your luggage, your luggage is placed on the conveyor belt. It moves to reach you. These two examples are among the most obvious uses of conveyor belts, which increase the speed and ease of moving objects from one place to another. In general, the belt on which the transported materials are placed is called a conveyor belt.
⏬ Types of conveyor belts ⏬
Using the conveyor system or the conveyor belt is considered the basis of every industry. Various industries use different types of conveyors depending on their needs, and you need to know that the price of conveyors varies according to their type. In the following, we will describe the types of conveyor belts to improve the level of your awareness, dear users.
◀️ Rubber conveyor belts: Compounds such as natural rubber and rubber are used to make rubber conveyor belts. It is used in different types in terms of elasticity and resistance for different purposes. The rubber conveyor belt is usually used for food purposes due to its lack of color, smell and taste in the food and health industries, and it can also move all kinds of metal mineral lumps, coal pumice, copper and limestone mineral lumps or glass shards and all kinds of loads. The bulk of the winner will be responsible. ◀️ PVC conveyor belt: PVC conveyor belt is one of the most used belts in the market. Hygienic and compatibility of these types of belts with food, medicine and health materials is considered their most important feature. The two main components of PVC belts are thread weave and PVC in it, which has special features such as performance in different temperature ranges, anti-wear, high acid resistance and antistatic properties.
◀️ Fabric conveyor belt: Fabric conveyor belt is basically a subset of PVC conveyor belt, which has all the characteristics mentioned in relation to PVC belt. In the design of fabric conveyors, their upper layer is covered with linen, polyester or felt fibers, and its middle layers are composed of a combination of PVC layers and resistant synthetic fibers, depending on the thickness of the belt. The conveyor belt is made of sanitary fabric, which is compatible with food and medicine. The presence of fabric covering in these types of belts has made products such as flour, bread, sweets, chocolate, biscuits and other such products not stick to the surface of the belt and after the process is finished, they can be easily separated from the surface of the conveyor belt. br>
◀️ Modular conveyor belt: In the production of modular conveyor belt, it is made of separate parts that can be assembled in several different models, which can be easily replaced and repaired. The modular belt is used in situations where porous strips with different percentages are needed, which can be used in cases where there is a need for continuous repair or replacement of the strip due to damage to the strip.
◀️ Tarpaulin conveyor belt: Tarpaulin conveyor belt or tarpaulin belt is one of the most widely used types of belts, which is widely used in various industries. This type of conveyor belt consists of tarpaulin layers, the number of layers of which varies depending on the width and thickness of the belt. One of the characteristics of the tarpaulin tape available in the market is the color orange and sometimes yellow, as well as the narrow colored tape that is stretched along the length of the belt in the middle. One of the applications of this type of belt is to carry various food or industrial materials, which is usually done by installing metal or plastic spoons.
⏬ Components of conveyor ⏬ ⏬
Conveyor belt is made up of different components that we will examine each of these components in this section.
*️⃣ conveyor chassis: according to the Placement and type of use of the conveyor chassis or the metal conveyor belt is made of steel cans and profiles and steel beams, and the roller bases are placed in the conveyor chassis to place the rollers and rollers to create a bed.
< br> *️⃣ Conveyor belt driving force: from single-phase and three-phase electric motors with different loads to create driving force in the belt and also to transfer this force to the entire conveyor belt from chains, gears and conveyor belts that are in A roller is placed under it.
*️⃣ Conveyor driving bed: The moving bed of the conveyor can be made with different layers and thicknesses and a special mesh conveyor according to the use of the conveyor. used.
