If you are on the market looking for conveyor belts for your material handling requirements, there are certain specifications that you have to consider. A conveyor belt is a continuous loop moving between two end pulleys or drives to move products. It is commonly used in various kinds of material handling applications, such as mining, manufacturing, packaging, food and beverage processing. There are also some types of conveyor belts which are used to move construction materials, commercial goods, forest products, and even pulp and paper. Some of them are also intended for inclined conveying applications, agricultural uses, and for general purposes.
In particular, high-temperature conveyor belts are used specifically for applications that handle high-temperature materials or for environments with high ambient temperatures. They are the ones used in oven conveyor belting and moving heat-treated components. On the other hand, elevator conveyor belts are particularly suited for vertical applications and usually employ attachments like trays and buckets. So, obviously, the most important consideration when choosing a conveyor belt is the material. There are so many kinds of belt material to consider, including leather, rubber or its synthetic counterpart, EPDM, nylon, polyester, urethane, silicone, steel, PVC, nitrile, wire mesh, and so on.
When it comes to dimensions of the conveyor belt, they are usually specified in units such as yards or meters. These dimensions are belt thickness, width, and length. Other additional specifications include operating temperature, working load per unit width, maximum operating speed, and minimum pulley size. And finally, there are some useful features that you also have to take into account.
Perforations or tracking: these are designed to prevent slippage which is common in conveyor belts.
Top cleats: they are used to move granular materials and usually work best in inclined conveying applications.
Food-grade: this conveyor belt complies with the requirements from the FDA for the safety of the consumers.
Anti-static: this feature is very important when electrical resistance is required, such as the case with electronics manufacturing.
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