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conveyor belt |
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conveyor beltOne of various devices that provide mechanized movement of material, as in a factory. Conveyor belts are used in industrial applications and also on large farms, in warehousing and freight-handling, and in movement of raw materials. Belt conveyors of fabric, rubber, plastic, leather, or metal are driven by a power-operated roll mounted underneath or at one end of the conveyor. The belt forms a continuous loop and is supported either on rollers (for heavy loads) or on a metal slider pan (if loads are light enough to prevent frictional drag on the belt). Motors operating through constant- or variable-speed reduction gears usually provide the power. conveyor belt a flexible endless strip of fabric or linked plates driven by rollers and used to transport objects, esp in a factory How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Supplies belt conveyors in flat, cleated and adjustable-angle versions. The new Cyclonaire pneumatic conveyor in effect gives us about a 30% jump in capacity, and the other improvements save the time we previously spent maintaining and cleaning the bucket elevator, belt conveyor and rotary diverter. In our yellow building, we have a two-ram Harris baler with a Navigator system and a steel belt conveyor that feeds material from the outside," says Blair. |
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