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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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A conveyer belt moves the produce through three chambers. The reversible conveyer belt gives the company the flexibility to pick different materials and put them in different bins, according to Lopes. Secondly, plasma at the equator moves to the poles as if it were on a conveyer belt. |
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