Belt Conveyors

The most common of conveyors, the belt conveyor is a style of material handling equipment which assists in moving materials with irregular surfaces. It is also employed for small items and bags of product that would sag between roller conveyors or chain conveyors. A labor saving system, belt conveyors allow for larger volumes to move quickly, causing higher shipping and/or receiving volumes for companies while utilizing less space and labor expense.

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Metzgar Conveyors

Comstock Park, MI
888-266-8390

Established in 1993, Metzgar Conveyors is a conveyor system manufacture, producing unit handling systems such as belt conveyors. Whether your project requires one conveyor section or thousands of integrated sections, we can help you figure out a way to be more productive. We offer a full line of individual machines designed to fit your individual needs and strive for customer satisfaction.

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Flexicon Corporation

Bethlehem, PA
888-353-9426

Flexicon is a leader in the design & manufacture of conveyors, bulk handling equipment & custom-engineered, integrated plant-wide systems that transport, discharge, fill, weigh, blend, deliver and/or feed a broad range of powder & bulk solid materials. Flexicon offers a broad range of reliable, high performance conveyor systems constructed to industrial, food, dairy or pharmaceutical standards.

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Portec Flomaster

Canon City, CO
719-275-7471

Custom solutions for conveyor systems, Portec Flomaster offers equipment such as belt conveyors. Our material handling equipment has been incorporated into airport bagging systems, mail & parcel handling, manufacturing, retail distribution, food processing facilities, cement plants, fertilizer plants, salt plants & masonry plants worldwide. Our conveyors are perfect for directional conveying.

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Jervis B. Webb Company

Farmington Hills, MI
800-932-2178

Since 1919, Jervis B. Webb Company has had a reputation for developing the most reliable & durable conveyors in the industry. We have developed, manufactured, installed and serviced equipment for thousands of customers. We carry conveyor equipment such as belt conveyors. Our company provides to industries such as plants, warehouses & airports. We are known for our commitment to our customers.

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Titan Industries, Inc.

New London, WI
800-558-3616

Since 1981, Titan Industries has been manufacturing belt conveyors, cooling and drying belt conveyors, chain conveyors, roller conveyors, steel belt conveyors and custom and specialty conveyors as well. Our products are used in a variety of industries including dairy, food, machining, material handling, plastics, textile and others. We`re the fastest growing name in the conveyors systems industry.

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Vac-U-Max

Belleville, NJ
800-822-8629

Vac-U-Max is a premier manufacturer of material handling equipment such as conveyor systems. We carry products such as belt conveyors. Our company produces our systems to handle small parts and heavy metal powders. With the help of our conveyors, your company's product can move from point A to point B with nothing in the way to hinder its movement. Our products and equipment are sold worldwide.

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Equipment Roundup Manufacturing

Vancouver, WA
360-576-1171

At Equipment Roundup & Manufacturing, we design, manufacture and install conveyor systems. We are familiar with a variety of sizes and complexities from manual skate roller conveyors, to powered systems, to complex automated pick-off systems. Our technologies can "get it done." Some of our customized projects have included live rollers, belts, monorails and multi-tiered automated carousel systems.

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Imperial Conveyor & Engineering

Paramount, CA
562-634-5410

Imperial Conveyor distributes a full line of competitively priced conveyors & accessories. You can choose from belt, gravity, overhead, power roller and dirt conveyors and also from hoists, lift tables & warehouse equipment. Our engineers are experts at designing cost-effective, efficient systems moving materials from the unloading platform, through the manufacturing process, to the shipping area.

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Ashland Conveyor Products

Ashland, OH
800-587-0045

For 35 years, Ashland Conveyor Products has been producing quality conveyors under the same ownership since 1998. We offer a standard line of gravity roller, skatewheel, telescoping, powered belt conveyors, & ball transfer conveyors along with a complete selection of conveyor stands & accessories. We are a leading conveyor manufacturer supplying the material handling & warehouse equipment markets.

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Belt Conveyors

Providing a smooth surface, belt conveyor systems are used for applications such as material handling, automated distribution, warehousing and bulk handling. There are two main types of belt conveyors: PVC/Pu, or polyurethane, conveyors, which are commonly used in food processing and pharmaceutical industries because polyurethane is a food grade material; and modular belt conveyors, which are generally slightly more expensive, but considered to be superior because of better durability, easier maintenance and the absence of tracking devices since they run on guides. Some additional conveyor types include enclosed belt conveyors, incline belt conveyors, portable belt conveyors and steel belt conveyors.

Belt conveyors consist of a wide polymer or rubber belt wrapped around two or more pulleys which turn in the same direction and rotates the belt, giving the belt and objects on the belt smooth linear movement. The belt is multi-layered with an under layer called a carcass, typically consisting of cotton, mesh or plastic web which is used to provide linear length and shape and a cover, made of rubber or polymers. All or one of the pulleys can be powered by an electric motor which is connected to the pulley through a sprocket and a chain; powered pulleys are called drive pulleys, which also have sprockets, and non-powered pulleys are called idlers. The chain is put around the sprockets to connect to both the motor and the drive pulley, in order for the motor to power the rotation of the drive pulley and allow the belt to slide across the bed and move the material on the belt. A speed reducer is then needed to moderate the speed allowed by the motor and is connected to the motor by a v-belt or "c" face coupling. The motor and speed reducer are both placed under the conveyor bed which can be a solid metal frame bed or roller beds for heavy-duty applications. Roller beds are used for heavy-duty applications because rollers reduce the amount of friction that the heavy load generates on the belt. Also, belt conveyors are recently being manufactured with curved sections that use tapered rollers and curved belting in order to conveyor materials around corners.


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