Conveyor belt
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A conveyor belt is used to carry materials and transmit power required to move the load being conveyed. See also conveyor.[1]
Benefits of Conveyor Belts
Before the advent of modern automation techniques, factory workers often had to travel from project to project. The cumulative effect of all this physical motion was additional stress and inefficient use of the workers' time. The development of conveyor belts allowed the project to come to the worker, instead of the worker to the project. Parts could then be transported by other conveyor belts to additional workers, and eventually to the shipping docks for delivery.
Further refinement of conveyor belts allowed factory managers to create automated or semi-automated production lines. Individual parts could be moved through automated machinery for routine processing, leaving workers free for quality control tasks or other higher responsibilities. Conveyor belts also proved useful for transporting heavy or hazardous products, thus reducing worker injuries.[2]
Types of Conveyor Belts
- Chute conveyor
- Gravity wheel conveyor
- Roller conveyor
- Chain conveyor
- Slat conveyor
- Belt conveyor
- Magnetic belt conveyor
- Troughed belt conveyor
- Bucket conveyor
- Vibrating conveyor
- Screw conveyor
- Pneumatic conveyor
- Vertical lift conveyor
- Reciprocating vertical conveyor
- Cart-on-track conveyor
- Tow conveyor
- Trolley conveyor
- Power-and-free conveyor
