The efficiency of the conveyor belt or conveyor system is in moving and transferring different objects from one place to another. This device easily and in a short time transfers items that humans cannot move due to their size or heavy weight from one point to another. This device is used in various industries such as automotive, food, tire production, mines, etc., and the most important advantage of using it is saving time
What is a conveyor?
Conveyor belt or belt conveyor is a system that is used to move different materials in the form of a belt from one place to another. According to the definition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, a conveyor is a device that transports and moves various items in bulk, different packages, objects, passenger supplies, etc. in a straight horizontal, vertical or inclined path. The difference between this device and other transportation devices is a predetermined path that is considered when designing the conveyor system, and the task of this system is to move and transfer materials from point A to point B according to this predetermined path. In fact, this transmission system The material consists of two or more pulleys (one pulley is driven and the other is resistive) and an endless loop of belt or tape that carries the material and rotates around the pulleys. With the use of a conveyor belt, the operation of carrying, moving and unloading materials will be easier and save time.
Types of conveyor
In general, this system can be divided into two main categories, which are:
Gravitational: They move materials with the help of gravity and through a change in height. These systems are equipped with rollers, wheels or tubes on which objects move with the help of gravity or momentum.
Electric: a significant variety of this type of conveyor has been produced and it has more prominent and distinctive features than gravity. These systems work with electricity, and electric belts and rollers transport materials.
Gravitational and electric conveyors are also divided into 3 categories: overhead, roller and electric roller.
Conveyor application
The same system on which you place the purchased goods so that it moves them slowly and you can put your purchase inside the nylon after the cashier calculates the price and registers it in the computer. So one of the environments where this system is used is these stores. Other conveyor applications include the following:
Transportation of food in manufacturing plants
Moving goods and equipment at the airport, postal centers, etc.
Transfer and discharge of materials in various industries such as mining, steel, cement, agriculture, pharmaceutical, etc.
The production line of factories
Transferring and unloading some construction materials in the construction industry