With belt over roller conveyor, the belt can be either slider bed supported or supported by return rollers located underneath the load rollers. Belt driven roller conveyor and belt over roller conveyor are both fairly common types of powered conveyor and usually have rubber belts of strong ply and thickness. They are what many people think of when they envision powered conveyor. Belt on roller conveyor is very useful for transporting light and medium weight loads between locations. In addition to being a good general purpose powered conveyor, belt over roller is also a desired solution for inclines or declines.
With belt conveyor, the belt can be either slider bed supported or supported by return rollers located underneath the load rollers. conveyors and belt-over roller conveyors are both fairly common types of powered conveyors that utilize rubber belts of strong ply and thickness. Belt conveyors are what many people think of when they envision a powered conveyor. A Belt conveyor is very useful for transporting light and medium weight loads between locations. In addition to being a good general purpose powered conveyor, belt over roller belt conveyor is also a desired solution for inclines or declines.
Powered belt over roller conveyor provides much control over the orientation and placement of loads, which can be good for bulky, irregularly shaped products. Because product orientation is easily controlled with belt conveyor, it also makes a good conveyor to use in induction and sortation conveyor systems.
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