PRESENTED BY-

ANKIT SUKHWAL Guided by-

B.E Final year Dr. S. Jindal Sir
C.T.A.E. Udaipur
 Conveyor belts are used in a wide variety of
material transport applications such as
manufacturing, food processing, and heavy
industry.

 Belt- are the most common type of conveyors

and are very versatile.
 The belt consists of one or more layers of
material.

◦ An under layer-to provide linear strength and shape

called a carcass(polyester, nylon and cotton)
◦ An over layer called the cover. (rubber or plastic
compounds)
 Belts are typically made from cotton, canvas,
Kevlar, nitrile, nylon, polyester,
polyurethane/urethane, PVC, rubber, silicone,
steel cord, Teflon, wire mesh or weave.

Top C
over

Bottom
Cover
Rubber Interply
 The actual belt of a system is determined on
what the conveyor is going to be used for.
Items to consider when choosing a belt.

 Size of items being moved

 Weight of items
 shape of items

This will help decide what belt to use so

coefficients of friction can stay low so the
motors wont be over worked.
 Flexibility
 Transverse rigidity
 Low mass per unit length
 High strength
 Simplicity and inexpensive
 Longer life
 Should not stretch under normal working
stresses ,i.e., low relative elongation.
 Wear resistant
 Fire resistant
 Belt speed
 Belt width
 Absorbed power
 Gear box selection
 Drive pulley shaft
• Agriculture

• Construction - heavy building materials

• Food and beverage processing

• Forestry - logging, sawmill, paper pulp, etc.

• Mining and quarrying

• Factory production line

 Belt conveyor can be used for abrasive, wet,
dry, sticky or dirty material.
 Higher capacity can be handled than any
other form of conveyor at a considerably
lower cost per tonne kilometre.
 Longer distances can be covered more
economically.
 It can be horizontal, incline or decline or
combination of all.
 The belt needs higher initial tension.

 Higher elongation of the belt (4% elongation

may take place at the working load).

 Conveying of sticky material is associated

with problems of cleaning and discharge
causing poor productivity.
 Width of belt (mm)
 Type of carcass (fabrics)
 Rated breaking strength (n/mm)
 Number of fabric plies
 Top and bottom cover thickness (mm)
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Middlings
To Tert.
conv
 Belt Conveyor systems can improve efficiency
and help to reduce repetitive lifting and
carrying.

 Many industries use Belt conveyor systems to

transport raw materials and products through
the stages of a process or to and from
storage.
 Conveyor Handbook by Fenner Dunlop (Jun 2009)

 Materials Handling Handbook by David E. Mulcahy ,

McGraw-Hill, 1999

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