Abstract
This paper contains an overall review of conveyor belts. It tells how conveyor belts developed, textile materials and structures used for the manufacturing of conveyor belts, and the advantages of fabric conveyor belts over steel conveyor belts. Among the different fibers, the paper mainly highlights Kevlar fiber, which has excellent tensile and chemical-resistant properties. It also discusses the techniques and different types of splicing of conveyor belts, which are crucial in conveyor making, and good splicing is essential to achieve better performance of a conveyor belt. The paper also emphasizes the different aspects of conveyor failure and how they can be minimized.
Keywords: Kevlar, Corded fabric, Reinforcement, Coating
Introduction
Conveyor belts are flexible composite plates that, when interconnected, form an endless entity and can efficiently transfer bulk materials or parcels from one place to another. Conveyor belt systems are composed of an endless belt, pulleys, idlers, electrical motors, counterweight, rigid structure, and other accessories. The diagram below shows a typical conveyor belt system.
About the Authors
Mr. Palash Paul and Mr. Debiprasad Gon are associated with the Department of Textile Technology, Panipat Institute of Engineering and Technology, Pattikalyana, Panipat, India, and Mr. Amit Kumar Ghosh is a Research Scholar at the University of Brussels, Belgium.
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