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Conveyor belt facts for kids

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A conveyor belt is a mechanism which is able to transport goods (or people) over a distance. It is made of a band, which is held by a number of wheels. On one side, the belt is used for transport, on the other, it travels back the distance. Conveyor belts are commonly used to transport bulk goods, such as sand or coal.

Images for kids

  • AlbertaSulfurAtVancouverBC

    These conveyor structures contain belts for moving bulk sulfur from railcars to storage piles and from the piles to ships.

  • Power transmission belt

    Point of contact between a power transmission belt and its pulley. A conveyor belt uses a wide belt and pulleys and is supported by rollers or a flat pan along its path.

  • Paolo Monti - Servizio fotografico (Taranto, 1964) - BEIC 6328731

    Taranto, Paolo Monti, 1964

  • Belt-conveyor-handling

    Belt conveyor systems at a Packing Depot

  • Belt-conveyor-handling2

    Baggage Handling Belt Conveyor systems

  • Heimat- und Braunkohlemuseum Steinberg am See - Förderbandgerüst BBI

    Belt conveyor from an open-pit lignite mine in Bavaria

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Cinta transportadora para niños

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