Conveyor belts manufacturing method

The costs of belt conveyors and of conveyors and elevators in general are so susceptible to the market prices for materials and to manufacturing costs that exact figures cannot well be presented, but relative costs can be arrived at which will enable accurate estimates of market prices to be arrived at by comparison and which will serve as reliable guides for ascertaining the relative economy of various types of conveyors and elevators. This method of presenting costs will be adhered to for all types of conveyors and elevators discussed, the relative costs established on a common base so as to be mutually comparable. 

The capacity of a belt conveyor is related to its width and its speed. A belt is sized on the basis of the volumetric flow that it must handle. Manufacturers ratings and the methods approved by the Conveying Equipment Manufacturers Association or similar authority should always be used for accurate design. For convenience, we also present methods for rapid approximation, which are adapted from the data presented in Marks Handbook [36]. For a given load, the width of the belt required can be estimated by... 

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