What are the differences between various types of conveyor belts? | Yonghang

1. Material-Based Classification & Differences

• Solid Woven Belts

Uniformly woven structure, high tensile strength, mainly used for heavy bulk material transportation (e.g., mining). The core is usually polyester or nylon, with rubber covering for wear resistance.

• Steel Cord Conveyor Belts

Reinforced with steel cords inside, extremely high tensile strength and impact resistance, suitable for long-distance (tens of kilometers) and large-angle inclined conveying (e.g., open-pit mine transportation).

• Cleated/Fluted Belts

Added with rubber cleats or side skirts on the surface, preventing material slipping during inclined conveying. Commonly used for conveying granular or powdery materials at angles of 15°–90°.

• Honeycomb/Perforated Belts

With holes or honeycomb structures, enabling ventilation, drainage, or material screening. Applied in drying lines, washing lines, and sorting equipment.

3. Key Selection Criteria Based on Differences

1. Load and distance: Heavy loads/long distances → steel cord rubber belts; light loads/short distances → PVC/PU belts.

2. Environmental conditions: High temperature → metal belts; food/pharmaceutical industries → PU/PVC belts (food-grade); corrosive environments → stainless steel or plastic modular belts.

3. Conveying angle: Horizontal conveying → solid rubber belts; inclined conveying → cleated belts; vertical lifting → bucket elevators with special belts.

4. Cost budget: Economical option → PVC belts; high-end hygiene/chemical resistance → PU belts; heavy-duty industrial scenarios → steel cord or metal belts.

Core Summary of Differences

The essential difference between conveyor belt types is the match between material properties and application requirements. Rubber belts excel in heavy bulk transportation, plastic belts dominate light-duty and clean scenarios, and metal belts are irreplaceable in high-temperature and heavy-duty environments.

Advantages of Guangzhou Yonghang Transmission Belt Co., Ltd. in Conveyor Belt Manufacturing

Guangzhou Yonghang Transmission Belt Co., Ltd. has formed core competitive advantages in the field of conveyor belt manufacturing, focusing on meeting the diverse and personalized needs of customers, with reliable quality assurance and efficient delivery capabilities:

1. Strong Customization Capability

We have a professional R&D and customization team that can tailor conveyor belt solutions according to customers' specific application scenarios, material characteristics, conveying requirements, and environmental conditions. Whether it is special material customization (such as high-temperature resistant, corrosion-resistant, food-grade rubber, PVC, PU, etc.), special structure design (cleated belts, perforated belts, steel cord core belts, etc.), or customized specifications (width, thickness, length, etc.), we can accurately meet customer needs to ensure that the conveyor belt perfectly matches the operation of the customer's equipment and improves conveying efficiency.

2. Efficient Delivery Capability for Both Large and Small Orders

We have optimized the entire production and supply chain management system, which has strong adaptability to both large-volume orders and small-batch personalized orders. For large orders, relying on advanced production lines and large-scale production capacity, we can complete production tasks efficiently while ensuring product quality consistency; for small-batch and urgent orders, we have a flexible production scheduling mechanism, which can prioritize resources to shorten the production cycle and ensure timely delivery, effectively solving the problem of difficult delivery of small orders and urgent needs of customers.

3.Authoritative Quality Certification (CE Rosh FDA Certification)

Our conveyor belt with advanced performance-testing technology, the product performance is fully guaranteed.products have obtained the EU CE certification, All the conveyor belt products have passed the Rosh certification. The food-grade silicone and PU conveyor belts have passed the FDA certification. You can inform us of your requirements and we will send you the relevant certificates.

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