Conveyors

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Coefficient of friction

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

A number expressing the amount of resistance to relative motion between two bodies in contact and dependent upon the physical characteristics of the contact surfaces of those bodies.

Controls

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

An arrangement of devices for starting, stopping or actuating conveyor components in a desired manner. These controls could be manual, electrical, hydraulic or pneumatic.

Drive sprocket

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

The sprockets used in the power transmission arrangement found in the conveyor drive unit. The sprocket sizes are selected to provide some mechanical advantage and give the desired conveyor speed ...

Drive chain

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

The chain used to transmit power from the motor/gearbox to the drive pulley or rollers.

The path followed by the belt as it runs on the conveyor and around the conveyor pulleys. It also refers to the act of causing the belt to run centrally on the conveyor through the manipulation of ...