Belt Conveyors

What is a belt conveyor mean? It is a equipment consists of two or more pulleys, with a continuous loop of material - the conveyor belt - that rotates about them. One or both of the pulleys are powered, moving the belt and the material on the belt forward. The powered pulley is called the drive pulley while the unpowered pulley is called the idler. Material flowing over the conveying system may be weighed in transit using a belt scale.