A belt conveyor has several advantages and disadvantages when being considered as a mechanical means of bulk materials conveying.The normal design of a belt conveyor is opened. If your product needs to be contained, covers and or drip pans can become expensive and cumbersome.If the material is sticky, belt cleaning can be difficult and generally not very successful.There is almost always material carry over from the belt discharge and this becomes a house keeping problem.If the material being conveyed is sticky it will ultimately get transferred to the return side of the belt and then to the rolls, idlers and pulleys, then belt tracking can be an ongoing issue.Odder control is virtually impossible.

• Weigh belt sections can be added for continuous product weighing.
• Belt conveyors can pivot at one end allowing the discharge to be moved over an arc (radial stacking).
• Incline belts can have cleats added to the belt to stop product roll back.
• Belts can have sidewalls added to stop product spillage.