Conveyor Belt Selection Guide

Choosing Your Conveyor Belt

Ashland Conveyor supplies several options for conveyor belts, belt lacing, and belt lacing tools. This guide will outline the products we can offer and their benefits. While our powered conveyors come equipped with a standard, recommended belt, other belt options can be requested and quoted through a sales rep. You can contact a sales rep through our contact page.

Conveyor belts can come with or without factory-installed lacing, or lacing and installation tools can be purchased separately. To purchase your conveyor belt with factory installed lacing, you will need to add this on as an additional product. See the bottom of this page for more details!

Conveyor Belts

Belt General Purpose (BGP)

Our general purpose belt has a black, smooth, PVC cover. The single-ply belt is strong, cut resistant, and stretches less than 2%. This belt may be used for general conveying of loose or packaged products for applications such as Metal Stampings, Lumber, Warehouse/Distribution, Live Roller Conveyors, Package Handling, and Case Sealers. The minimum pulley diameter for this belt is 2".

Compound	Plies	Hardness (Durometer)	Overall Gauge	Temp Range °F	Recommended Lacing
PVC	1	85	0.135"	20-180	CLPR 1-6

Belt Rough Top (BRT)

Our rough top belt has a SBR compound cover. The black, 2-ply construction is ideal in minimizing product movement or for use with incline conveyors. This belt may be used for general conveying of loose or packaged products for applications such as Incline Conveyor, Metal Stampings, Package Handling, Lumber, and Warehouse/Distribution. The minimum pulley diameter for this belt is 2".

Compound	Plies	Hardness (Durometer)	Overall Gauge	Temp Range °F	Recommended Lacing
Rubber	2	70	0.235"	-40-250	CLPR 1-6

Belt Food Grade (BFG)

Our FDA/USDA approved food grade rubber belt has a White, Buna-N compound cover. The high-tensile and non-absorbing polyester fabric eliminates dry-rot, mildew, and deterioration. This is a low stretch belt that offers superior tracking under wet conditions and has excellent resistance to animal fat, oils, acid, juices, greases. This belt is widely used in Meat and Poultry Plants, Bakeries, Canneries, Candy and Confectionary Plants, Pharmaceuticals, Fish Processing, and most other food applications. The minimum pulley diameter for this belt is 4".

Compound	Plies	Hardness (Durometer)	Overall Gauge	Temp Range °F	Recommended Lacing
Buna-N	3	75	0.156"	10-250	CLPRSTST 2-12

Belt Checkout Counter (BCOC)

Our Counter Top Belt is well suited grocery check-out counters, newspaper handling, electronic components, and tape cartridges. This belt has limited resistance to oil and grease. It also has good resistance to most acids and solvents, except in high concentrations. The Counter Top Belt lays flat with no edge curl.

Compound	Plies	Hardness (Durometer)	Overall Gauge	Temp Range °F	Recommended Lacing
PVC	2	60	0.079"	14-176	CLPR 1-6

Belt Blue Food Grade (BBF)

Our Blue Food Grade belt is FDA/USDA approved and may be used for Meat and Poultry Plants, Bakeries, Canneries, Candy and Confectionary Plants, Pharmaceuticals, Fish Processing, and most other food applications. This belt lays very flat, has excellent grease and oil resistance, excellent product release, and easy to clean.

Compound	Plies	Hardness (Durometer)	Overall Gauge	Temp Range °F	Recommended Lacing
Polyurethane	2	60	0.059"	-4-212	CLPRSTST 2-12

Belt Lacing

Lacing allows the belt ends to be connected and disconnected as opposed to an “endless” belt which is permanently spliced. Four types of lacing are available; Clipper (low profile, good for package handling), Alligator (low profile, does not require special installation tools), Ready Set (well suited for conveying heavy or abrasive product), and Bolt Hinged (extreme heavy duty for thick belts).Take a look at our Lacing collection page to learn more about these options!

Factory Installed Lacing

Our belts have the ability to come with preinstalled lacing directly from our supplier. To choose this option, you will need to find which belt will work best for your application and the correct length, then add on the factory installed installation as another item to the cart before checkout. Each belt will have the recommended lacing option as a related item. Both the belt and the factory installed lacing must be added to your cart in order for the belt to come pre-laced. If you have any further questions on this, please submit an inquiry through our contact page!