It is usually shipped in roll form and can weigh anywhere from a few hundred pounds to several thousand. A typical order for belting is usually around 6,000 lbs. Generally, the belt goes through a "refabrication" process before it is installed at a customer's site.

Although Conveyor Splicing Specialties focuses mainly on the heavy industrial belting industry, we will also provide light industrial belting needs as well. light industrial belts can come in various fabrics and mesh types.

We normally refer to belt "plies" and "covers". The illustration above shows a 3 PLY belt. Each ply consists of a carcass layer with a skim layer. A skim layer is simply an extra layer of thin rubber for additional strength.

This device is known as a slitter. Its main function is to: measure and roll belting simultaneously and cut belting to customer specifications.