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With the advancement of science and technology, industrial automation has become a key industry in the national economy, and it is transforming people’s ways of production. Due to China’s huge potential market and abundant labor force, world industrial production is shifting to China, which is becoming a major manufacturing power in the world. The production volume of certain products in our country, such as roller conveyors, is already among the highest in the world. Conveyor belts are very important components in automated conveying equipment; they are used in industrial production to transport materials horizontally, vertically, and at an inclined angle. So what are the characteristics of roller conveyor belts? A roller conveyor is suitable for transporting items with a flat bottom, and it mainly consists of drive rollers, a frame, supports, and a driving mechanism. It features a large handling capacity, high speed, smooth operation, and the ability to carry out separate transportation of multiple product types on the same line. It is very easy to connect power roller conveyors together; multiple roller conveyors can be used in combination with other conveying equipment or specialized machines to create complex logistics conveying systems that can meet various process requirements. During transportation, the working principle of a roller conveyor is as follows: the drive mechanism of the roller conveyor transfers power to the rollers, causing them to rotate; it is the friction between the surface of these rollers and the surface of the items being transported that enables the items to be moved. Generally speaking, roller conveyor systems can be classified by drive method into individual drive and group drive. Each individually driven drum is equipped with its own drive mechanism, allowing for easy removal. Group drive consists of multiple drums, but they are all driven by just one driving unit, which helps to reduce the cost of the conveyor. The transmission methods for group drive include gear transmission, chain transmission, and belt transmission. Power roller conveyor belts are generally driven by AC motors; as needed, they can also be driven by two-speed motors or hydraulic motors. Generally, a roller conveyor uses stacking rollers to achieve the piled transportation of production materials.