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There are a great variety of conveyor types, and many companies often find it difficult to make a choice, a situation that arises from a lack of thorough understanding of the functions of different conveyor types. In the past, conveyors were quite rigid and moved in a straight line, which was very detrimental to the transportation of certain products; thus, the advent of flexible conveyors solved this problem. There are also many types of flexible conveyors; most of them are chain-based conveying devices. Such devices provide considerable cushioning for the products, thus offering good protection for them during transportation. Many people think that the conveying efficiency of flexible conveyors is relatively low, but this is actually due to the need to provide certain protection for the products during the conveying process. Although the improved roller conveyors and chain plate conveyors can also provide a certain level of protection for products to a large extent, they can still exert significant impact forces on products that are packaged in cardboard boxes or paper packaging. This type of flexible conveyor can take advantage of its inherent properties to keep the products in their original condition during transportation, thereby avoiding losses resulting from damage or harm caused by the product packaging. Therefore, this type of flexible conveyor is currently used in many fields such as pharmaceuticals and food. The latest models of flexible conveyors on the market offer a significant increase in conveying speed. Moreover, these more flexible conveyors enable higher efficiency in material transport, thereby boosting the overall production efficiency of enterprises and serving as an important tool for generating additional benefits for them. Therefore, many experts also consider this improved new type of conveyor to be the most effective one.