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In recent years, with the continuous advancement of science and technology, not only has the standard of living of people **improved**, but there have also been tremendous changes in industrial production machinery such as screw conveyors. Images: Now, the performance, price, and functions of equipment such as food belt conveyors are no longer the only criteria for evaluating them. Food belt conveyors are evaluated based on the difficulty of operation, the convenience of maintenance, and their service life. Most products choose metal gaskets because they maintain excellent mechanical properties even during high-intensity transportation, enabling the drive shafts and sprockets of food belt conveyors to remain stable over time. Metal gaskets can be further classified based on the materials used in their production. Commonly used materials include low-carbon steel, stainless steel, chromium-nickel alloys, Monel alloys, copper, aluminum, etc. Stainless steel gaskets possess the properties of resistance to high temperatures, high pressures, and corrosion. When food belt conveyors need to operate under high temperature and pressure conditions, or in environments where they come into contact with water, most manufacturers of such conveyors use stainless steel to make the gaskets. Furthermore, in order to reduce wear and contact fatigue of the components in food belt conveyors and to ensure a compact connection structure for these components, the width of the gaskets should be designed according to the actual production requirements, thereby extending the service life of the conveyor components. In modern automatic conveying systems such as food belt conveyors, gaskets are essential for connecting various components. Gasket types can be divided into metal gaskets and non-metallic gaskets. Companies choose metal gaskets or non-metallic gaskets depending on the requirements of their mechanical equipment. The belt conveyors produced by Shanghai Yuyin Machinery Co., Ltd. generally use metal gaskets as fillers for the connecting components. A food belt conveyor is a logistics transportation system composed of numerous conveyor components. In the production of food belt conveyors, in order to extend their service life, metal gaskets are typically used as fillers when connecting various accessories, to prevent defects in these accessories from causing instability in the operation of the machinery. Based on their structure, metal gaskets can be divided into flat metal gaskets, corrugated metal gaskets, and toothed metal gaskets. Flat metal gaskets are widely used in food belt conveyors. The metal gaskets for food belt conveyors are divided into wide gaskets and narrow gaskets. Narrow gaskets enable food belt conveyors to operate at high speeds and frequencies under high loads, and are widely used in the manufacture of conveyors. Wide shims are used less frequently due to their poor preloading capacity, and they can easily cause the screw to deform. To improve the performance of food belt conveyors, it is necessary to design their accessories in a more scientific and rational manner.