What are the disadvantages of having a conveyor belt that is adjusted to be too tight?

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When the conveyor belt is adjusted to be too tight, the contact pressure with the machinery increases, which can easily cause the belt to deform; in severe cases, it may even break. Adjusting the conveyor belt too tightly can also lead to damage to the machine’s bearings or needle rollers. What other common problems are there? Let’s take a look together: If the conveyor belt is adjusted to be too tight, it will increase the pressure between the conveyor belt and the machinery, leading to greater wear and making daily maintenance more difficult. Excessive tightening can cause the conveyor belt to deform, which may in turn affect the quality of the products. Common reasons for the conveyor belt becoming too tight in daily use include a lack of knowledge about maintenance and an unclear understanding of how to adjust it properly, which leads to the belt being tightened by mistake. Unaware of the hazards involved, little routine maintenance is carried out; out of laziness and to save effort, the conveyor belt is simply tightened as a quick solution. In either case, the tightening of the conveyor belt as a result of such situations significantly reduces the service life of the conveyor belt and the machinery involved, and it also affects the quality of the products to some extent.