Changes in conveyor belt technology are usually measured by decades, even though the belts themselves can sometimes last as little as a few months to a year.
To help all varieties of conveyor belts last longer, they need to be “set up correctly and adjusted with the proper tension, have the right sprocket alignment and also be cleaned and sanitized efficiently,” says Jeremy Adler, Ph.D., former doctoral student at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo.