Examination of design criterias of steel and plastic chain conveyors

As the indispensable elements of the modern production units, conveyors have a large areaof use in industry. Among the conveyors, ?chain conveyors? are considered as an essentialgroup. Although steel chain conveyors are better known, we should acknowledge the factthat also the plastic chain conveyors, whose use in industry have increased considerablyespecially in recent years thanks to the development of the plastic technology, belong tothe same group. Thus, in this thesis, while examining the conveyors I have divided theminto two main groups as steel chain conveyors and plastic chain conveyors.In this thesis, the chain conveyors, which are to carry the materials horizontally andvertically is examined along with their methods of calculation. The factors which havebeen influencial in their design is also emphasized.This study guides the engineer who is supposed to design chain conveyors, on what kind ofa chain conveyor he should choose and which criteria he should take into considerationduring the designing process. It gives detailed information both in theory and practise. Thetwo examples with in the thesis, on the method of calculation of the chain conveyors wouldbe helpful.Keywords: Chain conveyors, conveyor chains, plastic chain conveyors, plastic chains,conveyor design.xii