Airlift dredger Compressed air Handling lightweight Energy-efficient
suction sediments
CONVEYING EQUIPMENTS
Equipment Name Features Applications Strengths
Belt Conveyor Continuous loop belt, Transporting bulk High efficiency,
powered by materials like sand, longdistance transport
pulleys gravel, and cement
Screw Conveyor Rotating helical screw Moving granular and Compact design, good
inside a tube semi-solid materials for inclined transport
like cement and
aggregates
Bucket Elevator Series of buckets Lifting bulk materials High lifting capacity,
attached to a rotating vertically continuous operation
chain or belt
Pneumatic Conveyor Uses air pressure or Transporting fine Dust-free operation,
vacuum to move powders like cement long-distance transport
materials through and fly ash
pipelines
Chain Conveyor Continuous chain loop Moving heavy loads Durable, handles high
with attachments for like metal scrap or loads
material transport pallets
Overhead Conveyor Suspended track Moving parts in Saves floor space,
system for hanging assembly lines, efficient for production
items warehouses, and lines
painting booths
Vibrating Conveyor Vibrating motion Transporting fragile Gentle handling,
moves materials materials like food precise control
forward and glass without
damage
Slat Conveyor Slats connected by Moving large, heavy High strength, good
chains, creating a objects in for heavy-duty
continuous platform manufacturing and applications
assembly lines
Roller Conveyor Series of rollers Transporting boxes, Low maintenance,
mounted on a frame pallets, and heavy easy movement of
materials in materials
warehouses
Apron Conveyor Series of overlapping Handling heavy and High durability, can
metal plates on a chain abrasive materials like handle extreme
hot clinker and slag conditions