Conveyor pulleys play an essential role in the performance and reliability of conveyor belt systems. It is because of this essential role, that pulley selection become critical and that is why all Conveyor Specialist pulleys are fabricated to ISO standards for welded steel conveyor pulleys.
All pulleys are welded and machined to our strict quality standard and fully assembled. Our pulleys are designed for use on conveyor belt systems as a mean to drive, redirect, provide tension to or help track the conveyor belt.
Conveyor pulleys are not designed for the same application intent as conveyor rollers. Conveyor idlers are designed to be used in the bed of a conveyor as support for the belt and under the conveyor belt in the return section.
Types of Pulleys
Drive / Head Pulley
A conveyor pulley used for the purpose of driving a conveyor belt. Typically mounted in external bearings and driven by an external drive source.
Idler Pulley
Any pulley used in a non-drive position that is intended to rotate freely and be driven by the belt.
Return / Tail Pulley
A conveyor pulley used for the purpose of redirecting a conveyor belt back to the drive pulley. Tail pulleys can utilize internal bearings or can be mounted in external bearings and are typically located at the end of the conveyor bed. Tail pulleys commonly serve the purpose of a Take-Up pulley on conveyors of shorter lengths.
Snub Pulley
A conveyor pulley used to increase belt wrap around a drive pulley, typically for the purpose of improving traction.
Take-Up Pulley
A conveyor pulley used to remove slack and provide tension to a conveyor belt. Take-Up pulleys are more common to conveyors of longer lengths.
Bend Pulley
A conveyor pulley used to redirect the belt and provide belt tension where bends occur in the conveyor system.
Conveyor Roller
A product used either in the bed of a conveyor as a support for the conveyed product or in the return section under the conveyor bed as a support for the conveyor belt.