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Conveyor transport

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Conveyor transport is the broad category of transport modes that includes modes developed from the idea of a conveyor belt. Examples include:

  • Conveyor belt, two or more pulleys, with a continuous loop of material that rotates about them
  • Escalator, a moving staircase, for carrying people between floors of a building
  • Moving sidewalk, for transporting along a horizontal or inclined surface

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