India, Nov. 22 -- A new industry initiative is highlighting the indispensable role of advanced conveyor belts, positioning them as a critical yet often overlooked technology underpinning the global economy. The German Rubber Industry Association (wdk), through its campaign 'Rubber - We save the world!', is emphasising the sophisticated engineering of these systems.

According to Volker Krings, Chief Chemist of the association in Frankfurt am Main, these belts function as a combined pathway and container, a duality made possible only through the complex integration of rubber, thermoplastics and plastics, reinforced with steel cables or textile fabrics. This core structure is supported by a system of rubber-coated rollers, drums and scraper...