Conveyors
What information a conveyor belt quote needs
Reviewed August 2026
Short answer
Width; total length or full conveyor geometry; belt class or tensile rating; plies or cords; top and bottom cover grade and thickness; material, lump size and temperature; above- or below-ground use and any FR/FRAS requirement; endless or open supply; and the required date.
Use this as your RFQ checklist. The more of it you can answer, the closer the first quotation is to the belt you actually need.
Always needed
- Belt width (mm)
- Total belt length, or head/tail centres + pulley diameters + take-up travel
- Endless (factory-spliced) or open (site-spliced)
- Belt class / tensile rating (e.g. EP 800/4, ST 1000)
- Number of plies or steel cords
- Top and bottom cover thickness (mm) and cover grade
Application detail
- Material conveyed, bulk density, maximum lump size
- Loading-point material temperature
- Oil / fat / chemical exposure
- Above ground or underground
- Fire-resistance requirement and the exact standard called up by your mine spec
- Conveyor incline, speed and tph if known
Commercial
- Quantity and whether this is a breakdown or a planned change-out
- Required delivery date
- Delivery location
- Whether you also need fasteners, splice kits, tools or pulley lagging
Related questions
The print gives the class, plies and cover thickness, which is most of it. We still need the width, the length or conveyor geometry, and the operating conditions to confirm the compound and construction.
