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Who invented conveyor belts? <\/strong><\/h2>\n

People often credit Thomas Robins with inventing the modern conveyor belt. In 1892, he developed a heavy-duty conveyor belt system to transport coal and ore for Thomas Edison’s Ore-Milling Company. His invention won the grand prize at the Paris Exposition World Fair in 1900.<\/p>\n

While Robins made significant contributions to conveyor belts, people had been moving objects on belts for centuries. Ancient Egyptians, for example, used more rudimentary conveyor systems.<\/p>\n

Henry Ford<\/a> also played a crucial role in popularizing conveyor belts by using them in his automobile assembly lines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Contact<\/a> our technical sales team today at sales@techbelt.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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