Conveyor Belt Collection (page 3)

Making Ice bricks at Cady Hall. Girls packing the bricks for despatch. 3 May 1922

McConnel hinds, hop pickers work on the machine belt. 1937

Sovex Ltd moving belt escalator in Erith, London. 4 April 1939

A bucket wheel reclaimer in an iron ore mine

USA, California, stacked redwood lumber being moved onto conveyor belt in outdoor area of wood processing plant

Swelled dough in bread tins

Industrial adhesive manufacturing. Factory production of pellets of hot melt adhesives. This type of adhesive is used in products ranging from labels on packaged goods to car parts and wood panels

Paper mill, France C017 / 7908
Paper mill. Waste paper being sorted and formed into bales to be recycled for paper production at the Chapelle Darblay paper mill, Grand Couronne, France

Grain silo and drought C013 / 9479
Grain silo and drought. Landscape of baked and cracked mud surrounding a grain silo. This structure is used to store cereal grains harvested from food crops

Kirdford Growers works machinery, 28 September 1949 George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N32616

Fish Industry - conveyor belt bringing the fish catch ashore - Hailuoto Island - Finland FI000021
COS-3809 Fish Industry - conveyor belt bringing the fish catch ashore Hailuoto Island - Finland Bill Coster contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

SLAUGHTERING HOGS. An American slaughterhouse. Line engraving, 19th century

FACTORY INTERIOR, 1880. The manufacture of universal chucks at the E. Horton & Son Company factory in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Wood engraving, American, 1880

Fish processing plant. Fish factory worker packing trays of salmon and moving them to a conveyor belt. This is the Yasny fish factory on Iturup Island, operated by the Gidrostroi company

Ford car assembly line. Worker assembling a Ford car on a car production line. The production line combines human labour and machine automation to ensure fast and efficient production of cars

Scrap metal yard. Rusting scrap metal from a Russian submarine. The metal (iron and steel) will be melted down and recycled to be used to make new iron and steel products

25-millionth Lada car. Assembled on 21 July 2006, this car, a Lada Kalina hatchback, marked the 40th anniversary of the Russian car manufacturing company AvtoVAZ

Quarry clearing. Diggers clearing rubble from a quarry

Matchstick production line. Matchsticks falling off a conveyor belt on a production line for machining matchsticks from blocks of wood

Printing money, Russia
Printing money. Paper money notes being sorted into bundles on a mechanised production line. These are 100-rouble notes, and are being printed at the Moscow Goznak Mint, in Moscow, Russia

Minting coins, Russia
Minting coins. Metal coins on a conveyor belt after being formed in a metal stamping machine. These coins are being produced at the Moscow Goznak Mint, in Moscow, Russia. Photographed in 2007

Aluminium production
Aluminium smelting process. Schematic diagram of the production of aluminium metal from aluminium ore (bauxite). The first stage (left) is the Bayer Process to produce alumina (aluminium oxide)

Biofactory, conceptual artwork
Biofactory, conceptual computer artwork. Cartoon of a factory producing molecules on a conveyor belt. This may represent the use of bacteria to mass-produce molecules for disease prevention

Global ocean circulation. Satellite image of the Earth from space with a map of ocean circulation. Ocean currents flow around the world due to differences in temperature and salinity

Salt pan industry. Conveyor belt moving salt onto large piles. Salt is produced by allowing seawater to evaporate from shallow areas. The mineral salt deposits left behind are collected and sold

Vehicle recycling centre. Mechanical grab and conveyor belt in use at a centre that recycles cars and other vehicles and processes them to obtain scrap iron and other metals

Doping buckyball molecules, artwork
Doping buckyball molecules. Computer artwork showing a conveyor belt (top left to bottom right) of buckyball molecules being doped (combined) with other atoms (blue)

Emmissions from the Corus steelworks at Redcar UK
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"From the Assembly Line to the Golden Temple: The Global Impact of Conveyor Belts" Diego Rivera's iconic mural at the Detroit Institute of Arts vividly captures the essence of the American automobile industry in 1932-33, showcasing workers diligently working on a conveyor belt. This powerful image symbolizes not only mass production but also societal transformation. Meanwhile, at Frys Chocolate factory in Keynsham, Mrs. Ilene Sommhill meticulously packs chocolates onto a conveyor belt, ensuring each treat reaches its destination with care and precision, and is a testament to how this simple yet efficient invention has revolutionized industries worldwide. In another corner of the world, bread is baked before iftar during Ramadan – a time for breaking fast – as it moves along a conveyor belt. This modern marvel enables large-scale production while honoring cultural traditions and facilitating communal gatherings. The Coca-Cola Factory relies heavily on conveyor belts to transport bottles seamlessly through various stages of production. These belts serve as silent heroes behind our favorite beverages' availability and consistency worldwide. Dorothea Lange's photographs from Tulelake and Merrill shed light on potato grading and sacking processes in California and Oregon during 1939. Conveyor belts play an integral role here too, streamlining operations for efficient distribution across vast distances. Across continents in Amritsar, Punjab, India lies the majestic Golden Temple where fresh roti is made using a conveyor belt system. Here we witness how technology intertwines with spirituality to cater to thousands seeking nourishment both physically and spiritually. Even beyond food-related industries, such as Aschaffenburg's paper factory or milk bottling plants globally, child laborers rely on these automated systems to ease their workload while raising concerns about ethical practices within manufacturing sectors. Conveyor belts have become synonymous with progress - they embody efficiency without compromising quality or human ingenuity.