Clean belts mean straight runs, tidy junctions, and no spaghetti. It is the difference between a factory you can expand and one you rebuild.
Why this matters
Messy belts hide clogs and make expansion painful. Clean routing keeps throughput predictable.
Step-by-step
- Run belts in straight lines where possible.
- Keep one material per belt.
- Use lifts for height changes, not zigzag belts.
- Group parallel belts in bundles.
- Leave access gaps between bundles.
- Label belts by material at junctions.
- Rebuild tangled sections early, not later.
Tips
- One material per belt
- Lifts for vertical, belts for horizontal
- Bundle parallel runs together
- Tidy beats clever every time
Practical notes
Clean belts are straight, labeled and single-material, which makes clogs visible instead of hidden. Use lifts for height changes rather than zigzag belts, since a zigzag hides the flow direction. Bundle parallel runs together and leave access gaps between bundles, because a belt you cannot reach is a belt you cannot fix.
Label belts by material at junctions, and rebuild tangled sections early rather than living with them. Readable lines survive a long save; clever ones get rebuilt. One material per belt is the rule that keeps the whole system debuggable.
One material per belt is the rule that keeps the system debuggable.
Readable lines survive a long save, and clever ones get rebuilt.
Common mistakes
- Mixing materials on one belt
- Zigzag belts that clog
- No access gaps between bundles
- Leaving spaghetti until it breaks