--- title: Key Considerations For Conveyor Belts With Multiple Loading Points description: Optimize conveyor belt performance with strategic skirtboard placement at multiple loading points. 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How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Foundations™ Learning Center](https://foundations.martin-eng.com/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Material Spillage](https://foundations.martin-eng.com/knowledge/material-spillage?hsLang=en) # Key Considerations For Conveyor Belts With Multiple Loading Points ## Strategies for Managing Multiple Loading Points When a conveyor belt is loaded at multiple points along its length, it's crucial to carefully position the skirtboard at these loading points. The skirtboard at subsequent loading points should be designed to allow previously loaded material to pass freely without being pushed off the belt by the skirtboard or chute steel of the next loading point. ![Multiple Loading Points](https://foundations.martin-eng.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/1114H.png?width=386&height=289&name=1114H.png) Since it's challenging to ensure that material is loaded evenly and centrally onto a conveyor with multiple loading points, some plowing and spillage of material are likely unavoidable. This fugitive material increases operating and [cleanup costs](https://foundations.martin-eng.com/en/knowledge/sample-calculation-evaluating-the-roi-of-belt-cleaners?hsLang=en) and can lead to premature equipment failures. Therefore, incorporating continuous skirtboards is a recommended practice. When loading points are close together, it's generally better to use a continuous skirtboard between these points and to use a deeper trough angle than usual, rather than using individual skirtboards at each loading point. Another effective approach for situations with multiple load zones is the installation of an air-supported conveyor. 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