The Airglide Belt Conveyor is a development of the traditional belt conveyor, but instead of carrying idlers it employs a cushion of air, being the means of supporting the loaded belt between the feed and the discharge. Initially designed for the Sugar refining Industry the Airglide Belt Conveyor has a proven track record within many industries.

The design uses the latest sheet metal fabrication technology with strong but lightweight construction. These sections are generally pre-assembled and delivered to site as head, tail, 3m intermediate, and make-up, casings, all designed to bolt together to form the requisite length of conveyor.

Each casing section is sealed with self adhesive sealing tape between the joints to ensure continuity of the air plenum without leaks. The loaded Airglide belt is supported on a cushion of air supplied by the longitudinal air plenum.

Air is injected at regular intervals along the "U" shaped bed plate to the underside of the belt, generating a low friction support cushion. A small blower unit supplies the low-pressure filtered air to the plenum, which in most instances is sufficient to supply the total belt length.

The Airglide Belt Conveyors are often housed in Tubular Gantries. With lengths in excess of 10 metres, the gantries are protected from the elements by plastic coated preformed sheeting.

Within the sugar refining industry the airglide belt conveyor is used to convey sugar beet or processed white sugar, with the conveying of white sugar there is a potential explosive atmosphere, with the sugar dust in the air. The Airglide belt conveyor is fully enclosed and ATEX certified to ensure protection against dust explosion.