工業皮帶有工業傳動帶、汽車傳動帶和輸送帶三大類。前兩種都屬于傳動帶。傳動帶用于傳遞機械動力的膠帶，包括平型傳動膠帶和三角傳動膠帶(V型膠帶)。由橡膠和加強資料(如棉帆布、人造絲、合成纖維或鋼絲等)構成。以多層掛膠帆布、合成纖維織物、簾線和鋼絲等作抗拉層，覆合橡膠后經成型、硫化而制成。與齒輪傳動、鏈條傳動相比，膠帶傳動具有機構復雜、噪聲小和設備成本低等優點，普遍用于各種的動力傳動。機器上傳動的環形帶，套在兩個皮帶輪上，多用牛皮或線蕊橡膠制成，通稱皮帶。
　　傳動帶是將原動機的電機或發動機旋轉發生的動力，經過帶輪由膠帶傳導到機械設備上，故又稱之為動力帶。它是機電設備的中心聯合部件，品種異常單一，用處極為普遍。從大到幾千千瓦的巨型電機，小到缺乏一個千瓦的微型電機，甚至包括家電、計算機、機器人等精密機械在內都離不開傳動帶。它的特點是可以自在變速，遠近傳動，構造復雜，改換方便。所以，從原始機械到古代自動設備都有傳動帶的身影，產品歷經屢次演化，技術日臻成熟。
　　傳動帶可分為三角帶、同步帶（齒形帶、時規帶）、平皮帶（片基帶、龍帶）、農用機皮帶、高速防油帶、圓形帶（圓帶）、扁形帶、水塔帶（廣角帶）、變速帶、摩托車變速帶、V型帶(V帶）、并聯皮帶、多溝帶、六角帶、活絡帶、牽引帶、汽車皮帶。
　　輸送帶廣泛應用于水泥、焦化、冶金、化工、鋼鐵等行業中保送間隔較短、輸送量較小的場所。輸送帶采用多層掛膠棉帆布作骨架，外表掩蓋功能良好的橡膠材料，經硫化而制成。一切的輸送帶必需接成環形才干運用，所以輸送帶接頭的好壞直接影響輸送帶的使用壽命和輸送線能否顛簸順暢地運轉。 普通輸送帶接頭常用辦法有機械接頭、冷粘接接頭、熱硫化接頭等。
　　輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)有(you)普通棉(mian)帆布輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)、尼龍(long)（NN）輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)、聚酯（EP）輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)、大傾角(波狀擋邊(bian))輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)、裙邊(bian)隔板輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)、環形輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)、花紋輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)、止(zhi)水帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)、PVC或許PVG整芯(xin)阻燃帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)和各種特殊(shu)功能(neng)的輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)（普通阻燃輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)、耐(nai)(nai)(nai)(nai)熱(re)輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)、耐(nai)(nai)(nai)(nai)灼燒輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)、高耐(nai)(nai)(nai)(nai)磨輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)、耐(nai)(nai)(nai)(nai)酸輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)、耐(nai)(nai)(nai)(nai)堿輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)、耐(nai)(nai)(nai)(nai)寒輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)、耐(nai)(nai)(nai)(nai)油輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)、耐(nai)(nai)(nai)(nai)高溫輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)、高強(qiang)(qiang)力輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)及食品輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)）。依照輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)布層拉力強(qiang)(qiang)度分為普通輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)、強(qiang)(qiang)力輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)。強(qiang)(qiang)力型(xing)的帆布輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)分為尼龍(long)輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)（NN輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)）和聚酯輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)（EP 輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)送(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)(song)帶(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)(dai)）。