A conveyor belt with advertising is fabricated by coating at least one flexible
belting member with a vinyl size coating. A white base coat is applied over the
vinyl size coating. Special white PVC coated belting material is also used. A variety
of printing processes are used to print advertising images on the belting member.
These processes include silkscreen, flexographic, offset and digital inkjet printing.
The belting member may be coated with a clear coating material and cured under
ultraviolet lighting. The belting members may be made in lengths shorter than the
entire length of the conveyor belt with removable attachment means, permitting
individual advertising images to be replaced without replacing the entire conveyor
belt. Methods for fabricating the belting members including ink formulations, handling
and drying steps are also described.