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The predominant term in Mexico and Colombia for a power transmission belt or conveyor belt, equivalent to "correa" used in Chile, Peru, and most of South America. Mexican usage: "banda en V" (V-belt), "banda de tiempo" (timing belt), "banda transportadora" (conveyor belt), "banda dentada" (toothed/timing belt), "banda Poly-V" (Poly-V belt), and "banda serpentina" (serpentine belt). In Colombia: the same term is used with identical compound words. The term "banda" is so deeply established in Mexican industrial vocabulary that even engineers and purchasers with formal training use it rather than the technically correct "correa." For B2B SEO and product catalogs targeting Mexico: always use "banda" as the primary term with "correa" as a secondary. For pan-Latin American content: include both "banda" and "correa" to capture traffic from all countries. Technical specifications are universal regardless of the regional term: belt profile (SPB, SPA, 5M, 8M), length (datum or effective), and standard (ISO 4184, DIN 7753).