Gates Drive Design Manuals

Customers often ask where they can find technical information about Gates belt drives. The Gates Drive Design Manuals are a great resource for this type of information.

There are several manuals available at www.gates.com/drivedesign/:

• Poly Chain® GT® Carbon
• PowerGrip® GT2®
• Heavy Duty V-Belt
• HVAC
• Light Power and Precision
• Air-Cooled Heat Exchanger

Below is a sampling of the topics included in the manuals:

• Drive selection procedures (including power rating tables)
• Gates hardware specifications (for standard sheaves, sprockets, bushings, etc).
• Discussion of design considerations such as installation tension, conductivity, alignment, noise, flywheel effect, NEMA motors, tolerances, idlers, etc.
• Standard calculations
• General troubleshooting guidelines