GATES BELTS, HOSES, AND APPLICATIONS
Friday, December 8, 2017
Gates Around the World
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Did you know that Gates is an industry leader not just here in the United States but in countries around the world. From California to Shan...
Friday, November 17, 2017
Estimating Horsepower Loads for Pumps
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The power requirements for pumps should always be obtained from manufacturers if possible, but this may not always be feasible when quick f...
Thursday, November 2, 2017
BIRD™: Belt Installation and Rotation Device
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When you’re in charge of safety, you’re in charge of protecting people’s lives. Especially in highly volatile environments like oil drilling...
Calculating Proper Belt Length
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We are often contacted to calculate the belt length of a specific drive given the center distance, and pulleys sizes are known. Of course, ...
Not All Sprockets Have Flanges
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Did you know that not all sprockets have flanges? In belt drive systems Gates typically only recommends the smaller sprocket to have flange...
Ventilation for Belt Drives
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Increasing ventilation around belt drives can help reduce belt operating temperatures in applications with high ambient temperatures, or on ...
V-Belts and Low Temperature Operation
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In extremely low temperature operations, the rubber material in V-belts becomes stiff. At sufficiently low temperatures, the rubber will act...
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