The question is often raised if it's possible to cut a synchronous (timing) belt into a custom length and splice the belt back together ...

Did you know that something as simple as storing your belts properly can make a huge difference in your belts life and performance? Here ar...

Dusty environments do not generally present serious problems to synchronous drives as long as the particulates are fine and dry. Note, thoug...

Idlers are included in belt drives for a variety of reasons (e.g. to apply the proper pre-tension or increase the belt wrap angle on a pulle...

There are two types of custom synchronous sizes, a different width and a different length. Making stock belts in custom widths is usually ea...

Gates Polyflex belts have some unique characteristics. Therefore, special considerations may be needed in designing drive systems and in as...

We get a lot of questions from people trying to find a suitable replacement belt. There seems to be a lot of confusion as to what informati...