Gates is proud to introduce another resource for designing belt drives and/or calculating installation tension. You may be familiar with Des...

The Gates 507C Sonic Tension Meter is an excellent tool for measuring belt installation tension accurately by reading the frequency of vib...

For linear belt applications, it is often desirable to determine belt speed. The speed depends on both the sprocket pitch diameter and rpm....

Outside of the Gates EZ Align Precision laser Tool , a straightedge and/or a string are commonly used to measure and monitor misalignment in...

F = MA Actually, a simple formula that is quite often forgotten or overlooked by designers. The key point to remember is that the appropri...

Guide flanges are needed in order to keep the belt on the sprocket. Due to tracking characteristics, even on the best aligned drives, belts...

There are many components used in belt power transmission systems that are critical, but some may not be as readily apparent as others. An e...