Thursday, August 15, 2013

Synchronous Belt Drives in Wet Environments

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Light and occasional contact with water (occasional wash downs) should not seriously affect synchronous belts. Prolonged contact (constant s...
Friday, July 19, 2013

Fiberglass vs. Aramid Tensile Members In Belts

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Inquiries about belts manufactured with aramid tensile members are fairly common. Aramid fibers are known for their high strength and low st...
Thursday, July 11, 2013

Online Catalog and Drive Design Manuals

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Have you looked at your current copy of the Gates Power Transmission Products Catalog recently?   If you have and noticed that your Catalog...
Monday, June 24, 2013

Design Flex® Mobile

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Gates is proud to introduce another resource for designing belt drives and/or calculating installation tension. You may be familiar with Des...
Friday, June 14, 2013

507C Sonic Tension Meter Warranty and Repairs

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The Gates 507C Sonic Tension Meter is an excellent tool for measuring belt installation tension accurately by reading the frequency of vib...
Monday, June 3, 2013

Calculating Synchronous Belt Speed

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For linear belt applications, it is often desirable to determine belt speed. The speed depends on both the sprocket pitch diameter and rpm....
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Correctly Using a String or Straightedge to Measure Misalignment

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