Tuesday, October 27, 2015

What's the Difference Between GT, GT2, and GT3?

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Gates currently offers Poly Chain GT Carbon belts that are designed to run in Poly Chain GT2 sprockets. There are also PowerGrip GT3 belts d...

Poly Chain GT Carbon Length Tolerance

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We occasionally receive inquiries regarding the length tolerance for our Poly Chain GT Carbon belting.  This can arise out of simple curiosi...
Thursday, October 8, 2015

Standard Calculations

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Our drive design manuals are full of great information.  In the back of our drive design manuals, we have pages with standard calculations y...
Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Why Stainless Steel Poly Chain® GT®2 Sprockets and Bushings with Carbon Steel Screws?

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Did you know that Gates carries a limited line of stainless steel sprockets for 8mm pitch Poly Chain ® GT ® Carbon™ belts in 12mm and 2...
Friday, October 2, 2015

Easy Access To Technical Information For Gates Industrial Belt PT Products

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It can be difficult navigating the large gates.com website when looking for information about industrial belt drive systems, particularly wh...
Monday, September 28, 2015

Overhung Load for Belt Drive Systems with Speed Reducers

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Overhung load (OHL) is a force exerted perpendicular to a shaft beyond the outermost bearing. When that force exceeds the equipment'...
Friday, September 4, 2015

Failure Analysis - V-Belt Drive Systems

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Are you replacing your V-belts every few months, or even weeks? Why? Take a minute to analyze and troubleshoot your V-belt drive. It could s...