If calculated overhung loads are larger than those recommended by a gearbox manufacturer, there are three possible options that can be used ...

From the design, construction, and first-cost standpoint, a synchronous belt drive can have distinct advantages over a ball screw in certain...

Some belt drives require the use of an idler sprocket whether it’d be for tensioning or achieving sufficient belt wrap. Gates does offe...

Maintenance technicians may not always find it practical or possible to accurately calculate the total misalignment in a system while determ...

If  one side on a belt wears faster than the other, a tracking problem where the belt is riding against a sprocket flange may exist. This co...

Gates recommends the following steps when inspecting a synchronous belt drive system: With the power shut off, locked and tagged, and the ...

For high torque applications, food processors can use Poly Chain GT Carbon belts with carbon fiber tensile cords.   Carbon fiber tensile cor...