Online Catalog and Drive Design Manuals

Have you looked at your current copy of the Gates Power Transmission Products Catalog recently?  If you have and noticed that your Catalog doesn’t look like the image below then you are potentially missing changes and updates that may affect your ability to select the best, most up to date product for the specific application in question. 



Gates 2012 Power Transmission Products Catalog



If keeping the latest version of the Catalog on the shelf becomes daunting, then it is important to note that the most current Catalog is also available for download from our Gates Catalog Page online (click link to be taken to Catalog Page).  In addition to downloading the entire Catalog, individual Catalog sections can be downloaded in the event only a specific product type or category is needed.  If you have the most current version of the Catalog on hand but need information from one of our Drive Design Manuals, these too can be downloaded in PDF form from the Gates Catalog Page. 

Finally, this Catalog page also contains PDF documents regarding belt interchange, belt identification, the Sonic Tension Meter manual and Preventative Maintenance manual.   Overall, having the ability to navigate to the Gates Catalog Page is a great reference tool to build on your knowledge of Gates products and design support.

Right from the Start - Belt Storage

To get the most from a belt drive, its important to properly store a belt -all the proper installation procedures and design practices can be for nothing if a belt is improperly stored or damaged in storage.

A few of the major belt storage guidelines:

1) Belts can be stored up to 6 years if properly stored at temperatures less than 85 degrees F, and less than 70% relative humidty.

2) Make sure the belts are not bent to diameters smaller than the minimum recommended diameter for that cross section.

3) V-belts can be stored by hanging on a wall rack if they are hung on a saddle or diameter at least as large as the minimum diameter recommended for the cross section. Don't hang from a pin or nail!

4) Don't store in direct sunlight.

5) Don't store near heating devices.

6) Don't store near ozone generating devices such as transformers or electric motors.

7) Don't store belts where they are or could be exposed to solvents or chemicals.

8) Don't store on the floor unless in a proctive container.

9) Don't crimp belts, either in storage or handling.

Complete guidelines can be found in the Gates Belt Drive Preventive Maintenance & Safety Manual.