Belts + chains

Altra Industrial Motion announced it has launched a new website, www.altrafarmandag.com, that gives engineers and technical professionals in the farm and agriculture industries a resource for power transmission and motion control solutions. The website is organized into five product sections: clutches and brakes, linear actuators, gearing, belted drives and castings. Product photos, features, benefits and…

Watch the webinar & download the slides below Whether you’re dealing with excessive temperatures, corrosives like salt or sand, or need components that can handle frequent wash downs, selecting the right products for the job will help ensure a greater return on your investment. Learn how to avoid common hose system and belt drive problems…

Keeping bottles and other products upright while conveying them throughout a warehouse or distribution center can be a challenge. This flat top chain can solve this issue. Magnetic curves for flat top chains, marketed under the Flexon brand, feature almost pulsation free running due to uniformly aligned magnetic fluxes throughout all tracks, thus conveying products…

Gates Corporation offers a new white paper, “How Belt Drives Impact Overhung Load.” The educational piece explains what overhung load (OHL) is, how it is calculated and the negative impact it has on shafts and bearings. The white paper also provides designers with solutions for reducing OHL and increasing belt drive efficiency and service life.…

U.S. Tsubaki announces the launch of its new, completely redesigned website. Tsubaki’s new website is user friendly, has a new streamline design and provides more functionality than ever before. “We want to prove how strong our commitment is, not only to our products and quality, but most importantly, to our customers,” said George Basel; Director…

GT Timing Pulleys and Belts are high torque and include four types of rugged, round tooth profile timing pulleys (2GT, 3GT, 5GT8YU). They deliver high positioning accuracy with minimal backlash.  For the 3GT, 5GT and 8YU versions, you can select construction material options that include 2017 aluminum alloy (Duralumin), 1045 carbon steel, or 1045 carbon…

The Gates Poly Chain® GT® Carbon™ synchronous belts come in longer lengths. A clean and lightweight alternative to roller chain, the belts are used for drives requiring longer center distances and high load carrying capacities. The belts last three times longer than chain, and the sprockets ten times longer. The belts do not stretch, do…

Gates Mectrol food grade belting saves maintenance time and sanitation expenses in wash down environments. A drop-in replacement for 1 and 2 in. plastic modular belting, the Mectrol PosiClean® belting offers full synchronization and a smooth design that requires less water and labor during cleaning and sanitation.FlatClean™ belting is the non-fraying flat belt replacement option,…

New Hyde Park, NY — Stock Drive Products (ISO 9001:2000 Registered Manufacturer) announces a new series of 1 mm pitch polyurethane timing belts, designed for miniature applications and to run with the new 1 mm pitch timing belt pulleys. Offered with Kevlar® cord reinforcement, the A6B18M…Series are stocked in 22 different groove sizes ranging from…

Fulton, IL – Drives, LLC announced that they have expanded their service by adding a warehouse location in Brampton, ON Canada. The Brampton warehouse is Drives’ 7th distribution center in North America, and their newest in Canada. This new warehouse is reflective of Drives’ commitment to bringing the highest level of service to the industrial…

At least 75% of all products in a supermarket were conveyed with flat top chains and modular belts in the course of their production and packaging. Plastic flat top chains and modular belts can be used for most conveying tasks that require a flat transport surface, such as conveying of glass and plastic bottles, cans,…

When manufacturing and processing electronic components, electrostatic discharge (ESD = ElectroStatic Discharge) presents a serious hazard for the sensitive electronics. In addition, the increasing miniaturization of semiconductor components means even greater sensitivity to ESD. Even More Conductive! ESD cable carriers satisfy tomorrow´s requirements. Thanks to the newESD material KABELSCHLEPP cable carriers are now even more…

  Quality Transmission Components – QTC announces the availability of their free catalog Q470. This 352-page catalog contains over 16,000 off-the-shelf standardized components for use in MRO, R&D and production applications. The catalog, in its six chapters, details the specifications of their complete product offering of timing pulleys, timing belts, bushings, belt clamping kits, roller…

Cleanliness and noise reduction are constant needs in food/beverage and packaging applications. A new flat top chain not only meets such needs, it also provides a flat transportation surface. Flexon flat top chains are available in various plastic and stainless steel versions as both linear and curved tracks. The low-contamination materials fulfill hygiene requirements. The…

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — igus®’ Rol-E-Chain cable carriers have a unique design: built-in wheels to facilitate travel over long distances, such as on a crane. The wheels are integrated into the cable carrier’s side links and reduce friction dramatically, which makes longer travel, heavier load and faster speed applications possible. The upper portion of a…

DENVER, CO – Gates Corporation has launched PT Design Source, a website offering application expertise, information on quality products and free software tools to design engineers in the power transmission and motion control fields. Utilizing its resources, engineers can optimize system designs to meet specific cost or performance targets. A partner throughout the design process,…

Indianapolis, IN – Chain manufacturer Iwis Drive Systems, LLC has moved into new headquarters in Indianapolis, USA. Iwis Drive Systems, LLC new headquarters in Indianapolis.The new 5,000 square meter building consists of offices, dedicated assembly hall, chain testing laboratory, fabrication shop and inventory warehouse. The move was necessary due to considerable expansion, especially in the…

Fruita, Colorado — In conditions that destroyed equipment, shredded even seasoned racers and caused a late race course change at the recent 5th annual 18 Hours of Fruita bike race at Highline Lake in Fruita, Colorado, the Oskar Blues Belt Busta’s team of Scott Hicar, Dale Katechis, Troy Mandery and Jeremy Rudolph took the overall…

Munich, Germany – At this year‚’s Hannover Fair, Iwis has presented a new range of chains for the beverage and packaging industries. Sold under the Flexon brand label, the newly developed Flat Top chains and Modular Belts can be used for conveying almost all types of piece goods and are particularly well suited for use…

Some of the newer belt designs require greater initial tension to achieve their performance claims. But these higher tensions may produce unwanted effects, such as tension excursion.  Here’s a closer look at what you can do to minimize these effects. If you select the proper pitch, tooth profile, and component materials based on an application’s…

Something new in the miniature drive belt system from NBK. After years of testing, NBK's system offers a unique arched tooth profile with zero backlash which enables the system to run longer, cleaner, and quieter than common drive belts in use today. The key to the new tooth profile, which allows for high accuracy positioning…

TB Wood‚’s brand Synchronous Plus‚â„¢ drives have a dual sprocket design with both metric and standard-tapped holes coupled with a Synchronous Plus belt. The design allows for the use of smaller, lighter weight sprockets. The belts feature helically wound, strong fiberglass cords chemically treated for length stability, flexibility, and high tensile strength for shock loads. …

Gates offers total synchronous belt drive solutions for industrial power transmission, position and motion control. Overall cost benefits, drive selection options and performance distinguish these systems when compared to any timing belt drive or roller chain product on the market. Other advantages include: •Reduced downtime •Reduced drive package size •Increased component life •Energy savings •Reduced…

PowerGrip belts have solved real-world application requirements for more than 60 years. In working with Gates to conceive an innovative belt drive solution, you’ll find a partner that exceeds your expectations. PowerGrip belts are used in a diverse range of applications requiring speed, strength and durability — from timing belts for automobiles to heavy-duty belts…

With energy costs on the rise, you‚’ve got to keep your power transmission systems performing at optimum efficiency. On average, synchronous belt drives operate at a consistent 98-99% efficiency, which is 5% more efficiently than V-belt drives. That means that converting from a V-belt drive to a synchronous drive can increase your production by 5%…