Over-tensioning shortens not only the life of V-belts but also that of the sheaves, electric motor, and driven equipment bearings. In extreme cases, it can even bend or break a motor shaft.

Premium V-belt drives have high power density and stretch dramatically less than standard cross sections, making them suited for use on problem drives requiring high-impact strength and load-carrying ...

V-belt drive misalignment exists when the driver and driven sheaves are not properly aligned. Misalignment can take either the form of angular or parallel (offset) misalignment, or a combination of ...

Productivity is a shared goal in industrial applications, involving designers, component makers, and end users. Everyone plays a role. In this report, the editors of Motion System Design polled belt ...

Serpentine drive belt systems have been standard equipment on new vehicles for quite some time. Much more efficient than multiple V-belt drives due to reduced friction, a single, flat drive belt also ...

This is a typical small-block Chevy serpentine-belt drive on the front of a 350. This particular application is a little more complicated because of the Paxton installation, but you can see the belt ...

Serpentine beltdrive first appeared on ’79 Mustangs with the 5.0L engine. In the years to follow, serpentine drive became main stream for engine front dress, replacing the redundancy of V-belts, not ...

MANHEIM, Pa.— Fenner Drives has introduced a new line of belts designed for roller conveyor applications manufactured using polyurethane with elastic reinforcement. The Eagle Poly-V line of belts, ...