Belting

Trouble shooting guide covering some of the more common issues encountered with belt drives.

Brief overview and technical summary on belt drive design, installation and maintenance.

Challenge ‘V’ and Wedge belts are manufactured to ensure precise length and to stay matched during storage and on the drive for many years. This also ensures that each belt, when correctly tensioned, will take the correct share of the load to be transmitted, thus helping to achieve maximum life for the drive.

Overview of the basic calculations required to design and specify a wedge belt drive system, complete with a worked example.