In the commercial and industrial sectors, these electric motors make use of belt drives. But, some customers completely fail to take benefit of potential energy savings of some industrial belts that are easily available and are cost -efficient.

Though pulleys control speed of any equipment, the poleas trapezoidales are made to position its motor relative to load. Low maintenance and high efficiency are important components to best performing transmission systems.

The trapezoidal pitch belts and pulleys are the frequently used items for the industrial applications.  The profiles are designed and made to produce the positive press-fit over the shaft with very minimal sprocket wobble.  It produces an amazing range of timing pulleys – and in minimum plain bores, tapered bores and finished bores for Taper-Lock and bushings and in stainless steel and aluminum.

What’re Pulleys Used For?

The pulleys are mainly used in marine applications and shipping, and for the industrial equipment and even heavy machinery. Systems generally make use of multiple pulleys that will increase the mechanical benefit since it reduces force required to lift and pull its weight. But, the higher number of pulleys that are used reduces efficiency of system because of friction.

The specialized block & tackle system is used for fishing ships and sailing vessels to allow for the operators to lift out heavy loads with very less force. For the industry pulleys, there’re some kinds of the belt options that you must look for:

• Timing belt – It has notched teeth that will mesh with teeth of matching belt
• Flat belt –Smooth belt that doesn’t have notches
• Round belt – Used for transmitting rotational motion over axle
• V-belt –Has angled track that will coincide with matching belt passes through

Pulleys: Finding the Right Size

When selecting which timing pulleys or belts to go ahead with, there’re certain things one need to consider. For instance, there is a pitch of timing pulley. Pitch is a distance from center of groove to center of another. The pitch size should match to belt.

Another important component is shape of teeth and grooves in belt. There’re various options for that, like trapezoidal and round. Trapezoidal will be much better for the higher load, whereas rounder groove actually has the lower noise & wear characteristics.

Ensure you are using the right kind of the industrial belt for job will have a huge payoff in the terms of maintenance and efficiency costs.