Case Study
Textile Slitter
End Market Industry Textile Application Converter/ Slitter Original Components Original 3 point, one inch-wide rubber trapezoidal timing belt drive with backside idler Problem Too much tension had to be applied to the drive to keep the timing belt from ratcheting. This created belt wear and failure and an excessive load on the clutch bearings. Solution Description The plant replaced the 1 inch-wide timing belt with a 1