Selecting the proper drive system can save you thousands of dollars over the life of the drive. Whether designing a new power transmission system or converting to a new drive, design engineers and plant maintenance managers have three broad options: roller chain, V-belt and synchronous belt drives.

The Gates Corporation has produced a white paper that discusses the proper ways to determine your needs for a drive system and how each option can be evaluated.

Go to www.plantengineering.com and click on Mechanical Engineering in the Engineer’s Resource Guide (ERG) to access this informative white paper.

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