Timing Belt Material: Are You Making the Best Choice for Your Next Big Project?

At IPG, our expert team of passionate professionals have years of experience providing many types of timing belt materials to customers in a range of different industries. One critical thing to...

Why is Packaging Machine Maintenance Important for Gears and Belts? 

Every minute that one of your business' packaging or labeling machines is offline due to an issue with gears, belts, or various other components, is a minute that you're not making money. That,...

3D Printer Maintenance: Gears and Belts 

While they are a relatively new technology, 3D printers have already proven their usefulness across a wide range of different industries. Of course, a 3D printer is nothing if not an investment...

Does Zinc Rust?

Zinc isn't just an element that occurs naturally - it's also one that is very abundant as well. Found in the Earth's crust, it is readily available. This, coupled with the wide range of additio...

Gear Drive vs Belt Drive: Which is More Efficient?  

Gear drives and belt drives are both fairly simple mechanical systems used to transfer motion in a variety of applications using multiple gears or a pulley and belt system. They are designed fo...

Pulley vs Gear: What's the Difference?

Gears and pulleys are both responsible for transferring motion from rotational movement. Fundamentally, they serve the same purpose, and one isn't necessarily better than the other. But as with...

Choosing The Correct Pulley Type: Drive Pulleys, Idler Pulleys, and Driven Pulleys

Trying to determine what type of pulley you need to fix your engine? Maybe you need a specific part to repair a broken washer, fan, or snow blower. Pulleys are a critical component in many hous...

Symptoms of a Bad Timing Belt

You never realize how much you rely on a synchronous belt until it no longer works. Also called the timing belt, this little piece of the engine is responsible for opening and closing the valve...

Benefits of Working With a Custom Gear Manufacturer

It hardly bears saying that one gear is very much not like another. One-size-fits-all is rare in industrial applications or vehicular design, where the power transmission requirements are speci...