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The Pros & Cons of Underdrive Pulleys
Posted on March 31 2022When you think of underdrive pulleys, you might think of muscle cars and hot rods. Underdrive pulleys have been used in vehicles since the 1950s and were even used on the Ford Mustang. Today,...
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Accounting for Belt & Pulley Inertia
Posted on March 18 2022Physics and Mechanics: How to Account for Belt and Pulley Inertia in System Design Newton's first law of motion states that if an object is at rest or moving at a constant speed in a straight l...
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HTD Timing Belts and Curvilinear Tooth Profiles
Posted on March 18 2022From flat belts to ribbed belts, curvilinear belts to trapezoidal belts, there are many different types of timing belts! All the different timing belts are like a "family", with each of the differ...
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Rack and Pinion Drives: Overview
Posted on February 25 2022You might see rack and pinion technology on a rack railway, where the rotation of a pinion mounted on a train car engages a rack to get the train up a steep mountain. Rack and pinion technology...
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There are many different types of timing belts, from flat belts, ribbed belts, curvilinear belts, and imperial pitch timing belts! All the different timing belts are like a "family," with each of ...
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Gear shaping and hobbing are perhaps the two most common methods of gear creation. Gears are essential to the running of many machines, so creating the right gear is critical for smooth operations...
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How IPG’s Custom Pulleys Work with BRECOflex Timing Belts
Posted on December 14 2021BRECOflex CO., LLC manufactures high-quality, popular timing belts, including polyurethane timing belts. At IPG, we can manufacture equally high-quality pulleys that are specifically designed to w...
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How To Calculate Pulley Size From RPM
Posted on November 17 2021Pulleys 101: A Brief Overview Properly sizing pulleys is important for a range of industries: aerospace, agriculture, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, automotive, and robotics, just to name a few....
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“Pulleys and belts have two uses; to increase or reduce speed or torque, or to transfer power from one shaft to another. If the transfer of power is all you need, then two pulleys of the same diam...
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