Goodly Industrial Belts
Belt by Belt

A double sided timing belt carries teeth on both faces so one belt can drive or index two pulley rows at once. This guide explains the double-sided timing belt design, typical applications in printing and packaging machinery, the key specification points (pitch, width, tooth offset), how suppliers qualify quality and tolerance, and how to calculate whether a single-sided or double-sided drive layout is right.

Should you buy a truly endless timing belt or an open-ended length that joins on site? This guide compares endless, open-ended and spliced timing belt construction, explains welding and splicing joining methods, shows step by step how to connect an open ended timing belt on a long conveyor, and helps machine builders choose the right construction for accuracy, tension and budget.

Timing belt materials explained: rubber, neoprene, EPDM, silicone, polyurethane, plus Kevlar, carbon fibre and nylon reinforcements. This guide compares the elastomers on temperature, oil, abrasion and food contact, explains how the tension member changes strength and stretch, and ends with a material selection checklist for design engineers. Includes a full comparison table.