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Gates Corporation is organized into three product groups – Worldwide Power Transmission, Worldwide Automotive and Worldwide Fluid Power –serving the industrial and automotive original equipment and replacement markets in oil and gas, mining, mobile equipment and marine. Gates is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tomkins plc. www.gates.com
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Gates Fluid Power eBook: Preventive Maintenance for Industrial & Hydraulic Hose Systems
A solid preventive maintenance (PM) program is critical to the safe and productive operation of hydraulic and industrial hose systems. Chapter 1 of the Gates Fluid Power eBook focuses on hydraulic assemblies, setting the framework with safety, inspection and troubleshooting tips to keep systems running at maximum efficiency.
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Gates Drives eBook
According to the Department of Energy, industrial electric motor systems in the U.S. use approximately 679 billion kilowatt hours of electricity every year, accounting for 23% of all electricity consumed. This heavy usage affords industrial plant managers, plant engineers and maintenance personnel a significant opportunity for energy savings. Likewise, design engineers recognize the potential in designing more energy efficient equipment. Learn how synchronous belt drives, variable frequency drives and high efficiency motors will deliver much needed cost savings and payback.
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For power transmission and motion control equipment to remain competitive and productive in the marketplace, it must adopt new technologies. But, engineers face a tough challenge: Why change a drive design that’s working?
This ebook addresses that question by reviewing the basics of drive design including drive design considerations, popular drive design options and the impact of inappropriate or outdated designs. Additionally, read two case studies featuring market solutions that have led to better performing, more competitive designs. These updated designs translated to savings that would have never
possible with the previous technologies.
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Many of the 40 million electric motors in operation in the U.S. are not running at optimum efficiency. On average, synchronous belt drives operate 5% more efficiently than V-belt drives and also save maintenance expense. Learn more, and see how one plant saved $34,000 annually after converting its HVAC drives. Make the most of your motors. Synchronous belt drives operate at 98-99% efficiency, making them 5% more efficient than V-belt drives and more cost-effective as well. Learn how to gain a competitive edge with belt drives, avoid energy efficiency pitfalls, save maintenance expense and minimize downtime. Download eBook
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