In celebration of National Engineers Week 2017, we’d like to share the results of our annual “What Makes Engineers Tick” results. If you’re like us, you love seeing how your responses match up to your fellow engineers. Enjoy!

As part of our goal to continue offering design engineers like you relevant tools, tips, and information, we’re sharing our latest Engineer-to-Engineer Live Forum here. Please tune in now to watch Gates engineer and drive design expert Michelle Davis illustrate how to “Maximize Your Drive Designs” using Gates Design Flex® Pro™ Software in this brief 20-minute video.

As part of a new series, Gates held an Engineer-to-Engineer Live Forum called Optimize Your Drives: 3 Power Transmission Tips for Peak Performance. Check out this recorded version to see what Gates engineer and drive design expert Tim Taylor recommends.

Access our handy Belt I.D. Chart for easy-to-read images, sizing, specifications, product I.D. numbers, and more. Gates offers an extensive range of belts—from V-belts to synchronous belts—to meet your design needs.

Play out all of your "what if" scenarios in minutes. Design two-point synchronous or V-belt drives—then print, email, or create PDFs of your design specifications with ease. Do it in different languages to meet your market's needs.

Get our "Designing Drives for a Competitive Edge" white paper and learn how two field retrofits led to better performing, more competitive drive designs by converting to Gates Poly Chain® GT® synchronous belt drive systems. One bottling facility saved $330,000 per year, while another manufacturing plant cut downtime, maintenance, and costs substantially.

Download our "Energy Savings from Synchronous Belts" white paper and discover how Reichhold, Inc., a global supplier to the composite and coatings industries, converted to Gates Poly Chain® GT® Carbon® belt drives, saving over $34,000 in maintenance and energy costs.

Access our "Selecting the Right Components for Harsh Environments" white paper and discover cutting-edge solutions and product recommendations for increased ROI on your hydraulic hose assemblies and belt drive systems within extreme operating environments, such as oilfield, mining, marine, aggregate, and more.

Download our "How Belt Drives Impact Overhung Load" white paper and learn how to calculate overhung load (OHL) and keep it within design limits to extend the life of your equipment, shafts, and bearings. See how Gates Poly Chain® synchronous belt drives can help.

Access our 2015 Power Transmission Product Catalog for easy reference and access to industry-leading synchronous belts and V-belts, tension testers, bushings, idlers, and more. Gates has every power transmission product you need to design better drives, increase drive performance, and decrease costly downtime and maintenance.

Discover how proper installation and maintenance will optimize your drive performance, reduce costly downtime, and increase production with Gates® Belt Drive Preventive Maintenance Manual. Ideal for facility personnel responsible for power transmission equipment, this manual also covers drive problems and solutions, drive inspection and installation, safety and performance, belt storage and handling, troubleshooting, and more.

Download our useful DFMEA Cheat Sheet to streamline your synchronous belt drive design process. This DFMEA allows you to quickly and easily pinpoint potential reliability problems in your drive, identify actions to mitigate failures, and eliminate or control common design flaws.

Download our useful DFMEA Cheat Sheet to streamline your V-belt drive design process. This DFMEA allows you to quickly and easily pinpoint potential reliability problems early in the development cycle, identify actions to mitigate failures, and eliminate future belt drive downtime and maintenance.

Submit a completed Drive Conversion Worksheet and Gates product application engineers will send you a recommendation based on your needs. Whether you’re converting an existing drive or designing a new system, we’ll find you the ideal drive solution.

Improve your PowerGrip® belt drive efficiency by calculating proper belt center distance, tension force, and more. Enter information about your drive to get started.

Switching to Gates synchronous belt drives could reduce your operation's energy, maintenance, and downtime costs. Use our calculator to estimate your potential savings.

Switching from linear modular chain to Gates PosiClean® belting can reduce maintenance, energy, water, disposal, and energy costs. Enter your operation’s information to calculate how much you can save.

Try our easy-to-use calculator to identify the correct tension for your high-performing, flexible Poly Chain® GT® Carbon™ belt.

Switching from double-notch style belts to Gates Dubl-V feather picker belts can reduce your belt, maintenance, and downtime costs. Use the calculator find out how much you could save.