TEXTILE MACHINE

The challenge

• Description of the application: Main drive for textile machine
• Former type of transmission: Set of 2 V-Belts XPB 1650
• Type of users: Manufacturers of textile machines
• Complaints: High noise level / Short lifespan

Problems & Consequences

• Noise: Excessive belt flapping is generating noises and also vibrations to the entire machine.
• Breakage: Non equal tension of the V belts leads finally to a insufficient lifespan of only a few hundred hours.

Solution & Benefits

HUTCHINSON SOLUTION: PL FLEXONIC^®

• Silence: The structure of the FleXonic^® belt with his homogeneous tension avoids belt flapping and is also reducing the vibrations.
• Low Maintenance: A single belt with mono structure and an extented life span is avoiding maintenance operations.