AbstractsEngineering

"Rubber belting is one of the major products manufactured by the rubber companies and a wide variety of applications is found among many industries. These applications require belts which will meet the needs of the purchasing party both from a cost and a maintenance viewpoint. Belts are installed and operated for two basic purposes, namely, transmission of power and conveyance of material...Transmission and conveyor belting are fundamentally the same for one important factor; this factor is power transmission. Other data are necessary to make and select a belt of the proper type, construction and size. The subject of rubber being to be completely descriptive and analyzed to a certain extent must include: 1. Belting materials 2. Processing and manufacture of belting 3. Belt design theories 4. Selection and application of transmission belts 5. Selection and application of conveyor belts" – p. 1-2.