is the ideal solution for minimized downtime and longer belt life in power transmission applications.
Case Study: International Glass Manufacturing Company
Application: Glass Conveying Ovens
Annual Cost Savings: $352,165
- 99.9% savings with reduced downtime
- 99% reduced labor costs due to quicker changeover time
- 6x longer belt life
- Required labor reduced from 5 technicians to 1
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- Five people required to replace the existing urethane belts.
- Replacement time for the urethane belt was 4.3 hours.
- Total annual lost production time: 26 hours due to unscheduled machine downtime.
- Average belt life was 52 production days.
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| Solution: PowerTwist V-belts |
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- Using PowerTwist, a single person can now replace the belts.
- Replacement time for PowerTwist is just nine minutes.
- Total annual lost production time: reduced to nine minutes of unscheduled downtime.
- PowerTwist lasted 312 production days without being replaced.
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