V-Belts
V-belts are endless flexible drive belts with a trapezoidal section that wedges into matching pulley grooves. Friction at the angled sidewalls transfers torque between shafts, with classical and narrower wedge profiles covering many industrial fans, pumps, compressors, conveyors and agricultural drives.
Key facts
- Family
- Power Transmission
- Common types
- Classical wrapped belt, Narrow wedge belt, Raw-edge cogged belt, Banded belt, Double-sided V-belt
- Materials
- EPDM, Neoprene, Polyester cord, Aramid cord, Rubberised fabric
- Used in
- Industrial fans, Pumps, Compressors, Agricultural machines, Crushers, HVAC drives

