Overview
Gates Twin Power Grip GT timing belts are precision synchronous belts engineered for demanding industrial drive applications. Featuring dual-sided tooth design, this belt transmits 100% load capacity from either surface, enabling synchronization on contra-rotating drives and fractional-load applications. The Gates Twin Power Grip GT delivers superior traction, low noise operation, and extended service life with minimal maintenance.
Key Features
- Dual-sided teeth: Provide equal load carrying capacity on either belt surface, enabling synchronization from both driving surfaces
- High-capacity design: Double loading capacity over equivalent Twin Power PowerGrip HTD
- Temperature resilient: Temperature range: -30°C to +100°C (-22°F to +212°F)
- Environmental protection: Neoprene body resists moisture and contaminants
- Low-noise operation: Designed to perform at high speeds and characterized by low-running noise, with a larger tooth profile for increased performance capacity
- Minimal maintenance: Virtually maintenance-free with no lubrication requirements and minimal re-tensioning needs
Technical Specifications
Fiberglass tensile cord provides high strength and high stretch resistance. The belt features a proprietary modified curvilinear tooth profile (GT designation) for timing accuracy and indexing performance equivalent to trapezoidal systems, with higher capacity and longer belt life.
- Load capacity: 100% rated load on either belt side
- Tensile member: Fiberglass cord
- Body material: Neoprene
- Tooth profile: Gates proprietary GT (modified curvilinear)
- Operating temperature: -30°C to +100°C
- Series: PowerGrip GT2 Twin Power
Typical Applications
The belts are employed in a variety of precision and public-facing applications, from robotics and medical devices to vending and currency handling machinery. The Twin Power Grip GT excels in:
- Contra-rotating and dual-drive systems
- High-speed precision synchronous drives
- Applications requiring bidirectional load transmission
- Equipment with strict noise and vibration limits
- Gear motors and speed reducer drives
- Linear motion and conveyance systems
Compatibility & Replacements
Compatible With
- GT tooth profile pulleys and sprockets (8mm and 14mm pitch standards)
- Synchronous drive systems requiring dual-sided load transmission
- Industrial equipment designed for PowerGrip GT timing belts
Replaces / Drop-In Replacement For
Verify compatibility with your system integrator before ordering. This Gates Twin Power Grip GT belt serves as a drop-in replacement for existing GT-profile timing belt drives with matching pitch and width specifications.
Works With
- Gates Drive Design software and tension calculators
- Standard synchronous belt drive assemblies (pulleys, idlers, tensioners)
- Both new drive designs and retrofit applications
- Industrial automation and mechanical power transmission systems
