Drives covered in maintenance and troubleshooting guide

A new brochure by Martin Sprocket & Gear provides helpful tips for routine maintenance as well as insight for troubleshooting common problems and corrective action on power transmission and material handling products. Individual sections on chain drives, gear drives, chain couplings, elastomeric couplings, synchronous drives, v-belt drives and screw conveyors are included. Maintenance issues such as lubrication, alignment and elongation are addressed. Common power transmission troubleshooting topics include premature wear, excessive noise vibration, belt wear and failure. Material handling issues like shaft breakage, motor overload, hanger bearing failure and accelerated flight wear are covered. All information is presented in an easy-to-follow format.

Martin Sprocket & Gear Inc.