V-Guides and Flanges

V-guides can be the solution for applications where belt alignment is a problem. V-guides are available in many different compounds and profiles. Flanges increase conveyor capacity and decrease spillage, and like V-guides, are available in many compounds and profiles.

V-Guides
Specialty V-Guided Belts
Basic Profiles

Ex-Cel supplies all the most popular profiles of V-guides. The most common are:

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2
3
A
1/2"
5/16"
17/64"
B
21/32"
13/32"
11/32"
C
7/8"
17/32"
15/32"
D
1 1/4"
3/4"
21/32"
K Series V-Guides also available
Notched V-Guides

Precision notching allows a V-guided belt to navigate smaller diameter pulleys. This fabrication is especially popular with narrower belts that pose tracking problems, but still need to operate on smaller pulleys.

APC Belting

This special fabrication is used in some extremely demanding applications. In plied belts, the V-guide is recessed one ply into the bottom of the belt to minimize damage caused by side-to-side pressure applied to the belt and increase the life of the V-guide. For PVC belting, the V-guide is hot-welded into the bottom surface of the belt.

Backed V-Belts

Many different compounds can be laminated to a V-belt to help increase conveyor performance. Some of the most popular laminations are tough, abrasion-resistant urethane, Linatex and high-grip, long lasting pure gum rubber.

Flanges
Basic Profiles and Compounds
Siping and Drilling

To maximize conveyor capacity and to minimize product spillage, consider adding flanges to your belt. Flanges are available in SBR, oil-resisting nitrile and butyl, and come in 1", 1 1/2" and 2" heights.

Flanged belt are notorious for requiring large diameter pulleys. By slitting (siping) the flange, it can flex more easily and navigate a smaller pulley. A relief hole is drilled at the bottom of the slit to prevent the slit from continuing into the belt cover.

See also -- Corrugated Sidewall Belting