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Precision Tailored: Custom Belt Machining Solutions

Optimizing Performance, One Belt at a Time

Custom belt machining provides tailored solutions for industries requiring specialized belt performance. This process involves modifying standard belts to meet unique operational needs, ensuring enhanced efficiency, durability, and precision. Through techniques such as grooving, perforating, sizing, and applying custom surface treatments, belts can be optimized for specific applications, improving their functionality across various systems.

Key Features and Benefits

Precision Modifications

Custom machining ensures belts meet exact specifications, providing a perfect fit for specialized equipment and operations.

Enhanced Performance

Tailored designs improve belt efficiency, durability, and reliability, minimizing wear and tear in demanding environments.

Versatile Applications

Custom machining accommodates a wide range of requirements, including material handling, synchronization, and improved grip.

Reduced Maintenance

Precision-machined belts often last longer and require less upkeep, saving time and operational costs.

F.N. Sheppard & Co. provides custom belt fabricating services for customers in diverse industries. We offer 14 different processes, for projects as small as a prototype to large production volumes. To maximize grip and control and minimize the crushing of your product, we feature precision contouring of radius, rectangular, square, V-shape, and custom shapes. Additionally, we provide extrusion services for materials and covers up to 6.5 inches in width and 40-90 durometers in hardness, with virtually limitless thickness. We have slit, vacuum, and knife cutting expertise for materials up to 8 feet wide and .75 inches thick, with minimal hole features of 1 mm. With the ability to grind any flat, conveyer, timing, Poly-V, HTD®, and V-belt surface- side, top and/or bottom- to precise tolerances, we can also create new surfaces, edges, grooves, teeth, contours or slots. We present 9 different methods of splicing and 6 different methods of bonding.

Featuring a variety of materials, we ensure that our capabilities meet your needs. Our seamless belts are truly endless, greatly increasing reliability, durability and longevity, and resulting in a reduction in breakdowns and consequent down time.

F.N. Sheppard & Co. is your custom belt fabricating expert. Contact us or see below for more information on how we can provide all of your belt services with satisfaction guaranteed.

Profiling – Precision contours: radius, rectangular, square, V-shape or any custom.
Grinding – Machining any belt surface-side, top and/ or bottom to precise tolerances.
Serrating – Typically done to provide more flexibility when using a thicker covering.
Tooth Removal – Timing Teeth can be removed in any configuration or grouping

Manufactured belts to your specifications
Choose from a wide variety of belts
Large selection of belt surface coverings
Hole perforating and belt detailing to your specs

General Capabilities	Custom, Fabrication, Precision
Fabrication Process	Contouring, Cutting, Extruding, Grinding, Grooves, Injection Molding, Notching, Perforating, Profiling, Serrating, Slitting, Slotting, Splicing, Welding
Fabricated Shapes	Custom Shapes, Radius, Rectangular, Square, V-shape
Materials	Chrome / Leather, Linatex™, Natural Rubber, Neoprene, Nitrile, Plastics, Polyurethane, PTFE, PVC, Rubber, Silicone, Sponge / Foam, Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR), Thermoplastics, Urethane
Extrude	Covers, Materials
Extruding Width	Up to 6.5 in
Extrusion Hardness	40 to 90 Durometer
Cutting	Knife, Slitting, Vacuum
Cutting Width	Up to 8 ft
Cutting Thickness	Up to 0.75 in
Minimum Hole Feature	1 mm
Clicker Press (Hole Pattern) Width	Up to 2 m
Grinding	Contour, Cross, Dynamic True Tracking, Edge, Shape, Surface, Teeth
Endless Belts	Seamless, Woven
Splices	Butt Weld Splice, Finger Punches, Finger Splice, Lacing, Overlap, Overlap Splice, Skived, Step Finger Splice, Step Splice
Mechanical Laced	Metal Laced, Non Metallic, Pin Splice, Splice
Bonding	Electrode Welding, Heat Press, Heat Welding, High Frequency (HF) Welding, Thermal Welding, Vulcanize
Welding Features	Cleats, Covers / Backings, Endless Belts, V-Guides
Coatings	Abrasive Resistant, Anti-Static, Ceramic, Colors, Corrosion Resistance, FDA Approved, Glue Release, High Friction, High Temperature, Hygienic, Kevlar, Low Friction, Non-Stick, Plasma, PTFE, Release, Silicone, Silicone Urethane / Silicone Blends, Textured, Traction, Urethane, Wear Resistant
Coating Process	Applied, Calendared, Spray
Molded Urethane Parts	Any Shape, Capper Disc, O-Ring Belts, Pad / Bumpers, Vacuum Cups, Wheels
Additional Services	Clamps, Hardware, Lagging, Molded Urethane Parts, Rollers / Pulleys
Production Volume	Prototype to Large Scale Production Volume Run
Lead Time	Rush Services Available, Service Oriented

Additional Information

Industry Focus	Automation, Automotive, Bakery, Beverage, Box Folding Machines, Cheese, Meat & Poultry, Conveyor Manufacturing, Electronics, Food Processing, Glass Building, Machinery, Medical, Packaging, Paper Converting, Pharmaceutical, Printing Machines, Robotics
Industry Standards	3-A Sanitary Standards (Dairy), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), National Industrial Belt Association (NIBA), Rubber Manufacturing Association (RMA)
File Formats	Adobe PDF, AutoCAD, Images, SolidWorks

TO PLACE AN ORDER PLEASE CONTACT OUR EXPERIENCED AND PROFESSIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM:

PHONE: 1-866-672-6339
EMAIL: [email protected]

Wish to speak with someone right away? Simply call and speak to one of our knowledgeable F.N. Sheppard experts. They will be able to begin engineering a belt that suits your needs quickly and professionally.

Industries Utilizing Custom Belt Machining

Custom belt machining is a critical solution for industries requiring high-performance, reliable belts tailored to their specific needs. Key sectors include:

Manufacturing

Supporting automated systems and assembly lines with belts designed for precise synchronization and minimal downtime.

Packaging

Ensuring smooth handling of varied materials, from lightweight items to heavier goods, in high-speed packaging lines.

Hygiene Products

Delivering belts tailored for delicate material handling in the production of diapers, feminine hygiene products, and other personal care items.

Food Processing

Providing FDA-compliant belts designed for safe, hygienic transport of food products.

Automotive

Enhancing durability and performance in power transmission and material handling systems.

Textile Production

Supporting fabric and garment manufacturing with belts designed for precise material movement and cutting.

Pharmaceuticals

Ensuring reliable transport and packaging of sensitive materials in compliance with strict regulatory standards.

By integrating custom belt machining into their operations, industries can achieve optimized performance, reduce downtime, and ensure the long-term reliability of their equipment.