Urethane Specialties Urethane is the material of choice to move sharp, abrasive materials.  Urethane can be used to cover a belt with a "suit of armor" or for the toughest jobs, a wire mesh is impregnated and covered with urethane.  Such belts are found in recycling plants, steel coil wrappers and other abusive applications.  Urethane can be molded into almost any shape, including cleats and pegs to bolt into the belt. Corrugated Sidewall Belting For the ultimate in high-incline or high-capacity conveying, look to a corrugated sidewall belt.  These unique belts convey on inclines up to and including 90°!  We can fabricate corrugated sidewalls from 1" to 5" tall, with or without cleats.  Operated horizontally, a corrugated sidewall belt can be used as a feeder belt. Custom Covers and Laminations Ever need one type of belt to come in contact with your product and another to contact the conveyor--at the same time?  By laminating a special cover to a belt, you can create a specialized belt for your particular application.  Urethane, silicone, and gum rubber are a few covers that are often put on belts. Flanges Basic Profiles & Compounds 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", 1.5" and 2" heights. Siping &  Drilling Flanged belts are notorious for requiring large diameter pulleys.  By slitting (siping) the flange, it can flex more easily and navigate a small pulley.  A relief hole is drilled at the bottom of the slit to prevent the slit from continuing into the belt cover. Rubber Cleats "T"-Cleats "T" cleats are for the majority of high incline conveying applications and are available in black SBR, black oil resisting nitrile, black and white butyl and white FDA.  Molded right into the belt surface, these cleats stand up to most any application.  Hot vulcanized cleats are much stronger than cold bonded cleats.  For rugged applications, beefy cleats are available with a thickness that is twice that of our standard "T" cleats, or steel bars can be molded into the cleat to counter the forces of a particular application.   "T" cleats come in heights from ½" to 4". "C"-Cleats To convey on steeper inclines than is possible with "T" cleats, a "C" cleat may be the answer.  Available in 1", 2" and 3" heights, this uniquely angled cleat is a terrific problem solver. Die Cut/  Punched Parts Many parts can be made from belting material utilizing our precision punch press and dies.  Parts can be punched from materials such as: plied rubber, PVC, gum rubber, skirtboard rubber, and urethane. Perforations From elevator belts to vacuum belts to filtration belts, we provide perforated and punched belts with accurately spaced, smooth holes.   We have dies for most of the common hole patterns and custom dies are available. Urethane Cleats For your most rugged applications, a urethane cleated belt might be the solution.  Urethane cleats are cut, abrasion and impact resistant.  Urethane "T" cleats are available from ½" to 6".   Urethane rectangular cleats are the toughest around. PVC Cleats "T"-Cleats Economical cleats for applications involving chemicals, oils or water.  Comes in black or white FDA compounds. Bulk PVC Cleats For fabricating your own cleated belt, we supply extruded PVC cleats.  The cleating material comes in 100 ft. lengths. High Incline Cleats Aggressive scoop profile for higher inclines.   Vulcanized cleat is FDA approved for food handling and is available in 2", 2½" or 3" heights. Curved PVC Cleats Cleats are attached to the belt on a 30° or 45° angle to create a "bucket" for conveying foods up an incline.  Cleats up to 3" can be attached in the scoop configuration. Specialty V-Guided APC Belting This special fabrication is used in some extremely demanding application.  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 to 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. Specialty Chevron Cleated Belts   These heavy-duty chevron cleated belts face some of the toughest conditions of any belt.  Roofers' belts feature chevron cleats (often slit) used to move loose roofing material to the top of buildings.  Taller stub cleats are often interspersed along the belt to move larger bundles like shingles and sheet rock.  Scrap metal belts see even worse conditions.  Thick chevrons must stand up to the cuts and abrasion caused by ragged pieces of metal. V-guides Basic Profiles National Belt Service supplies all the most popular profiles of V-guides.  The most common are: 1 2 3   A 1 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" 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.