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You can count on Gates to supply innovative new products that push the boundaries of materials science. We engineer our products to continually exceed expectations and outperform industry standards. We are constantly expanding our product catalog and services to support every facet of our customer's operations.
Gates Design Power™ includes updated and upgraded versions of Gates’ Design IQ™ and Design Flex Pro™ applications. Gates Design Power™ is available globally as a free download and include 15 different languages for use across most regions.
"The Gates Design Power™ platform combines new versions of our existing digital design tools – all substantially updated and improved for a better user experience – with all-new applications. This new digital toolkit will allow customers and our internal experts working in collaboration with OEM partners to quickly and easily design the most accurate and robust application-specific drive systems, saving time and money."
– Tom Pitstick, Gates Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning
In addition to the user-friendly functionality of each of the specialized design modules, Design Power™ features a state-of-the-art knowledge base with design guidance and the most sophisticated belt-performance models. Automatic synching with the Gates catalog streamlines and empowers the design process with direct access to the latest products, specifications, ratings and list pricing. Design Power™ also adds new organizational features on par with the best digital collaboration tools, holding multiple designs in a single project file, tracking design derivatives and iterations, and noting who made what changes along the way.
Design Power Features:
DESIGN FLEX PRO MODULE
Quickly, easily, and accurately design industrial synchronous or V-belt drive systems that fit your specific design parameters, so you can determine every potential belt drive solution for your specific application without wasting any time or money. Our professional-grade design software allows you to print, email, or create PDFs of your design specifications from within the software, with automatic translations to service your global markets.
In addition to designing belt drives, Design Flex® Pro™ can be used to:
DESIGN IQ MODULE
Easily design multi-point and complex serpentine belt drives for your specific application. Our downloadable engineering software lets you design for stock and nonstock lengths and pulley sizes, with customized sprockets and conditions. Simply identify a specific Gates product, enter your drive specifications, and Gates Design IQ will calculate belt tension, shaft load, and belt length for you.
In addition to designing belt drives, Design IQTM can be used to:
DESIGN LIBRARY FEATURE
The design library feature allows you to easily create derivatives of a drive design, lock individual designs (like the original) so it can’t be changed, track what changes have been made and by what users, and set a particular design as the master version. This makes it significantly easier to capture the evolution of a design as inputs or requirements change or work is being done collaboratively amongst colleagues.
"At Gates we are committed to relentless innovation, continuously inventing and improving across all areas of our business, and digital innovation is an important and ongoing companywide initiative."
– Tom Pitstick, Gates Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning
