Habasit–Solutions in motion

Seamless Silicone DuraTherm Belt

Are you facing any of the following issues:
• an increase in downtime • an increase in maintenance cost
• a decrease in productivity

If your answer is “Yes” to any of the above, Habasit can help you.

What if during production, your facility could utilize a belt that could provide greater release
qualities and decrease downtime? What if this same belt decreased maintenance time on belt
replacement while also increasing the life of the belt?

Key personnel in the business machine industry affected by these common problems: Plant
Manager, Production Manager, Maintenance Manager

Problem - Solution Matrix

Potential Problem Causes Solution

increase in downtime premature belt failure truly endless knit substrate

inconsistent speed or seamless silicone belt

decrease in production
product skewing precise thickness

seamless silicone belt with

increase in downtime belt stretches under intense heat
low elongation

high replacement of bearings, seamless belt that is slider

increase in maintenance cost
motors, belts bed suitable
Seamless Silicone DuraTherm Belts

Habasit Belting introduces two new high duty seamless silicone coated belts, DuraTherm Blue
and DuraTherm Max. These truly endless belts were designed with a high-quality silicone coating
providing excellent abrasion resistance, release properties and long life. Applications include: bag
sealing, heat sealing, shrink tunnels, UV drying and infrared drying, and ink drying.

Features and Benefits:

• Excellent release properties : suitable for adhesive products
• Abrasion resistant covers : extended belt life
• Truly seamless substrate : eliminate belt failure
• Precise thickness : consistent speed control and no product skewing
• Temperature resistant up to 550°F : extended belt life

Characteristics:
• Length - 1400 to 3860mm (55 to 152")*
• Width - 12.5 to 203mm (0.5 to 8.0")*
• Nominal thickness - 1.9mm (0.075")*
• Elastomer - blue, low surface energy silicone
• Friction surface - low friction fabric pulley surface, ground smooth silicone conveying side
• k1% shaftload - 91kg endless form (200lbs)
• Maximum recommended elongation - 1%*
• Minimum pulley diameter - 20mm (0.75")

*Note: Please consult Habasit America Middletown Applications Engineering for requirements that
may exceed standard dimension offerings.

Cord Construction Temperature Range

Duratherm Blue Polyester -60 to 350°F (-50 to 176°F)
DuraTherm Max Seamless Knit Aramide -60 to 525°F (-50 to 275°C)

Habasit America
305 Satellite Boulevard ph: (800) 458-6431
Suwanee, GA 30024 fax: (800) 422-2748
www.habasitamerica.com email: seamlessbelts@us.habasit.com