Camber

Belt camber is the deviation of a belt edge from a straight line.  When material is slit to a particular width, the material stresses induced during cold-rolling are relieved.  Belt Technologies, Inc. manufactures its products using low camber materials, usually having camber of less than .050" in 8 feet.

Camber results in one edge of the material being longer than the other.  The effect on a belt is that, rather than a true cylinder, a finished belt will have a slight cone shape.

System designers using metal belts must take camber into consideration.  Pulley Axis Adjustment introduces controlled stresses and forces used to steer the belt on the pulley face.  Belt Technologies, Inc. has several options for compensating for camber in system design, such as the Independently Steerable Pulley.