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Honeywell Intelligrated specializes in material-handling technology. A key part of its systems is the motors with timing belts that drive conveyor modules on rolling assembly lines.
Their conveyor solutions help retailers, manufacturers, and logistics providers run efficient, high-performance automated distribution and fulfillment operations.
To deliver maximum uptime, durability, and ROI, Honeywell Intelligrated must set timing-belt tension within a specific range to prevent damage to both the motor and conveyor modules.
When timing belts are tensioned too tightly, they can overload the drive motor and bearings, causing premature failures in the motor or rolling assemblies and expensive downtime.
In the past, tension checks ranged from manual finger checks to sonic tension meters. While sonic tools were more accurate, they were difficult to use reliably.
Manufacturing environments are very noisy, and sonic meters are highly sensitive to noise and vibration.
Accurate readings were hard to get with machine noise in the background, and operators struggled to achieve repeatable, consistent results.
Honeywell Intelligrated needed a better solution.
Honeywell Intelligrated relies on the WX-100-1 Tensitron tension meter, which delivers consistent tension measurement with ±2% accuracy.
The WX-100-1 uses a load cell design that reduces interference from equipment noise. It allows operators to test timing-belt tension precisely, quickly, and easily.
In this application, the meter has a one-way setup that helps avoid operator error and inconsistent results.
Ian Raun, Engineer at Honeywell Intelligrated Safety and Production Solutions, calls the WX-100-1 “a good high quality, robust tool that provides repeatable results.”
After extensive testing in demonstration centers and customer sites, Honeywell Intelligrated has made the WX-100-1 part of its standard customer toolkit for timing-belt tension testing.
