Paxton AT Series blowers use a belt that is reinforced with Aramide cord. The Aramide cord gives added strength to the belt and results in minimal belt stretch of less than 1%. Common belts use polyester instead of Aramide, and thus can stretch up to 3%. More stretch gives a looser running belt which can accelerate belt failure and costly downtime. We recommend replacing the belt annually with a genuine Paxton belt to ensure peak performance. And when you change the belt, don’t forget to change the tensioner spring. A fresh spring will help to maintain tension for optimum belt life and blower performance.

Paxton XT Series blowers use a specially designed auto-tension belt. This belt is designed to operate for 3 years. And unlike common belts, the XT series belts have a self tensioning feature that results in minimal bearing loads -- meaning less load on the blower head bearings and significantly longer blower head life. The auto-tension belt yields more uptime for your production.

When you call to order your new belts, don’t forget to have the serial number of the blower ready!

Paul Reichle, Paxton Service Technician, has been with ITW Air Management, the parent company of Paxton Products, for over 45 years. He has been building and repairing Paxton blower systems since 2004. E-mail Paul any questions you have about your Paxton blower systems.