BRECOflex CO., L.L.C. Launches Mobile App for Calculating Timing Belt Pretension

BRECOflex CO., L.L.C. offers a free SM5 Pretension Calculator app that works in conjunction with the SM5 Tension Meter. The meter allows you to check pretension and set pretension by using a frequency reading from the meter and two mathematical formulas. The “SM5 Pretension Calculator” app eliminates the need to know the formulas because it quickly and accurately does the calculations for you.

Eatontown, NJ, October 13, 2017 – BRECOflex CO., L.L.C. announces the launch of their first mobile app for iOS and Android. The “SM5 Pretension Calculator” is a companion app designed to work in conjunction with the SM5 Tension Meter.

The SM5 Tension Meter measures the static tension of all belt types in Hertz (Hz). The purpose of pre-tensioning a belt is to maintain tension at all times during operation and depends on the belt drive type and peak loading.

The meter allows you to check pretension and set pretension by using a frequency reading from the meter and two mathematical formulas. The “SM5 Pretension Calculator” app eliminates the need to know the formulas because it quickly and accurately does the calculations for you.

BRECOflex CO., L.L.C. Launches Mobile App for Calculating Timing Belt Pretension

Screenshots of the Tension Meter Calculator mobile app.

The app offers significant advantages for use in the field including: · It doesn’t require math and yields an instant, accurate result making it simple to use. · The u...

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The app offers significant advantages for use in the field including:

·         It doesn’t require math and yields an instant, accurate result making it simple to use.

·         The user can translate the app into English, Spanish, French or German with the touch of a button.

·         It eliminates the need to reference external charts to find the proper belt mass because they are built into the app.

·         The app allows BRECOflex to add additional belt pitches and belt masses to the calculator through updates so the SM5 tension meter and app will never become obsolete.

·         The app adds significant value to the SM5 tension meter making it the only tension meter the user will ever need to buy.

There is a short video explaining how to use the “SM5 Pretension Calculator” on YouTube at https://youtu.be/3gWheByTlFs.

Users can download the app on The App Store or Google Play Store by searching for “BRECOflex” or going to the following URLs, respectively:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sm5-tension-meter/id1280763347?mt=8

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brecoflex.smfive_pretension_calculator

About BRECOflex CO., L.L.C.

BRECOflex CO., L.L.C. was founded in 1989 in Eatontown, NJ as a manufacturer of high precision timing belts and drive components. Their product range consists of over 100 tooth configurations, over 4000 stock profile molds, and pulleys which come in stock as well as custom-made. Other components include clamps, tensioning clamps, tensioners and accessories including the SM5 tension meter and the field welder.

BRECOflex CO., L.L.C. timing belts are used world-wide by EOMs and end-users in conveying, driving, indexing, linear drive and power transmission applications. They are an ISO 9001 certified company.

For more information contact Lara Burke at 732-460-9500, ext 307 or email [email protected].

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