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High-precision timing pulleys with synchronized timing belts in a modern automation system with digital blueprint overlays

Transmission Parts

Synchronous Timing Pulleys

Precision belt drive components — CNC-machined HTD, T, XL and GT profiles for zero-slip positioning and power transmission.

Overview

Built to your drawing, to your standard

Timing pulleys deliver positive, synchronous engagement between pulley teeth and belt teeth — eliminating slip, maintaining exact speed ratios and enabling positioning accuracy measured in arc-minutes.

MACHINING Force timing pulleys are CNC-machined from bar-stock aluminum or steel with tooth profiles compliant with ISO 5294 and relevant manufacturer standards. Aluminum pulleys are machined from 6061-T6; steel pulleys from C45 or 40Cr. Flanges available on one or both sides.

Aluminum 6061-T6, C45 steel, 40Cr, 304 stainless
HTD 3M/5M/8M/14M · T2.5/T5/T10/T20 · MXL/XL/L/H/XH · GT/GT2
10 to 192 teeth per pulley
Pilot, keyway, taper lock or clamping hub bores
Single, double or no flange
Clear / black / blue / hard anodized finishes

Synchronous Timing Pulleys

Advantages

Why engineers specify Force Machining

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Aluminum 6061

T6, C45 steel, 40Cr, 304 stainless

HTD 3M/5M/8M/14M · T2.5/T5/T10/T20

Engineered and verified in-house so field performance matches drawing intent.

10 to 192 teeth

Engineered and verified in-house so field performance matches drawing intent.

Pilot, keyway, taper lock

Engineered and verified in-house so field performance matches drawing intent.

Single, double or no

Engineered and verified in-house so field performance matches drawing intent.

Clear / black /

Engineered and verified in-house so field performance matches drawing intent.

Specifications

Typical technical envelope

Full material grades, dimensional envelope, load capacity and finish options are listed on the dedicated specifications page.

Applications

Where these parts perform

Automotive engine timing & supercharger
CNC axis positioning drives
3D printer & additive manufacturing
Packaging indexing & registration
Robotic joint & end-effector drives
Medical & laboratory automation
Printing press registration
Semiconductor wafer handling

Technical Data

Headline performance figures

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Material

Aluminum 6061-T6 (anodized), C45 steel, 40Cr alloy steel, 304 stainless steel

Tooth profiles

HTD 3M/5M/8M/14M · T2.5/T5/T10/T20 · MXL/XL/L/H/XH · GT/GT2 2MR/3MR/5MR

Tooth count

10 to 192 teeth depending on pitch and diameter

Bore configuration

Pilot bore, finished bore with keyway, taper lock or clamping hub

Material

Certified metallurgy at every heat

Every bar and blank arrives with a mill certificate. We match material grade to service duty — from general-purpose carbon steel to corrosion-resistant stainless and high-fatigue alloys.

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Aluminum 6061-T6 (anodized)

Sourced from certified mills with EN 10204 3.1 material certificates on request.

C45 steel

Sourced from certified mills with EN 10204 3.1 material certificates on request.

40Cr alloy steel

Sourced from certified mills with EN 10204 3.1 material certificates on request.

304 stainless steel

Sourced from certified mills with EN 10204 3.1 material certificates on request.

Manufacturing

From drawing to inspected part

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01

Engineering & DFM Review

Our application engineers review your 2D drawing or 3D STEP model, run a design-for-manufacture study, and recommend material grade, heat treatment and surface finish to meet the specified duty cycle at the lowest landed cost.

02

Precision Manufacturing

CNC turning, 3–5 axis milling, cylindrical and internal grinding, gear hobbing, induction and case hardening — all performed in-house on calibrated equipment under IATF 16949-aligned process control.

03

Quality Verification

Statistical process control on critical dimensions, first-article (FAI/PPAP) approval, CMM traceable measurement, Rockwell/Brinell hardness mapping and Ra surface-roughness verification per ISO 9001:2015.

04

Preservation & Dispatch

VCI oil, desiccant sachet and heat-sealed PE for corrosion protection; ISPM-15 fumigation-free plywood cases; barcode labelling and pre-cleared export documentation for door-to-door delivery.

Industries

Trusted across demanding sectors

Our parts run inside gearboxes, drivelines and finished machinery for OEMs in a dozen industries — supported by full traceability and consistent global delivery.

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Automotive Tier 1 & Tier 2 OEM

Agricultural Machinery & Harvesters

Construction & Earth-Moving Equipment

Oil, Gas & Petrochemical Downstream

Mining, Aggregates & Bulk Handling

Steel Mills & Metallurgical Plants

Cement, Lime & Building Materials

Marine, Shipbuilding & Offshore

Power Generation & Renewables

Food, Beverage & Pharmaceutical

Water & Wastewater Treatment

General Industrial Machinery Builders

Quality Inspection

Six layers of verification

Every batch passes chemistry, dimension, hardness, balance, finish and NDT gates before it leaves the plant.

SEC. 09 // QC

Q.01

Material Certification (EN 10204 3.1)

Every heat is verified by optical emission spectrometry against the ordered grade. Certified mill test reports (MTC) accompany each shipment and are archived for ten years for full lot-to-lot traceability.

Q.02

Dimensional Inspection (CMM & FAI)

Zeiss and Mitutoyo coordinate measuring machines verify GD&T callouts to ISO 1101. First-article inspection (FAI) and PPAP Level 3 packages are issued for automotive and safety-critical parts on request.

Q.03

Hardness & Metallurgical Analysis

Rockwell (HRC), Brinell (HB) and micro-Vickers hardness maps confirm case depth and core properties. Metallographic sections are examined at 100–500× for grain size, phase distribution and inclusion rating.

Q.04

Dynamic Balancing (ISO 1940)

Rotating components — pulleys, sheaves and gears above 1,800 RPM — are dynamic-balanced to G6.3 as standard, with G2.5 available for high-speed drives. Residual unbalance is reported in g·mm per plane.

Q.05

Surface Finish & Coating Verification

Contact and non-contact Ra/Rz measurement, coating thickness by magnetic and eddy-current gauge, adhesion by cross-cut, and 500–1,000 h salt-spray corrosion testing per ASTM B117 on plated and painted parts.

Q.06

Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)

Magnetic particle (MPI), liquid dye penetrant (LPI) and ultrasonic (UT) inspection by ASNT Level II operators. Radiographic (RT) inspection subcontracted to accredited third-party labs when required.

SEC. 10 // PACKAGING

Export-grade packaging

VCI film wrap and rust-inhibitor oil protect machined surfaces for up to 12 months of storage or transit
Individual foam, corrugated dividers or moulded PE cradles isolate parts from impact and abrasion
Fumigation-free plywood cases certified to ISPM-15 accepted at every major port worldwide
Barcode labels, part-number marking and customer-branded packaging (private label) available on request
Loose, bulk, palletised or kitted assemblies — packed to your inbound receiving specification

SEC. 11 // SHIPPING

Global shipping desk

Incoterms 2020: FOB Shanghai / Ningbo / Qingdao standard, with EXW, CIF, CFR, DDP and DAP on request
Air freight, sea LCL and FCL, and China–Europe rail coordinated in-house — no forwarder hand-offs
Full export document set — Certificate of Origin (CO / Form A / FTA), packing list, commercial invoice, B/L and material test certificate
Delivered to 40+ countries; established freight lanes to Germany, USA, Italy, Poland, Türkiye, Brazil, Mexico and Australia
Real-time shipment tracking and consolidated container loading for multi-SKU orders

Downloads

Datasheets and inspection templates

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Product Catalogue (PDF)

PDF · On request

Material Specification Sheet

PDF · On request

Inspection Sample Report

PDF · On request

FAQ

Answers before you ask

The questions our sales engineers hear most often. Missing something? Message us — a real engineer replies within one business day.

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Standard catalogue items ship from stock in single pieces. Custom-machined parts typically start at 20 pieces per SKU, with lower prototype quantities of 1–5 accepted at a modest set-up charge. For high-volume programmes we scale to 100,000+ pieces per year.

Yes — full OEM/ODM capability. Send a 2D drawing (PDF, DWG, DXF), a 3D model (STEP, IGES, X_T) or a physical reference sample. Our engineers issue a DFM review, firm quotation and lead time within one business day. Under NDA we treat every drawing as customer IP and never share it with third parties.

Turning and milling routinely hold ±0.02 mm and Ra 0.8 μm. Ground journals reach IT5 / ±0.005 mm and Ra 0.2 μm. Bore concentricity to 0.01 mm TIR, gear quality to DIN 6 / AGMA 12. Tighter tolerances are quoted on a feature-by-feature basis.

Standard parts ship in 2–3 weeks. Custom-machined and heat-treated parts run 4–6 weeks. Tooling-intensive items (large forgings, sand-cast blanks) or full PPAP approval add 1–2 weeks. Airfreight sample runs can compress this to 10 working days.

Yes. Every shipment includes an EN 10204 3.1 material test certificate (MTC), a dimensional inspection report and — on request — Rockwell/Brinell hardness readings, dynamic balancing reports (ISO 1940) and NDT results (MPI, LPI, UT). PPAP Level 1–5 packages are issued for automotive customers.

The plant is certified to ISO 9001:2015 with an internal quality system aligned to IATF 16949 for automotive customers. Environmental management follows ISO 14001, and welded pressure parts are produced under EN ISO 3834 procedures with certified welders.

Absolutely. We sign mutual NDAs before quotation, restrict drawings to a need-to-know engineering team, and never publish customer part numbers, photos or applications without written approval. Dedicated tooling remains customer property and is stored under lot ID for repeat orders.

Incoterms 2020: EXW, FOB, CFR, CIF, DAP, DDP. Invoicing in USD, EUR, GBP or CNY. Standard terms are 30% T/T deposit with balance against B/L copy; irrevocable L/C at sight is welcomed for orders above USD 30,000, and open account (Net 30–60) is available for approved repeat customers.

Yes. We ship DDP to customer warehouses across the EU, UK, North America, Türkiye and Australia, and support call-off kanban, VMI and consignment stock programmes for repeat OEM customers.

Send your drawing or reference sample to our sales engineers via the inquiry form on this page or by email. You will receive a DFM review, sample quotation and realistic lead time within one business day, followed by an initial sample and inspection report before series release.

Related Products

Variants engineered for every drive

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HTD Timing Pulley (Aluminum, Flanged)

High Torque Drive profile with curved tooth optimized for power transmission. Flanged edges prevent belt walk-off.

T-Profile Timing Pulley

Trapezoidal tooth profile in metric pitches — classic industrial pulley for general automation, linear motion and conveying.

XL Profile Timing Pulley

Inch trapezoidal profile (0.200" pitch) for light-duty fractional-horsepower drives in office equipment and instrumentation.

Dual-Flange Pulley with Taper Lock

Flanges on both sides plus internal taper lock bushing — eliminates keyways and provides superior concentricity.

Bar Stock Timing Pulley (Pilot Bore)

Machined from solid stock with a small pilot bore ready for final boring to custom shaft size. Ideal for prototyping.

Anodized Aluminum Timing Pulley

6061-T6 aluminum with clear, black or blue anodized finish for corrosion resistance and visual identification.

Related Materials

Explore adjacent product families

SEC. 15 // MATERIALS

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Continuous cast gray and ductile iron bar for machined blanks.

Nickel Bar

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Welded Pipes

ERW, LSAW and SSAW pipe for structural and fluid applications.

Insights

From the engineering desk

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Industrial Materials — The Selection Guide

Match cast iron, carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless and nickel alloys to mechanical, corrosion and thermal duty.

CNC Machining — A Buyer's Guide

3-axis vs 4- vs 5-axis, realistic tolerance envelopes, and how to write a drawing that quotes low.

Industrial Inspection Methods

CMM, spectrometer, hardness, NDT and balancing — what each proves and when to specify it.

Request a Quote

Send drawings, target quantities and material grade. Firm pricing back within one business day.

Download Catalogue

Complete range, material grades, dimensional envelope and load ratings — the working PDF our engineers use.

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