Tile Design Features

Arrowhead ceramic pulley lagging provides the solution when conventional rubber lagging fails to correct belt slippage and wears prematurely. The unique Arrowhead ceramic is designed for the highest drive factors unlike conventional square tiles. In the field and laboratory testing has proven that Arrowhead ceramic has up to 4 times the coefficient of friction verses standard rubber drive lagging. It has also proven that its abrasion resistance and wear ability can be more then 8 times that of standard rubber lagging.
 

   The unique tile is fully encapsulated in rubber on all five sides to assure an excellent bond between the rubber and the tile. It also maintains better adhesion when compared to conventional square tiles due to the radiused curved edges of the tiles. Laboratory testing has proven that there is a better bonding adhesion to a curve surface than to a 90 degree point as seen on conventional square ceramic lagging tiles.

Improved belt tracking due to the Arrowhead patterns self-cleaning ability, which reduces material build up and thereby eliminates the major source of misalignment, has also been seen as a major advantage to the design of the tiles. On all major drive pulleys, most pulley manufacturers will recommend either diamond or herringbone style lagging for the need of self-cleaning and less buildup. Arrowhead lagging is the only ceramic lagging that provides diagonal grooving to allow water and material to shed away from the pulley.