Advantages of Pulley System:
- Belt drives are simple and economical.
- They don’t need parallel shafts.
- Belts drives are provided with overload and jam protection.
- Noise and vibration are damped out. Machinery life is increased because load fluctuations are shock- absorbed.
- They are lubrication-free. They require less maintenance cost.
- Belt drives are highly efficient in use (up to 98%, usually 95%).
- They are very economical when the distance between shafts is very large.
*Chennu, Vinodh Reddy. “Belt Drives: Types, Advantages, Disadvantages.” ME Mechanical, 10 Feb. 2017, me-mechanicalengineering.com/belt-drives/.