Weight-Reduction Engineering

Lightweight Sheet Metal & Riveted V-Belt Pulleys

Multi-piece pulley assemblies built from lightweight stamped sheet metal sections and joined by precision riveting — a structurally rigid, cost-effective alternative to single-piece cast or machined V-belt pulleys.

Multiple Stamped Sections, One Rigid Assembly

Some V-belt pulley geometries — particularly multi-groove and stepped-diameter designs — are more efficiently built as two or more stamped sheet metal sections joined by rivets than as a single spun or cast piece. Riveting avoids the heat-affected zone and distortion risk of welding, keeps the assembly serviceable in some industrial designs, and holds tight concentricity because each stamped section is dimensionally controlled before assembly.

JBMK stamps each section on our 80–300T press lines, then joins them on dedicated riveting fixtures with in-line runout verification, so the finished assembly meets the same balance and concentricity standard as our single-piece spun and stamped pulleys.

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Multi-Section Stamping

Each pulley half or web stamped independently for dimensional control before assembly.

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Precision Riveting Fixtures

Fixture-controlled riveting for consistent clamp load and repeatable concentricity.

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Up to 40% Mass Reduction

Lighter than an equivalent cast or solid-machined V-belt pulley of the same load rating.

Runout Verified Post-Assembly

Every riveted assembly checked on CMM and balancing rigs after joining, not only pre-assembly.

Stamped sheet metal sections prepared for a riveted V-belt pulley assembly at JBMK

Construction Specification Range

Parameter Range
MaterialHigh Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) Steel / Carbon Steel
Thickness per Section1.5mm – 4.0mm
Joining MethodFixture-controlled solid or semi-tubular riveting
ToleranceLinear ±0.1 mm / Hole Position ±0.05 mm
Surface TreatmentZinc Flake Coating (Geomet) / Electro-coat
BalancingG2.5 per ISO 1940, checked post-assembly

Where Riveted V-Belt Pulleys Are Specified

Discuss a Weight-Reduction Program

Share your current cast or machined pulley drawing and our engineering team will assess a stamped-and-riveted alternative.

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