The particular producing method for the open-edged, shaped V-belts differs from that of the jacketed V-belts; these sq . measure belts with internal splines. The teeth facilitate to cut back the bending stress of the belt and permit it to work on plentiful smaller diameter pulleys. The increase in potency over the shrouded V-belts significantly reduces the necessity for multi-belt drives. Open-edged V-belts need the tension than jacketed V-belts so that they attain higher power transmitting.