When most of us think of a treadmill, we envision a dusty machine in the corner of the basement, which we bought in our brief enthusiasm for exercise, and then promptly forgot or adamantly avoided.对于那些使健身房进行健身房的人，即使是专业的行业跑步机，也需要一些最常用的机器，需要在第一到两年内完成大量修复。

When Martha and Mark White founded TuffTread in 1999, they asked themselves: “How can we make a durable treadmill which can be expected to last for years to come?” This simple question has exploded the traditional boundaries of the treadmill industry and led the couple into territory they would have never imagined only 15 years ago.

所以，如果想到跑步机让你感到疲倦或无聊，请坐下来准备再次思考。

Finding the right match

当TuffTread的创始人决定new kind of treadmill, they began researching conveyors used for heavy industrial loads, an industry which did not just prefer, but required indestructibility. With this model of extreme endurance, customer requests rolled in and suddenly they were no longer just dealing with traditional gym-like treadmills. The Chinese Olympic team wanted to know if TuffTread could supply a treadmill which could run 50 km/h for high-speed athletic training. The Navy needed a machine which could facilitate four soldiers at a time for their Warrior Performance Lab, a climate chamber which had temperatures ranging from -29° to 60° C. Amusement parks, movie studios, animal trainers: each time Martha and Mark answered the phone, they were once again surprised by the unusual requests, each client searching for a custom machine which could be as robust as it was reliable.

At first it was not easy for TuffTread to find a belt supplier to match their unique market. They needed a provider who could adapt quickly and co-collaborate to find creative solutions. After having tried two different belt suppliers, one which could not provide a sufficiently durable product, and the other who could not keep up with the varying demand, TuffTread tried Habasit.

“It is all you could want from a customer service standpoint,” explains Mark. “It isn’t just that Habasit has a really good product, but it`s that the support is there. That has changed everything.”

自定义应用程序的关键因素

The more unusual the requests become, the more Martha and Mark realize each critical aspect of the belt. From grooves to patterns to backings to surface treatments, every detail makes a difference. Whether finding a material which can track at high speeds or selecting a surface which will not soften under extreme temperatures, Habasit works closely with TuffTread to construct ideal custom applications.

“当谈到高速训练时，运动员在分开的第二次上将从0到40公里/小时开始，”标记解释。“皮带必须追踪超快速，根本没有负载，以便在物品上有一个110公斤的运动员。如果有丝毫的犹豫，或者如果运动员触及皮带的脚踏滑动，这可能会影响他或她的肌肉，训练只是赢得了工作。“

From Hollywood to cheetahs

匹配速度和强度的如此极端精度是Tufftread的持续任务。波士顿动态，高端工程公司，接近玛莎和标记，并要求跑步机踏板测试机器人。为了模拟野生猎豹的速度，公司的工程师创造了一个机器人，该机器人会在皮带的表面上进行竞争，用其机械爪子磨损材料，同时也将液压流体泄漏到设备上。皮带的牵引和表面涂层是必不可少的，使得机器人没有滑动。通过复杂的电子界面，机器必须能够在2.8秒内从0到96 km / h加速，同时也具有耐用性来承受耐磨性的磨损。

当不是赛雷时，Tufftread经常为娱乐行业招募。Marvel Comics Studio的图形部门要求一台机器，宽度为3米，长度为10米，以便演员可以作为一个组在计算机化环境中运行，这使得它看起来像模拟动作就会围绕着模拟动作。通过一种机器如此大的机器，能够促进快速加速和等级变化是一项挑战，但Tufftread转向哈巴斯，并且能够在很短的时间内获得所有必要的部分。

“When the entertainment industry decides they are going to do something, you have no lead time,” Mark explains, “so it all boils down to who can get to them first.”

Media Monks, the largest creative digital production company in the world, came to TuffTread for the construction of customized treadmills which would be part of an avatar video game. The ‘Nike Game of Go’ appeared at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California during a Nike event, where participants could test their own speed and strength while running on a treadmill with an on-screen avatar who responded to their every move.

“我们为这个项目的许多部分订购了所有供应商，哈巴斯是第一个交付的供应商，即使这是三个难以建造的大带，”Mark说。“他们知道它对我们有多重要。”

一个超越页面的故事

一个博客文章不足以涵盖Tufftread必须讲述哈瓦斯皮带出现意想不到的地方的所有故事。全年士兵在19米长的腰带上冲刺，海军士兵每年跑超过80,000公里，在美国航空器运营商上安装的跑步机，一台机器比赛，在一个超环的研究项目中，瘫痪的儿童恢复力量关于专业训练皮带。

“令人惊讶的是，我们的皮带是多么不同的，哈马斯特为他们提供了所有的东西，”马克说。“那就是哈瓦斯令人惊叹的地方。他们确保我们获得我们需要的规格，正如您所看到的，我们的规格更改了很多，自定义作业到自定义作业。“

Read more and watch videos about TuffTread`s exciting innovations at:www.tufftread.com.andwww.youtube.com/user/noramcoperformance.