Chain & Chain Drives

Exposure to challenging environmental conditions is when the ultimate performance and durability of an industrial chain is really tested. From corrosive atmospheres to washdown environments, a chain correctly specified for its application will increase lifespan, reduce burden of maintenance and minimise downtime. In such applications it often possible to reduce total cost of ownership by […]

Tsubaki’s latest innovation, TSUBAKI Titan Chain, is designed to offer previously unobtainable wear life in harsh applications, like in abrasive and dusty conditions, such as those found in timber mills, stone sawyers or brickworks. Created by the company’s global research & development team in Japan, TSUBAKI Titan Chain combines the best features of the existing […]

Continental strategically sharpens its profile as a provider of service and complete conveying solutions and therefore unifies its portfolio under the Continental brand. In the future, all products, technologies and services, know-how and expertise will be combined under the Continental brand. “Decisive drivers are our customers. In this way, our customers and partners will benefit […]

From the chipper to the roll, producing paper is a continuous process. For plant managers tasked with managing capital expenditure, sometimes budget components can find their way onto the production line. Drive chain is a classic example of a product that is sometimes treated as a commodity rather than an engineered component. One global manufacturer […]

Tsubakimoto, the world’s premier manufacturer of power transmission products, offers a full range of sprockets, all available from stock, for the European market.  The impressive line-up includes products manufactured from carbon steel (with induction hardened teeth) and stainless steel and features a huge range of standard products. Customers with specific requirements for their applications are […]

Producing high quality, consistent baked goods in a batch production requires precise and reliable processes and equipment. For one bakery, the industrial oven it used for producing pre-baked bread rolls required new conveyor chain every two years due to excessive wear. This was an expensive and time-consuming operation that affected the bakery’s production targets. Fortunately, […]

For long chain service life – economical, clean, absolutely precise: iwis presents the new CLA lubrication system for chain drives. Regular maintenance and lubrication are essential to ensure low wear and extend the service life of a chain drive. More than two thirds of all chain failures can be avoided with proper relubrication. Which was […]

A leading German automotive components manufacturer produces a range of vehicle parts, including wheel carriers, controls arms and pump housings for use by many global automotive brands, using mainly steel and aluminium blanks. Once installed in the vehicle, many of these parts will be subjected to harsh conditions, and they have to endure extreme wear […]

The pressure and stress at automotive industry manufacturing lines is high; a second of downtime can cost millions of euros. In spite of low reliability’s astronomical costs, many manufacturers still determine their conveyor driving chains as commodity goods; they weigh on price rather than performance. In many situations, this is false; since a correctly selected […]

“Admittedly, the designation ‘stainless inverted tooth chains’ may be confusing – because the advantage of our stainless steel inverted tooth chains is not in the resistance of the metal but in the thermal conductivity properties of stainless steel” emphasizes Uwe Gillert, glass industry manager for inverted tooth chain manufacturer RENOLD. Renold Tooth Chain introduced the […]

The Renold Syno range sets a new benchmark for roller chain performance in lubrication-sensitive environments. Covering both small and large pitch sizes, Renold has tailored its technology to suit your requirements with a range of different solutions all brought under the Renold Syno name. In a range incorporating technology unique to Renold and with designs […]

A leading global distributor of electronic, electrical and industrial components handles and ships over 55,000 parcels every day from its UK-based distribution centre. To facilitate this feat of logistics, each part of the distribution chain needs to work flawlessly. In the warehouse, products are transported from stock locations to packing bays using lifts that are […]