TOUGH CHAIN AND INDUCTION HARDENED SPROCKETS FOR LONG LIFE IN TOUGH CONDITIONS

BMG’s Tsubaki Titan chain series offers significant improvements in wear-life, particularly in demanding applications, like abrasive and dusty conditions.

“Selecting the right chain for every job is critical, especially in harsh conditions where dust and abrasive particles infiltrate moving parts and significantly shorten the lifetime of standard chain. This damage results in high costs caused by downtime, production loss, replacement parts and labour,” says Carlo Beukes, Business Unit Manager, Power Transmission division, BMG. “Tsubaki Titan chain, which offers previously unobtainable wear-life in harsh conditions, combines key features of the existing premium Tsubaki GT4 Winner chain, with new specifications which have been designed to deliver extended wear performance.

“Advanced features for the Titan series, not only extend service life of the chain, but also reduce maintenance costs and minimise downtime. Another advantage is the reduced frequency of swapping out old chain for new, which contributes to a significant reduction in the Total Cost of Ownership.”

An important feature of Tsubaki Titan chain is the use of seamless bushes that incorporate lube grooves. These bushes, which are precision-made and perfectly cylindrical, ensure the smoothest possible operation to help minimise wear. Added to this, the specially designed lube grooves ensure oil is retained at the point of contact, where the chain needs it most. This limits the wear between pin and bush, significantly improving the wear life.

Tsubaki Titan pins have a special surface coating that provides an extra hard, yet low-friction surface, further extending service life.

The Tsubaki development team has specified corrosion-resistant, nickel-plated outer link plates, which are used in combination with black oxide inner link plates, to provide an additional layer of protection against corrosion.

Tsubaki has also incorporated its reliable ring coined technology, which overcomes the problem of typical standard slip-fit connecting links, that are usually much weaker than other links. The process of ring-coining the connecting links ensures that the chain can be specified up to its full load capacity.

Standard Tsubaki Titan Chain is available from BMG in sizes 12B to 32B. Additional sizes, multi-strand and attachment options will be available on request.

Typical applications of this series include abrasive and dusty conditions, such as those found in timber mills, brick works, mining and metal working, as well as in sugar and paper processing.

All Tsubaki chain products are manufactured with special materials, coatings and lubrications and undergo an immaculate production process to ensure dimensional accuracy, constant geometry, high surface quality and long service life.

BMG is the only company globally – outside of the Tsubaki organisation – with accreditation to provide a specialist assembly service for Tsubaki chain products. The company has a dedicated facility at BMG World in Johannesburg, where special attachment chains are assembled to exact requirements and delivered in less than one week.

Customers are able to specify a wide range of standard Tsubaki attachments on any suitable American (ANSI) or British (BS) chain product, of up to 50 m in length. There is no compromise in terms of component specifications and quality standards are guaranteed. BMG’s assembly service means customers don’t need to invest in expensive stockholdings of specialised attachment chains for a particular machine.

As an advancement to BMG’s power transmission range, the company has recently improved the quality of the complete range of Fenner sprockets. The teeth of every Fenner sprocket are induction hardened during manufacture, which results in greater durability and extended service chain life.

This induction hardening procedure, which enhances the quality and durability of Fenner sprockets, means the teeth profile remains intact for longer. This reduces strain on the chain and there is less elongation.

The complete range of Tsubaki and Fenner power transmission components is available from BMG’s national branch network, which offers a technical advisory and 24-hour back-up service.

Tsubaki chains

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