Roller chains / Sprockets for roller chains

Chains and sprockets are positive drive elements, usually made of steel. They transmit high torques without slip and have a very long service life when correctly handled and maintained. We supply the most popular sprockets, chains, sprocket sets, chain tensioners and gliders as well as straight and cranked links from our warehouse.

Further information about our roller chains and sprockets for roller chains:

The most common material is standard or stainless steel (INOX). Our chains are manufactured to DIN 8187-1 / ISO 606 for European designs or to DIN 8188-1 / ISO 606 for American designs. Also available from stock are heavy-duty designs with reinforced flaps and enlarged joint surfaces, chain tensioners and chain gliders.

Benefits of chain drives: They provide slip-free power transmission. Relatively small wrap angles can be achieved thanks to the chain links. They are not usually susceptible to temperature fluctuations. Chains can be shortened or lengthened easily. We supply single straight or cranked connecting links. The roller chain features a number of advantages over other mechanical drive elements. The wide performance range due to the variety of chain sizes, single and multiple strand chains (simplex, duplex or triplex) and different materials, allow them to be used in a wide variety of environments

In very dirty environments, chain drives should be protected, as friction against stones or sand, for example in stone crushers, will greatly impair the sprocket and then of course the chain itself. With proper handling, chain drives will usually have an extremely long service life.
Lubrication: Good, regular lubrication is essential. We are able to offer a suitable program that ensures permanent lubrication and therefore the longest possible service life of your chain - even in hard-to-reach places.

The first English patent for a roller chain was granted in 1880 to a certain Hans Renold. Born in 1852 in Aarau (Switzerland), he studied mechanical engineering at the Polytechnical College in Zurich. His studies led him via Paris to England, where he soon began producing machine drive chains for the flourishing textile industry in his own small factory. Thanks to its precision, the «Renold chain» was a resounding success and also contributed to the spread of the bicycle industry. In agriculture, mining, and industrial manufacturing, the use of a reliable drive chain fulfilled exactly the need to transmit high loads at low speeds. Since then, the number of chain and sprocket producers has grown considerably across the globe.

Our own workshop:

Special operating sites sometimes require special adjustments: hardened teeth (inductive or flame hardened) or bore diameters that cannot be managed with normal clamping bushes - no problem! We can have various post-processing operations performed, either in our own workshop or by our long-standing partners. Contact us with your enquiry!