Chain & sprocket systems
A chain drive is the answer where a belt would slip: high load, low speed, dirty or oily conditions. Its life depends mostly on lubrication and correct tension — a slack chain eats the sprocket, an over-tight one eats the bearings.
Types and variants
The distinct designs that sit under this category.
Roller chains (ISO 606 / ANSI)
Available simplex, duplex and triplex. 08B, 10B, 12B and 16B are the most common industrial sizes.
Connecting links and joint kits
Let the chain be repaired and its length adjusted without full removal.
Sprockets (simplex / duplex)
Tooth count sets the ratio; material and surface hardening set the life.
Tensioners, slides and guides
Take up the slack on long spans and keep the chain from jumping the sprocket.
Where it is used
The applications this category most often serves.
- Conveyor and elevator drives
- Packaging lines
- Agricultural machinery and threshers
- Mining and aggregate equipment
- Wastewater rakes and mixers
What we ask when selecting
What we need in order to find the right part. You do not need all of it — we can work out the rest together.
- Pitch and number of strands
- These two define the chain — and the sprocket shares the pitch.
- Power and speed
- Chain suits low speed; at high speed a belt is usually the better answer.
- Centre distance and link count
- Chain is ordered by link count — an even number is preferred.
- Environment
- Unlubricated, corrosive or food-contact lines need a special chain.
Typical designations
Examples that make the designation readable — not a stock commitment.
- 08B-1
- 12.7 mm pitch, simplex — the most common industrial chain.
- 10B-2
- 15.875 mm pitch, duplex — twice the load.
- 12B-1
- 19.05 mm pitch, medium to heavy duty.
- 16B-1
- 25.4 mm pitch for heavy-duty drives.
Other categories in this group
Send us the designation or the dimensions — we will find the match.
A code you cannot find in the catalogue, a faded marking on an old bearing, or just the dimensions — any of the three is enough. The wrong bearing costs more than a late one.