Power and free conveyor chains gentle on goods
August 1st 2007

Flexon says its latest Elite power and free conveyor chains feature finger and component protection, are gentle with chain components and conveyed goods – and boost safety.

Used mainly in feeding systems, automation engineering and to provide gentle transportation of workpiece carriers, for example, the company says power and free conveyor chains are exceptionally versatile. They are used as links between stations of a production or assembly line, in warehouses and in a wide range of material flow systems – wherever workpieces, finished products, pallets, containers or crates need to be moved, stored, accelerated or separated along defined routes.

Standard power and free conveyor chains have an enlarged conveying roller every other segment, which transports the conveyed materials and allows the chain to pass underneath queued material without damaging it. The chain bushings, which are attached to the inner chain links, take up the spaces between the conveying rollers.

On the new Elite chains these bushings cover the spaces between the conveying rollers almost fully, providing complete protection for chain components and conveyed goods, stopping small parts getting into the chain links and jamming the rollers or links and preventing friction wear of the conveying rollers as well as friction damage to the conveyed goods. They also prevent fingers from getting trapped.

Hardened steel and lowmaintenance versions are also available.

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