Advantages
Inverted tooth chains outscore the alternatives. Whether they are used as a drive solution to replace systems based on gear drives or belts, or as a transport solution in place of belts, roller conveyors, or roller chains – their superiority is demonstrated in measurable advantages.
Advantages of inverted tooth chains at a glance
- Ideal solution for use in drive and transport systems
- High degree of efficiency thanks to low-maintenance operation
- Superior to solutions with toothed wheels/gears or belts (drives)
- Superior to belts, roller conveyors, and roller chains (transport)
Inverted tooth chain drives
Advantages and features of inverted tooth conveyor chains
- Fast, with speeds up to 50 m/s
- Extremely smooth and quiet operation
- Low-maintenance and durable thanks to rolling pivots
- Little lubrication needed
- Toothing without any play
Advantages of Renold Inverted Tooth Chain Drives Over...
... belts
- More resistant to chemicals, especially when cooling lubricants are used
- Simple assembly thanks to the possibilities of pin locks associated with corresponding short downtimes or the lack of extra construction
- Reduced sensitivity to temperatures > 85 °C and extremes in humidity, e.g. material does not swell and the tensile member does not shrink when moisture is absorbed
... other steel pintle chains
- Very high maximum speed
- Low and uniform wear
- Low running noise
- Very high maximum speed
- Low and uniform wear
- Low running noise
- Good meshing conditions
- Low wear even with standard sprockets
- Highly flexible width
- Smooth running , not susceptible to vibration
- High efficiency
- Consistent, high quality
... gear wheels / gear boxes
- Low cost for wide shaft center distances
- Meshing unaffected by fluctuations in temperature
- Quiet at every operating point
- Zero tooth flank backlash
- High tolerances for shaft arrangement
- Possible to combine rotatory and linear motion
- Good self-damping
- Highly efficient at every operating point
- Moderate costs for special solutions
Inverted tooth chains from Renold - the benchmark for wrap drives
Inverted tooth conveyor chains
Advantages and features of inverted tooth conveyor chains
- Slip-free
- Driver link plates in many different versions
- Any choice of shape or width
- Slight elongation
- Small return wheels
- Robust and temperature-resistant
- With a polished top surface or polished on both sides
- Chains without rigid backing
- Stainless version
- No protruding rivet heads
Avoidable Problems of Various Conveyor Systems with...
... belts
- Damage due to sharp-edged parts
- High degree of wear
- Lack of thermal and chemical resistance
- Difficult to repair
- Complex assembly
- Large roller diameter
- Large in width
- High pre-load forces
... roller conveyors
- Loud running noises
- Low accuracy
- Changing conveyance height
- Many individual drives
- Lack of interlocking driving
- Limited accessibility
- Small bearing surface
- Missing design variants
... roller chains
- Limited width adjustment
- Small bearing surface
- High surface pressure
- High wear with accumulation operation
- No immediate driving with accumulation roller chains
- Uneven or high elongation
- Unbalanced running
- Large wheel diameters
Inverted tooth chains from Renold - maximum versatility as a modular system.