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Motion systems application examples: Chains for every environment

November 25, 2015 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

By Leslie Langnau • With recent advances in precision, designers can use chains in more applications than ever, including remote installations thanks to lubrication technology. Chains are versatile and reliable components used primarily to transmit power in machinery or convey products. Roller chains are mainly used with drives. But they can also be found in […]

Filed Under: Belt + chain, Linear Motion, Mechanical PT, Motion Casebook Tagged With: Tsubaki

Trends in chains and sprockets

March 2, 2015 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

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Modern chains and sprockets have driven machinery for more than 100 years, but recent innovations have taken the technology into the 21st century. Recently, we asked two industry experts—Michael Hogan, senior design and applications engineer at U.S. Tsubaki’s Roller Chain Division, and Derek Glugosh, sprocket product manager at Tsubaki—for their input on what the future […]

Filed Under: Actuators, Linear Motion Tagged With: Tsubaki

Roller chain: Basics and sizing for power-transmission and conveying

August 25, 2013 By Motion Control Tips Editor Leave a Comment

Updated February 2018. || Engineers have used chains in motion systems for more than a century. They are versatile and reliable components to drive machinery and convey products. Now, advances in precision and technology let designers use chains in more applications than ever. Remote installations benefit from long-life chain that requires no lubrication, for example. […]

Filed Under: Mechanical PT, Motion Selection Guides Tagged With: Dorner, RegalBeloit, Tsubaki

What are roller chains? Technical Summary for Motion Engineers

October 6, 2011 By Motion Control Tips Editor 1 Comment

Updated April 2015. || In any motion control system, the object is ultimately to move some kind of load. The component in the motion system that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy is the motor. But the task doesn’t end there. A motor’s output shaft has to connect somehow to whatever the load is. This […]

Filed Under: FAQs + basics, Linear Motion, Mechanical PT Tagged With: Tsubaki

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