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New GB Rep delivers the Quality Hitachi Roller Chain Message
Posted on 14 Oct, 2009 by gbtrans
GB Power Transmission is pleased to announce that Michael Chappell will commence representing the company in external sales from May 2009. Michael has been with company for 3 years now in internal sales and customer service and gathered the basic product knowledge and experience required to represent GB's quality power transmission products to our growing customer base.
Michael is seen above inspecting the recent order prior to delivery of the Hitachi Super 240-1 chain destined for a heavy duty mining application where only the best in quality will do. Letting our customers know about our premium quality range of Hitachi Neo-SBR Japanese manufactured roller chain will be high on his agenda. The Super 240-1 chain pictured is an upgrade to the standard ANSI 240-1 roller chain. The Super series chain has additional features to significantly increase fatigue strength and impact absorbing capacity. Typically they are used in high torque high shock load application such as drill rigs, slewing drives, mixers and propel drive chains. Hitachi use a straighter side plate design for increased tensile strength and a through hardened 4 way riveted pin. Special alloys and strict quality assurance ensure that the Hitachi Chain products you buy provide the same extended service life time after time. The super series is also available with a further upgrade to Super H with the side plate thickness increased to the next chain sixe up for optimum service life and performance.
Like all Hitachi roller chains the Super series incorporates the SBR design unlike many other premium quality brands available on the market. In 1987 Hitachi introduced the SBR, Solid Bush design ,shown below in a close up shot of the Super 240-1 chain which became the simplest but most important design improvement in roller chain since its invention in the 1950's. Typically the bush is made from a piece of flat material rolled into a barrel shape and then installed into the chain. With side plates' loading the chain top and bottom the curled roller starts to open up and elongate as soon as load is applied. Not being perfectly round to start with the curled roller also creates space for moisture to enter the chain and corrosion to commence prematurely and further accelerate the elongation process. The SBR is manufactured from round bar precision machined to tolerance inside and out to ensure a perfect fit into the side plate. This simple design improvement increases chain service life significantly over conventional design roller chain. Shown below, why not check to see if your current roller chain is standard with this design ensuring you get the maximum service life available form industrial roller chain.
Hitachi further enhances this design protecting the chains centre by a special double surface treatment of pin and bush known as Neo. The Neo-SBR series chain which is standard off the shelf from GB Power Transmission is the ultimate in roller chain giving you maximum service life time after time.
For further details on our range of Premium quality Hitachi chain products or our other Chain, Sprocket, Coupling and Pulleys please do not hesitate to contact GB Power by phoning our new Hotline 1800 4CHAIN ( 1800 424 246).
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