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New Hitachi SBR-Prime Roller Chain now Available
Posted on 28 Jul, 2010 by gbtrans
As the exclusive importer of the Hitachi range of premium quality roller chain GB Power Transmission is very pleased to announce the arrival of the New SBR-Prime series Roller Chain. Hitachi's previous range of roller chain, the SBR and Neo-SBR has outperformed competitors for the last 20 years and now one of the markets most respected brands just got 30% better.
In 1987, Hitachi introduced the first premium line of solid bushing/solid roller (SBR) industrial chain products. Cold forged solid steel parts replaced traditional curled components to increase the strength and extend chain life. In 1997 Hitachi added a unique Neo coating to pins and bushings and redesigned the connecting link. A market leading product was made better as Hitachi's design focus shifted to increasing the chain wear life and improving the endurance of the connecting link. The new coating assisted lubrication and protected against corrosion providing and additional 5%-10% increase in wear life.
In 2009 Hitachi went into full production of the new SBR-Prime series roller chain across the standard range. Hitachi once again were the front runner and introduced new innovations in manufacturing technologies and parts processing which has lead to the development of the New SBR-Primes series roller chains. Most of the competitors were still using a split bush roller chain or converting to a form of the SBR. Some even made improvement to the chain which actually reduced maximum allowable loads due to modification of the bushing. The new Hitachi SBR Prime chain now offers up to 30% increase in Maximum Allocable Load (M.A.L) compared with its leading competitors.
Hitachi introduced new manufacturing processes to deliver the extra load capacity for the SBR-Prime roller chain. By using High Energy Mechanical Process Hitachi have improve fatigue strength by improving compressive residual stress zones. A simpler explanation is the Hitachi components combine for a perfect fit for maximum resistance to the stress and loads roller chains are subjected too during service life. Heat treatment has also been improved by the introduction of the Triple Zone Hardness Wear protection for pin and bushing. By better balancing the heat treatment to exact depths Hitachi got the maximum wear capacity of the heart of the roller chain. Corrosion was also addressed with a unique Stainless Steel blast treatment of all components prior to assembly. The film works with a high quality pre-lubrication to protect the chain from corrosive attach and extend life.
The new SBR-Prime Brochure is now available from www.gbtrans.com.au listing published Maximum Allowable Loads (M.A.L) which are up 30% compared with the previous Hitachi SBR chain. Don't take our word for it why not compare M.A.L yourself with other published rates of leading brands. The new rating truly enables the user to select size down for future roller chain applications without affecting service life. What's even more incredible is there is no increase to the price as Hitachi remains one of the most competitive premium quality roller chains on the Australia Market place. Almost 80% of GB Power Transmission Hitachi stock is the new SBR-Prime range already so please do not hesitate to contact us and our Stocking Distributors for further information.
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GB adds Chain Tensioner
Posted on 10 Dec, 2009 by gbtrans
GB adds Chain Tensioner to compliment the range
After being asked by many of our customers, GB Power Transmission is proud to announce that a full range of Chain tensioner's is now available from stock. The GB branded rubber block tensioner's are a proven and effective way for tensioning chain and belt drives in most applications. Properly tensioned drive assemblies ensures maximum service life and reduced maintenance costs.
The new GB Tensions interchange with leading brands and are virtually maintenance free in most applications. They can be mounted in any position to provide tension to drive in almost any application. They mount via a single bolt onto the body of the main tensioner arm. The new series GB tensions are a high quality replacement and like all GB Power products are extremely competitive. Further details including pricing can be found on our new web site www.gbtrans.com.au
Launch for New GB Chain, Sprocket, Coupling & Pulley Brand
Posted on 26 Nov, 2009 by gbtrans
Since its formation in September 2004 GB Power Transmission has been associated with the TV brand of competitively priced, quality chain, sprocket, coupling and pulley products sourced from a chain manufacturer in China. The supplier manufactured a small range of chain up to 1 inch pitch and other products were sourced though them from factories nominated by GB Power. These factories had been qualified for there quality products through regular factory visits by GB Power over its 5 year history. It was critical for GB Power to deliver not only competitive pricing to our growing customer base but a quality consistent with each customer's requirements and standards in Australia.
Although GB Power was involved in the creation of the previous brand it did not own it therefore could only apply the brand to product sourced though other factories. Over the 5 years certain targets for improvements in quality were set between GB Power as the importer and the factory producing the goods. The main focus was the continued improvement in quality and expansion of the range of manufactured products. Remaining competitive was also paramount for the future success of products established with existing customers by GB Power. In November 2008 we received our last shipment of TV branded products as we could not reach agreements with them to meet the targets set for quality and competitive pricing over the next term. Since then we have worked hard with several key manufactures in the Chain, Sprocket, Coupling and Pulley products to create a new brand of products we will call our own. Products now carrying the GB brand below are sourced direct from factories producing a high level of quality and highly competitive pricing. They have all been visited by GB Power and will continue to be on an ongoing basis to ensure their level of quality continues to grow over time. All have quality systems in place and all conform to the standards required by international markets.
More information on the new GB brand of products including new price lists and technical information can be found by logging onto GB's new website re-launched in October 2009
www.gbtrans.com.au
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