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News Release from: Diamond Chain Company | Subject: Roller chain
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 12 November 2003
Chains play key roles in oil drilling
The shelves at Petroleum Bearings are lined with countless products from roller chain to bearings to hydraulic hoses.
The shelves at Petroleum Bearings are lined with countless products from roller chain to bearings to hydraulic hoses When it comes to roller chain, Petroleum Bearings offers only the top two brands in the industry - and Diamond Chain is its primary roller chain
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 1 Sep 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The oil industry counts on Diamond in several key components of oil drilling.
When making a hole in the earth to extract oil, roller chain is used to drive the drill bit that often travels anywhere from 2 to 10km deep.
In addition, roller chain drives the huge transmissions and draworks that operate the drilling and hoisting mechanisms.
"We have a number of customers who will only use Diamond Chain", explains Harvey Palmer, Branch Manager at Petroleum Bearings.
"They use it because of the quality.
I can say without a doubt that it's the best roller chain on the market".
The superior quality of Diamond's chain is complemented by the company's commitment to help customers create custom chain solutions based on their specific needs.
Petroleum Bearings saw the need to offer chains for coiled tubing injection services.
And Diamond responded by developing several variations of coiled tubing injection chain.
A distributor like Petroleum Bearings knows first hand that Diamond delivers on its promise of quality and dependability.
The many customers that insist on Diamond Chain time after time are the proof.
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