Kronopol installs Igus plastic energy-chains
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Igus UK product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Jun 11, 2009
Kronopol, a producer of particleboards and derived timber products, has used plastic energy-chains from Igus to replace steel energy-chains.
Kronopol, located in Zary, Poland produces all three types of derived timber product boards on one site.
Plastic energy chains from Igus were used to replace the heavy steel chains.
The annual board production is 1.3-million square-metres, which is exported to more than 40 countries.
The factory's Siempelkamp wood-working machines had been first equipped with steel energy-chains to manage moving cables and hoses.
Grzegorz Szer, foreman of the Kronopol electro department, said: 'These energy chains only lasted for six months and I always had to replace them after that.
'In spite of the harsh operating environment and continual use, the plastic energy-chains have already lasted for 24 months without a single failure.' The machines are equipped with plastic energy-chains of the Igus E4/4 system series 5050.
These energy chains are especially suited for high fill weights over long travels and in dirty or humid environments.
The side parts of the energy chain are connected through a 'tongue and groove' joint.
This increases its stability in tensile and shear directions, important when high lateral accelerations or torsion act on the chain.
Igus delivered the E4/4 5050 series with an extra middle link.
Because of the high cable loads, Kronopol can extend the self-supporting length of the energy chain if required.
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