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News Release from: Pennine Industrial Equipment | Subject: Plastic chain and belt guides
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 18 September 2003
Plastic chain and belt guides repel
water
An extensive range of high-quality plastic chain and belt guides is aimed at applications in the food, beverage, automotive and packaging industries.
An extensive range of high-quality plastic chain and belt guides is aimed at applications in the food, beverage, automotive and packaging industries Traditionally, chain and belt guides have been manufactured in steel or other hard-wearing metallic substances
However in keeping with Pennine's innovative approach, it is now offering a complete range of wear guides, all produced in plastic.
Manufactured in grades of UHMWPE, the guide rails are wear resistant, self-lubricating and also water repellent, making them ideal for a wide range of industries.
Typical guide applications include the support and guidance of roller chains, belts and steel chains used in the production of automotive assembly, robotic process machinery, high speed product handling.
These guides are also used on food and beverage processing and packing lines.
Key features include reduced chain vibration, less chain drag and better support, all leading to an extended life of the chain or belt which in turn increase bearing and motor life.
Spin-off-benefits include reduced factory noise and higher hygiene standards, thereby creating a win/win situation, for everyone involved.
The embedding of lubrication during manufacture and the option of the incorporation of antistatic properties makes them especially suitable for high-speed type applications or use in sensitive environments.
A further Pennine option is the ability of some of the guides to withstand temperatures in excess of 260C, enabling them to be used in high-temperature applications.
Environmentally conscious Pennine offers the majority of its belt and chain guides in regenerated green UHMW-PE to keep costs to a minimum.
But, for those involved in the food industry, the company also offers a virgin, food grade, in a choice of colours including food coded blue.
A standard range of guides are now available ex-stock from Pennine and for specialist applications the company can supply in a range of up to 40 different colours all available in a multitude of different properties and finishes.
Complementing Pennine's guides is a range of rollers used for the conveying of different items.
Manufactured in tough PVC, they are offered in a choice of nine different sizes ranging from 21.3 to 73.2mm in external diameter.
Ideal for use in highly demanding applications including corrosive and wet environments, the rollers are offered with a selection of different bearings making them ideal for a wide range of installations.
In addition to a standard PVC range, Pennine can design and produce rollers in specialist material to suit a customer's specific application.
Summarising, Pennine's Sales Manager, Graham Womersley said: "Our decision to target general manufacturing along with the food, beverage and packaging industries with a range of plastic guides for conveyors and belts along with rollers arises from our earlier success in the glass industry.
The plastic products offered by Pennine Industrial Equipment are all premium items and should provide years of successful service thereby avoiding costly production down time".
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