Why Use O-Ring Roller Chain in Dusty Environments

Dust is one of the most damaging environments for standard roller chain. Fine particles of grain dust, mineral fines, cement powder, and silica sand penetrate the pin-bushing clearance and act as an abrasive cutting medium between two hardened steel surfaces that are...

Why Does Roller Chain Wear Unevenly on One Side

Uneven wear across the width of a roller chain — where one side of the inner link plates shows more wear than the other, or where the rollers show asymmetric wear on one face — is not a random quality variation. It is a mechanical signature that points directly to a...

Why Does Roller Chain Break at the Connecting Link

Walk through the chains that have failed in any industrial maintenance department and a disproportionate number will show failure at or adjacent to the connecting link. This is not a coincidence, and it is not necessarily a sign that the connecting links are...