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Tsubaki Advantage
Titan Series Chain
For Improved Wear Life
Titan chain’s construction incorporates the latest result of Tsubaki’s R&D to improve roller chain’s wear life made for harsh and high-speed environments. Tsubaki’s Titan Series Chain embodies all the best features of our standard ANSI chain paired with the latest and exclusive features that outperforms competitor’s chains.
Tsubaki Titan Chain offers distinct advantages that deliver the ultimate in strength and extended wear life:- Special coated pins that provide an extra hard, low friction surface that limits the wear between the pin/bushing area, significantly increasing wear life, and providing robust performance even in high debris environments.
- Zinc coated pin link plates and black oxide roller link plates provide an extra layer of protection for corrosion.
- Solid Lube Groove Bushing - Tsubaki’s PERFORMAX bushings are cold formed from a solid piece of steel providing seamless construction providing better surface between the pin and bushing while the lube grooves on the inner surface of the bushing retain oil at the point of contact further increasing wear life. Offered in sizes 80-140.
- Tsubaki’s patented ring-coining connecting link increases fatigue strength and durability of the chain. The unique process causes positive compressive stress around the pitch holes to counteract shock loads.
Titan Series Chains are available in a variety of options for your drive chain applications including single and multi-strand, attachment chain, made-to-order and available in sizes 35-240.
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Cost Savings
Rotary Drum Furnace
One of our customers is one of the biggest players in the aluminum billet industry. They were having issues with their rotary drum furnace and called on the Tsubaki team to see how the issues can be improved.This aluminum billet producer was experiencing rapid chain elongation and the odd breakage every 6-8 months on their 200RB chain installed on their rotary drum furnace. The customer grew exhausted constantly having to repair the 200RB, hence they decided that a permanent solution to increase wear life was warranted.After investigating the scenario, we recommended the heavy series of our new Titan Series Chain. Tsubaki’s heavy series chain was suggested to address the odd breakage; this resulted in a 20% increase in strength. To address elongation and inability to lubricate due to high temperature, our Titan Series’ innovative hard-chrome plated pins provided a solution. The hard-chromed plated pins have ultra smooth surface and is extra hard, thus, reducing friction on the pin/bearing area while at the same time providing extra strength prolonging wear life.The recipe Tsubaki suggested has been running on the application for a full year without encountering any breakage or elongation.
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Tech Time
Not All Chains Are Created Equal (Part 4) - Corrosion
By Tim MorrisonTechnical Support ManagerChains are used in a wide range of industrial applications. Everything from power transmission, lifting, conveyance and everything in between; often in corrosive environments. The go-to material for most chain is mid-to-high carbon steel. These steels, while having good strength characteristics, can be heat treated, are easily machined and formed, and readily available. Unfortunately, they do not lend themselves well to corrosive environments.It is well known that carbon steels in the presence of water and air will corrode, most often in the form of rust. The presence of salt or other chemicals can increase the rate of corrosion significantly. There are several ways to reduce the rate of corrosion, although eliminating it is nearly impossible.Lubrication
The easiest and often the most overlooked solution is to lubricate the chain. Not only will proper lubrication contribute to optimal chain performance but oil will provide a protective layer around the chain, displacing moisture, and preventing rust from forming. Many food grade lubricants will provide this protection as well. Of course, there are many applications where lubricating the chain is not desirable due to environmental or product contamination concerns.Plated Chains
As the name implies plated chain improve corrosion resistance by adding a protective layer on the surface of the chain. Tsubaki Nickel Plated (NP) chain is available in all sizes. Each component is electroplated prior to assembly. NP provides a cost-effective method of moderate corrosion resistance in water applications. Generally, it does not perform well in salt water or chemical environments. Applications where the chain is subject to high impacts or sliding should be avoided.Tsubaki Neptune™ (NEP) chain is a mechanically applied multi-layer zinc coating that provides good corrosion resistance in water, salt water, and mildly alkaline environments. Especially like those found in applications that require periodic washdown. Since NEP chain is mechanically coated instead of electroplating it has superior adhesion and scratch resistance. Plated chains are not suitable for direct food contact.Stainless Steel Chains
Providing the best of corrosion resistance and temperature range, Stainless Steel (SS) is the material of choice for many applications. They are generally highly resistant to corrosion in acidic, alkaline, and wet environments. Additionally they can operate in much higher temperatures than standard Carbon Steel chain (-20°C to 400°C).Tsubaki SS series chain is made completely from 304 stainless. It can operate in a wide range of corrosive environments. However, it must be noted that the strength of SS chain is 90% less than the equivalent carbon steel chain. Loading review must be completed when considering switching from standard chain to SS. Often a SS chain 2 to 3 times larger must be used to replace the equivalent carbon steel chain.“AS” series and bushings are made of precipitation-hardened, tempered stainless steel, while the plates and bushings are 18-8 SUS. This combination results in a maximum allowable load 1.5 times that of SS series chain. AS series has lower corrosion resistance than SS series.Finally, “NS” series chain is made completely from 316 stainless steel offering higher corrosion resistance that SS.Contact Tsubaki with your specific needs to determine the best anti-corrosive chain for your application.
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Issue 39
- Tsubaki News: Tsubaki Advantage offers web-based equipment management
- Cost Savings Highlight: Solve your Robot Issues with Tsubaki’s Robotrax
- Tech Time: Next Generation Tsubaki Leaf Chains
Issue 38
- Tsubaki News: Tsubaki Pin Gear Drive Unit Replaces Gear Rack Systems
- Cost Savings Highlight: Pin Gear Drive Units Nomenclature
- Tech Time: Pin Gear Drive Selection Procedure
Issue 37
- Tsubaki News: Pony Series Steel Bushed Chains – Elevator Chains
- Cost Savings Highlight: Roof Truss Press
- Tech Time:Tsubaki’s Products Add Value to Your Operation
Issue 36
- Tsubaki News: Engineering Chain - Elevator Types & Buckets
- Cost Savings Highlight:One-Touch Inspection Door® gives you easy access to your conveyors
- Tech Time: Roller Chain and Sprockets Troubleshooting Guide - Pin Related Issues
Issue 35
- Tsubaki News: G8 Series Heavy Duty Chains and Sprockets
- Cost Savings Highlight:Combat High Speed and Accelerated Elongation with Tsubaki’s Titan Chain
- Tech Time: Roller Chain and Sprockets Troubleshooting Guide – Link Plate Related Issues
Issue 34
- Tsubaki News: Bulk Material Handling Assemblies
- Cost Savings Highlight: Overhead Gantry Crane
- Tech Time: Roller Chain and Sprockets Troubleshooting Guide
Issue 33
- Tsubaki News: Asphalt Chain
- Cost Savings Highlight: Sawmill 90-Degree Conveyor
- Tech Time: How to Minimize Mechanical Wear on Chains
Issue 32
- Tsubaki News: Scan & Plan
- Cost Savings Highlight: Cam Clutch
- Tech Time: Custom Sprocket Capabilities
Issue 31
- Tsubaki News: Tsubaki Chain Configurator
- Cost Savings Highlight: Super Stainless Chain
- Tech Time: Super Stainless Sprockets
Issue 30
- Tsubaki News: Introducing Super Stainless Steel Chain
- Cost Savings Highlight: Workhorse Elevator Chains
- Tech Time: Chains for Asphalt and Paving Industry
Issue 29
- Tsubaki News: Where It All Began
- Cost Savings Highlight: Bushings for Sprockets
- Tech Time: Varitrak S/SX Series
Issue 28
- Tsubaki News: Energy Series for Cold Harsh Environments
- Cost Savings Highlight: Energy Series Sprockets
- Tech Time: Extended Travel Support Systems
Issue 27
- Tsubaki News: Automotive Parts
- Cost Savings Highlight: 4 Reasons to Use Tsubaki Advantage
- Tech Time: Importance of Strain Relief
Issue 26
- Tsubaki News: Power Transmission Video
- Cost Savings Highlight: Introducing STAGE-1
- Tech Time: Solutions to Harsh Environments
Issue 25
- Tsubaki News: G8 Series Intro
- Cost Savings Highlight: G8 Neptune & G8 Lambda
- Tech Time: G8 Heavy Duty Drive Chain
Issue 24
- Tsubaki News: G8 Series Drive Chain
- Cost Savings Highlight: Chain Inspection
- Tech Time: Diasaw Website
Issue 23
- Tsubaki News: Hardened Sprockets
- Cost Savings Highlight: Stone Elevator Sprocket with Wear Indicator
- Tech Time: SMART TOOTH™ Sprockets
Issue 22
- Tsubaki News: 100 Years Video
- Cost Savings Highlight: Power-Lock
- Tech Time: Power-Lock Selection Guide
Issue 21
- Tsubaki News: Cam Clutch Solutions
- Cost Savings Highlight: Cost Effective, Not Costly
- Tech Time: Backstop Size Selection
Issue 20
- Tsubaki News: Titan Series Chains
- Cost Savings Highlight: Rotary Drum Furnace
- Tech Time: Not All Chains Are Created Equal Part 4 - Corrosion
Issue 19
- Tsubaki News: Heavy Duty and Super Series Chains
- Cost Savings Highlight: Chain Failure
- Tech Time: Not All Chains Are Created Equal Part 3 - Tensile & Fatigue Failure
Issue 18
- Tsubaki News: Engineered Class Chain in Harsh Environment
- Cost Savings Highlight: SJ3 Sealed Chain Design
- Tech Time: Tsubaki WORKHORSE Elevator Chain
Issue 17
- Tsubaki News: Smart Tooth Sprockets
- Cost Savings Highlight: Incline Chip Conveyor
- Tech Time: Not All Chains Are Created Equal Part 2 - Mechanical Wear
Issue 16
- Tsubaki News: On the Move
- Cost Savings Highlight: Synthetic Gypsum Bucket Elevator
- Tech Time: Not All Chains Are Created Equal
Issue 15
- Tsubaki News: Scan And Plan
- Cost Savings Highlight: Edger Drive
- Tech Time: Using old sprockets with new chain
Issue 14
- Tsubaki News: More Innovation from Tsubaki!
- Cost Savings Highlight: Looper Exit
- Tech Time: Matching and Tagging: High Accuracy, Narrow Tolerance
Issue 13
- Tsubaki News: LAUNCH OF TSUBAKI OF CANADA'S SITE FOR KABELSCHLEPP
- Cost Savings: Debarker Drive
- Tech Time: To Idle or not to Idle, and where to put it
Issue 12
- Tsubaki News: Tsubaki KabelSchlepp’s New TKA Series Cable & Hose Carriers
- Cost Savings: Edger Infeed Table
- Tech Time: Choosing the right chain for the job at hand
Issue 11
- Tsubaki News: BLUE THUNDER IS COMING!
- Cost Savings: Smart Gates/ Spreader Chains
- Tech Time: Flame vs. Induction Hardening
Issue 10
- Tsubaki News: Tsubaki Advantage Power Play Contest
- Cost Savings: Chocolate Forming Line
- Tech Time: Choosing the Correct Attachment Chain For the Job At Hand
Issue 9
Issue 8
- Tsubaki News: Meet New President Kevin Powers
- Cost Savings: Sawmill Optimizer
- Tech Time: Tsubaki Super Chain
Issue 7
- Tsubaki News: Discover your Tsubaki Advantage
- Cost Savings: Sorter Drive
- Tech Time: Sprocket Wear Indicators
Issue 6
- Tsubaki News: Discover Your Advantage with Tsubaki's Engineered Chain
- Cost Savings Highlight: Lumber Planer Mill
- Tech Time: There’s an app for that.........
Issue 5
- Tsubaki News: Kabelschlepp Division
- Product Focus: Conduflex
- Selecting the Proper Carrier Bend Radius & Mounting Height for Cables & Hose Carriers
Issue 4
Issue 3
- Tsubaki News – Tsubaki of Canada Limited achieves ISO 14001 accreditation
- Gypsum Plant
- Pitch Line Clearance
Issue 2
Issue 1
Tsubaki Advantage
- Tsubaki News: Scan & Plan
- Tsubaki News: Tsubaki Chain Configurator
- Tsubaki News: Introducing Super Stainless Steel Chain
- Tsubaki News: Where It All Began
- Tsubaki News: Energy Series for Cold Harsh Environments
- Tsubaki News: Automotive Parts
- Tsubaki News: Power Transmission Video
- Tsubaki News: G8 Series Intro
- Tsubaki News: G8 Series Drive Chain
- Tsubaki News: Hardened Sprockets
- Tsubaki News: 100 Years Video
- Tsubaki News: Cam Clutch Solutions
- Tsubaki News: Titan Series Chains
- Tsubaki News: Heavy Duty and Super Series Chains
- Tsubaki News: Engineered Class Chain in Harsh Environments
- Tsubaki News: Smart Tooth Sprockets
- Tsubaki News: On the Move
- Tsubaki News: Scan And Plan
- Tsubaki News: More Innovation from Tsubaki!
- Tsubaki News: LAUNCH OF TSUBAKI OF CANADA'S SITE FOR KABELSCHLEPP
- Tsubaki News: Tsubaki KabelSchlepp’s New TKA Series Cable & Hose Carriers
- Tsubaki News: BLUE THUNDER IS COMING!
- Tsubaki News: Tsubaki Advantage Power Play Contest
- Tsubaki News: Now On Social Media
- Tsubaki News: Meet New President Kevin Powers
- Tsubaki News: Discover your Tsubaki Advantage
- Tsubaki News: Discover Your Advantage with Tsubaki's Engineered Chain
- Tsubaki News: Kabelschlepp Division
- Launch of Tsubaki’s First-Ever Virtual Plant Tour
- Tsubaki News – Tsubaki of Canada Limited achieves ISO 14001 accreditation
- Tsubaki News – Engineered Chain
- Introduction to Tsubaki Advantage
Cost Savings
- Cost Savings Highlight: Cam Clutch
- Cost Savings Highlight: Super Stainless Chain
- Cost Savings Highlight: Workhorse Elevator Chains
- Cost Savings Highlight: Bushings for Sprockets
- Cost Savings Highlight: Energy Series Sprockets
- Cost Savings Highlight: 4 Reasons to Use Tsubaki Advantage
- Cost Savings Highlight: Introducing STAGE-1
- Cost Savings Highlight: G8 Neptune & G8 Lambda
- Cost Savings Highlight: Chain Inspection
- Cost Savings Highlight: Stone Elevator Sprocket with Wear Indicator
- Cost Savings Highlight: Power-Lock
- Cost Savings Highlight: Cost Effective, Not Costly
- Cost Savings Highlight: Rotary Drum Furnace
- Cost Savings: Chain Failure
- Cost Savings: SJ3 Sealed Chain Design
- Cost Savings: Incline Chip Conveyor
- Cost Savings Highlight: Synthetic Gypsum Bucket Elevator
- Cost Savings Highlight: Edger Drive
- Cost Savings Highlight: Looper Exit
- Cost Savings: Debarker Drive
- Cost Savings: Edger Infeed Table
- Cost Savings: Smart Gates/ Spreader Chains
- Cost Savings: Chocolate Forming Line
- Cost Savings: Lumber Sorter
- Cost Savings: Sawmill Optimizer
- Cost Savings: Sorter Drive
- Cost Savings Highlight: Lumber Planer Mill
- Product Focus: Conduflex
- Inclined Chips Conveyors
- Gypsum Plant
- Surface Exploration Drill
- Cost Savings Highlight
Tech Talk
- Tech Time: Custom Sprocket Capabilities
- Tech Time: Super Stainless Sprockets
- Tech Time: Chains for Asphalt and Paving Industry
- Tech Time: Varitrak S/SX Series
- Tech Time: Extended Travel Support Systems
- Tech Time: Importance of Strain Relief
- Tech Time: Solutions to Harsh Environments
- Tech Time: G8 Heavy Duty Drive Chain
- Tech Time: Diasaw Website
- Tech Time: SMART TOOTH™ Sprockets
- Tech Time: Power-Lock Selection Guide
- Tech Time: Backstop Size Selection
- Tech Time: Not All Chains Are Created Equal Part 4 - Corrosion
- Tech Time: Not All Chains Are Created Equal Part 3 - Tensile & Fatigue Failure
- Tech Time: Tsubaki WORHORSE Elevator Chain
- Tech Time: Not All Chains Are Created Equal Part 2 - Mechanical Wear
- Tech Time: Not All Chains Are Created Equal
- Tech Time: Using old sprockets with new chain
- Tech Time: Matching and Tagging: High Accuracy, Narrow Tolerance
- Tech Time: To Idle or not to Idle, and where to put it
- Tech Time: Choosing the right chain for the job at hand
- Tech Time: Flame vs. Induction Hardening
- Tech Time: Choosing the Correct Attachment Chain For the Job At Hand
- Tech Time: Energy Series Chain
- Tech Time: Tsubaki Super Chain
- Tech Time: Sprocket Wear Indicators
- Tech Time: There’s an app for that.........
- Selecting the Proper Carrier Bend Radius & Mounting Height for Cables & Hose Carriers
- Stick Slip
- Pitch Line Clearance
- Strain Relief
- Double Pitch Roller Chain Sprockets