Eighth generation chain design provides endurance standards

22nd March 2017
Posted By : Anna Flockett
Eighth generation chain design provides endurance standards

Launching the G8 Series (the eighth-generation) of the RS Roller Chain and its Heavy Duty Drive Chain, Tsubaki has designed the G8 RS Roller Chain to offer a 20% improvement in service life over the previous designs. The RS Roller Chain is the company’s standard, designed to meet the needs of most applications, and the Heavy Duty Drive Chain is an endurance chain with a high maximum allowable tension for particularly demanding situations.

The G8 RS Roller Chain also has a special corrosion suppressing oil is applied to it in the final stage of manufacture to inhibit rust and improve durability.

Developed in-house, this oil does not leave a sticky residue on the chain surface, making handling cleaner and more pleasant. The new G8 chain is available in 11 sizes from RS40 to RS240.

The new G8 Heavy Duty Drive Chain offers greatly improved performance and is aimed at applications requiring the movement of large loads at low speeds. This chain provides increased strength as a result of a new heat-treatment process, thicker material, and innovative geometry while remaining the same size as the standard type of chain. It is available in three variants:

  • The RS-HT Roller Chain, whose highly precise seamless bushes have doubled the service life. This innovation greatly reduces maintenance needs.
  • The Super Roller Chain features a new link plate design which increases the load capacity by 5%-10%.
  • Super-H Roller Chain has a 20% increase in maximum load by providing a ring coin on the inner plate. It offers users the possibility of using smaller chains, which will reduce costs and save space.

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