Multi Brand Spare Parts Supply
Parts for multiple brands of stenter machine, so a mixed fleet is served from one order.
How It Works
Step By Step
Clean the guide and chain at least once a year, grease with a high temperature product, and decide service against replacement by measurement.
Annual clean
Clean the guide and chain at least once a year. Fresh grease over old residue does not do the job, and residue build-up is what shortens the life of the parts you have just fitted.
Lubricate correctly
Add a high temperature grease. A chain oil for this duty needs viscosity and adhesion so it resists sling-off at speed, high temperature stability, anti-wear and anti-corrosion additives, and low friction. Apply at the articulating interfaces, not over the outside of the chain.
Gauge the pitch
This is the measurement that decides everything else. While chain pitch gauges within tolerance, replacing wear parts is the better value. Once elongation stops the pin bed being held in register, no amount of wear part replacement recovers it.
Service the wear parts
Bushes and wear sleeves go long before connectors and pins do. Replace them along a whole section rather than individually, and check pin condition while the bushes are out, because a worn pin destroys a new bush.
Inspect the rail at the same time
A new chain on a worn rail does not last. Rail condition also decides whether you can run PEEK sliders or should stay on copper, so this inspection is not optional.
Plan the replacement
Track elongation year on year and the replacement stops being an emergency. Chain sections, with holders and pin plates already fitted, remove most of the shutdown labour when the time comes.
Schedule
The Annual Service Routine
| Clean guide and chain | at least once a year |
|---|---|
| Grease | high temperature product, e.g. DuPont, Miller, Kluber |
| Gauge chain pitch | at every annual service |
| Inspect guide rail | at every annual service |
| Measure slider and bush wear | at every annual service |
| Brush wheel replacement | on schedule, not on complaint |
FAQ
Questions About Chain Maintenance Programme
How often should the chain be cleaned?
At least once a year. Clean the guide and the chain together, because grease over old residue does not help.
What grease should I use?
A high temperature grease. DuPont, Miller and Kluber are the brands our customers use on stenter chains.
How do I know when to replace the chain?
Gauge the pitch. While it is within tolerance, replacing wear parts is better value. Once elongation stops the pin bed being held in register, replace the chain.
Why check the rail during a chain service?
Because a new chain on a worn rail does not last, and because rail condition decides whether PEEK sliders are appropriate or whether you should stay on copper.
Which parts wear first?
Bushes and wear sleeves, well before connectors and pins. Replace them along a section rather than one at a time.
Can you supply pre-assembled sections?
Yes: chain sections with holders and pin plates fitted, or clip chain sections, both cycle tested before despatch. They remove most of the shutdown labour.
Other Solutions
Other Ways We Work
Custom Parts To Drawing or Sample
We customise parts according to customer needs: pin plates, pin plate holders, clips, brush wheels and other metal parts.
Rail Guide Conversion
Artos rail changed to Monforts rail, LK rail changed to Monforts rail, so one specification covers several frames.
PEEK Upgrade Programme
Replace copper mesh linings, metal sliders and lubricated nuts with PEEK, one interface at a time.
Infeed Station Renewal
Uncurler, web guider and pinning device treated as one station rather than three separate fittings.
Start With One Sample Part
Everything here begins the same way. Send one part per machine, we match it, and the specification is recorded so it never has to be identified again.