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3. Handling
3.1 Working modes
Conveyor chains are used to move a load from one point to another, which may be in a horizontal, vertical or inclined plane, along a more or less complex path.
Like drive chains, conveyor chains are driven by a motor sprocket and feature a slack strand and a taut strand whose tension, however, is not derived from the resisting torque of a driven sprocket, but from the load to be moved either directly by the chain, or via accessories.
Friction caused by the chain sliding or its rollers rolling on the guides, friction and dredging forces, load support and lifting: these working modes, generally associated with long strand lengths, mean that conveyor chains are subject to a very specific stress regime. So, although their...
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Standardization
Since 1989, a great deal of work has been carried out on power transmission standards with a dual focus:
a desire to extend ISO international standardization to all countries. ISO Technical Committee 100 seeks a compromise acceptable to all. As a result, France is gradually replacing its national mechanical chain standards with international standards:
- Chaînes...
Organizations
CETIM Centre d'Études Techniques des Industries Mécaniques
EUROTRANS Comité Européen des Associations de Constructeurs d'Engrenages et d'Éléments de Transmissions
UNM Union de Normalisation de la Mécanique
UNITRAM Union Nationale des Industries de Transmissions Mécaniques
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