Product category:
Conveyor systems (production and general purpose)
News Release from: Renold Chain | Subject: Renold Synergy chain
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 December 2004
Long-lasting chain boosts tyre
production
A previous drive chain used on a tyre production line drives had to be changed every three weeks, the replacement product needs changing only every 12 weeks, reports the user.
Michelin Tyres has significantly improved production at its factory in Stoke-on-Trent after installing Renold Synergy chain on one of its production lines The chain has been fitted on a series of drives that rotate two 800kg reels responsible for winding up strips of rubber sandwiched around steel wire for despatch to other factories
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 12 Apr 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The production line runs 24 hours a day, six days a week, and the previous chain had to be replaced every three weeks as part of a planned maintenance regime.
This involved a costly two-hour shutdown of the production line and amounted to an unacceptable level of downtime over a 12 month period.
As the life of the chain was the only factor determining the frequency of replacement, a longer lasting chain would obviously improve production and reduce costly downtime.
In a series of trials Michelin's engineers tested Renold Synergy chain alongside other leading brands and found that it not only outperformed all of its competitors, it also lasted six times longer than the previous chain.
Since installing Synergy the chain is now replaced every 12 weeks, but because there has never been a failure it is under constant assessment and the replacement cycle is expected to be lengthened in the near future.
The increased uptime and reduced downtime is worth thousands of pounds to Michelin with increased levels of production and reduced maintenance costs.
So impressive has Renold Synergy's performance been that it is now being used to solve chain problems across all of Michelin's factories in the UK.
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