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News Release from: Renold Clutches and Couplings | Subject: Conveyor backstop sprag-clutches
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 January 2005
Furnace conveyor clutches completed in 2
weeks
Six giant backstop sprag-clutches, made in under 14 weeks, will be fitted on large belt conveyors feeding the furnaces at a steelworks near Bari in south-eastern Italy.
Six giant clutches are on their way to Italy after Cardiff based company, Renold Clutches and Couplings, manufactured them from scratch in less than fourteen weeks Together, the huge, backstop sprag-clutches weigh over seven tons, with the larger of the two sizes produced standing almost a meter off the ground
Four of the clutches have an internal bore of 350mm and the other two have a bore of 220mm.
They are amongst the largest of their type ever to be produced by the firm and will replace equivalent units they supplied over 10 years ago.
The clutches will be fitted on large belt conveyors feeding the furnaces at a steelworks near Bari in south-eastern Italy.
As sprag clutches only run in one direction they will provide an integral safety feature by preventing the heavy-duty conveyors from running backwards and causing damage to machinery and possible injury to people.
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