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Tsubaki Advantage
Tsubaki News: LAUNCH OF TSUBAKI OF CANADA'S WEBSITE FOR KABELSCHLEPP
North American Inventory; Canadian ManufacturingTsubaki of Canada will begin selling its highly regarded Cam Clutches to the North American market.
Tsubaki of Canada is pleased to announce the launch of its Cam Clutch product line to the North American market. Recent changes at TCL’s parent company (Tsubakimoto Chain Co.) have allowed for unregulated globalization of the Cam Clutch product line which Tsubaki has been manufacturing and selling outside of North America for over 50 years. During this time Tsubaki engineers have been designing and improving uni-directional/mechanical clutches to meet the demanding needs of their customers and the marketplace. These precision devices, which lock the inner and outer races through the locking action of cams, transmit torque in one direction of rotation while overrunning in the other. The vast experience of Tsubaki’s engineers has led to great innovation, allowing Tsubaki to offer the most complete and versatile selection of one-way clutches in the industry.
Tsubaki utilizes precision formed cams made of a special alloy steel that provide extended wear, increased fatigue life, and greater torque holding capacity. In addition, the races are made of high quality alloy steel with high surface hardness and core toughness, and are precision ground to provide excellent concentricity and surface finish to provide accurate cam rotation.
Tsubaki offers a wide variety of cam clutch products to fit the specific needs of each application, from backstop cam clutches to general indexing and overrunning clutches. For more information on all of Tsubaki’s Cam Clutch offerings visit www.tsubaki.ca or call 800-263-7088.
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Cost Savings
Cost Savings: Debarker Drive
Issue: The customer was experiencing chain failures on a large log debarker unit. A competitor’s RS160 chain was always used on the application however caused weekly downtime as the chain suffered from fractured plates and pins. The chain was fixed weekly and replaced twice monthly resulting in approximately 4 hours of down time a month. The cost of downtime for this customer is approximately $50,000 per hour in loss production.
Tsubaki Solution: Tsubaki’s technical team analyzed the application and concluded that the load applied to the drive was more than twice the recommended maximum allowable load for RS160 chain. Due to this high loading in combination with shock loading the chain was subjected to plastic deformation, which led to tensile failure.
The debarker required a chain with high fatigue strength and shock loading resistance. Tsubaki’s Super chains have been successful in the past limiting these factors due to ballized holes, through hardened pins and wider link plates, thus, RS160 SUPER was recommended.
Cost Savings: Although the Super chain was twice the price of the competitor’s RS160, Tsubaki’s RS160SUPER has been running for 160 days compared to 14 days and has saved the customer over $26,000 in chain replacement excluding any loss production.
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Tech Time
Tech Time: To Idle or not to Idle, and where to put it
Not all chain installations are a typical horizontal layout of a moderate length. Depending on the machinery the layouts and lengths can vary dramatically. Placing idler sprockets and guides in the proper positions can help to maximize chain life and decrease operational down time. Typical design layouts needing attention would include:
- Short driving distance with slack side on top – idlers can be placed just after the driving sprocket depending on required slack.
- Long driving distance – 1 or more idlers can be used to prevent excessive slack and chain wave.
- Vertical centerlines – depending if the drive is on top or bottom, idlers are placed to ensure proper chain wrap and engagement/disengagement.
Idles can be furnished with bushings, bearings or plain bores to suit specific needs. Spring tensioned idlers are ideal in areas where routine maintenance is not possible as they will keep constant tension as the chain elongates. Screw type or manually adjustable idlers should be used in areas under periodic supervision.
When in doubt, design layouts and specs can be reviewed by Tsubaki to ensure they are suited to the application. Idler sprockets are very simple by nature and bare no real driving load so after proper placement, the main consideration is wear (not only tooth wear but wear on the bore) due to speed or the environment. Proper lubrication and bearing/bushing selection is also important.
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Issue 35
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Issue 34
- Tsubaki News: Bulk Material Handling Assemblies
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Issue 33
- Tsubaki News: Asphalt Chain
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- Tech Time: How to Minimize Mechanical Wear on Chains
Issue 32
- Tsubaki News: Scan & Plan
- Cost Savings Highlight: Cam Clutch
- Tech Time: Custom Sprocket Capabilities
Issue 31
- Tsubaki News: Tsubaki Chain Configurator
- Cost Savings Highlight: Super Stainless Chain
- Tech Time: Super Stainless Sprockets
Issue 30
- Tsubaki News: Introducing Super Stainless Steel Chain
- Cost Savings Highlight: Workhorse Elevator Chains
- Tech Time: Chains for Asphalt and Paving Industry
Issue 29
- Tsubaki News: Where It All Began
- Cost Savings Highlight: Bushings for Sprockets
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Issue 28
- Tsubaki News: Energy Series for Cold Harsh Environments
- Cost Savings Highlight: Energy Series Sprockets
- Tech Time: Extended Travel Support Systems
Issue 27
- Tsubaki News: Automotive Parts
- Cost Savings Highlight: 4 Reasons to Use Tsubaki Advantage
- Tech Time: Importance of Strain Relief
Issue 26
- Tsubaki News: Power Transmission Video
- Cost Savings Highlight: Introducing STAGE-1
- Tech Time: Solutions to Harsh Environments
Issue 25
- Tsubaki News: G8 Series Intro
- Cost Savings Highlight: G8 Neptune & G8 Lambda
- Tech Time: G8 Heavy Duty Drive Chain
Issue 24
- Tsubaki News: G8 Series Drive Chain
- Cost Savings Highlight: Chain Inspection
- Tech Time: Diasaw Website
Issue 23
- Tsubaki News: Hardened Sprockets
- Cost Savings Highlight: Stone Elevator Sprocket with Wear Indicator
- Tech Time: SMART TOOTH™ Sprockets
Issue 22
- Tsubaki News: 100 Years Video
- Cost Savings Highlight: Power-Lock
- Tech Time: Power-Lock Selection Guide
Issue 21
- Tsubaki News: Cam Clutch Solutions
- Cost Savings Highlight: Cost Effective, Not Costly
- Tech Time: Backstop Size Selection
Issue 20
- Tsubaki News: Titan Series Chains
- Cost Savings Highlight: Rotary Drum Furnace
- Tech Time: Not All Chains Are Created Equal Part 4 - Corrosion
Issue 19
- Tsubaki News: Heavy Duty and Super Series Chains
- Cost Savings Highlight: Chain Failure
- Tech Time: Not All Chains Are Created Equal Part 3 - Tensile & Fatigue Failure
Issue 18
- Tsubaki News: Engineered Class Chain in Harsh Environment
- Cost Savings Highlight: SJ3 Sealed Chain Design
- Tech Time: Tsubaki WORKHORSE Elevator Chain
Issue 17
- Tsubaki News: Smart Tooth Sprockets
- Cost Savings Highlight: Incline Chip Conveyor
- Tech Time: Not All Chains Are Created Equal Part 2 - Mechanical Wear
Issue 16
- Tsubaki News: On the Move
- Cost Savings Highlight: Synthetic Gypsum Bucket Elevator
- Tech Time: Not All Chains Are Created Equal
Issue 15
- Tsubaki News: Scan And Plan
- Cost Savings Highlight: Edger Drive
- Tech Time: Using old sprockets with new chain
Issue 14
- Tsubaki News: More Innovation from Tsubaki!
- Cost Savings Highlight: Looper Exit
- Tech Time: Matching and Tagging: High Accuracy, Narrow Tolerance
Issue 13
- Tsubaki News: LAUNCH OF TSUBAKI OF CANADA'S SITE FOR KABELSCHLEPP
- Cost Savings: Debarker Drive
- Tech Time: To Idle or not to Idle, and where to put it
Issue 12
- Tsubaki News: Tsubaki KabelSchlepp’s New TKA Series Cable & Hose Carriers
- Cost Savings: Edger Infeed Table
- Tech Time: Choosing the right chain for the job at hand
Issue 11
- Tsubaki News: BLUE THUNDER IS COMING!
- Cost Savings: Smart Gates/ Spreader Chains
- Tech Time: Flame vs. Induction Hardening
Issue 10
- Tsubaki News: Tsubaki Advantage Power Play Contest
- Cost Savings: Chocolate Forming Line
- Tech Time: Choosing the Correct Attachment Chain For the Job At Hand
Issue 9
Issue 8
- Tsubaki News: Meet New President Kevin Powers
- Cost Savings: Sawmill Optimizer
- Tech Time: Tsubaki Super Chain
Issue 7
- Tsubaki News: Discover your Tsubaki Advantage
- Cost Savings: Sorter Drive
- Tech Time: Sprocket Wear Indicators
Issue 6
- Tsubaki News: Discover Your Advantage with Tsubaki's Engineered Chain
- Cost Savings Highlight: Lumber Planer Mill
- Tech Time: There’s an app for that.........
Issue 5
- Tsubaki News: Kabelschlepp Division
- Product Focus: Conduflex
- Selecting the Proper Carrier Bend Radius & Mounting Height for Cables & Hose Carriers
Issue 4
Issue 3
- Tsubaki News – Tsubaki of Canada Limited achieves ISO 14001 accreditation
- Gypsum Plant
- Pitch Line Clearance
Issue 2
Issue 1
Tsubaki Advantage
- Tsubaki News: Scan & Plan
- Tsubaki News: Tsubaki Chain Configurator
- Tsubaki News: Introducing Super Stainless Steel Chain
- Tsubaki News: Where It All Began
- Tsubaki News: Energy Series for Cold Harsh Environments
- Tsubaki News: Automotive Parts
- Tsubaki News: Power Transmission Video
- Tsubaki News: G8 Series Intro
- Tsubaki News: G8 Series Drive Chain
- Tsubaki News: Hardened Sprockets
- Tsubaki News: 100 Years Video
- Tsubaki News: Cam Clutch Solutions
- Tsubaki News: Titan Series Chains
- Tsubaki News: Heavy Duty and Super Series Chains
- Tsubaki News: Engineered Class Chain in Harsh Environments
- Tsubaki News: Smart Tooth Sprockets
- Tsubaki News: On the Move
- Tsubaki News: Scan And Plan
- Tsubaki News: More Innovation from Tsubaki!
- Tsubaki News: LAUNCH OF TSUBAKI OF CANADA'S SITE FOR KABELSCHLEPP
- Tsubaki News: Tsubaki KabelSchlepp’s New TKA Series Cable & Hose Carriers
- Tsubaki News: BLUE THUNDER IS COMING!
- Tsubaki News: Tsubaki Advantage Power Play Contest
- Tsubaki News: Now On Social Media
- Tsubaki News: Meet New President Kevin Powers
- Tsubaki News: Discover your Tsubaki Advantage
- Tsubaki News: Discover Your Advantage with Tsubaki's Engineered Chain
- Tsubaki News: Kabelschlepp Division
- Launch of Tsubaki’s First-Ever Virtual Plant Tour
- Tsubaki News – Tsubaki of Canada Limited achieves ISO 14001 accreditation
- Tsubaki News – Engineered Chain
- Introduction to Tsubaki Advantage
Cost Savings
- Cost Savings Highlight: Cam Clutch
- Cost Savings Highlight: Super Stainless Chain
- Cost Savings Highlight: Workhorse Elevator Chains
- Cost Savings Highlight: Bushings for Sprockets
- Cost Savings Highlight: Energy Series Sprockets
- Cost Savings Highlight: 4 Reasons to Use Tsubaki Advantage
- Cost Savings Highlight: Introducing STAGE-1
- Cost Savings Highlight: G8 Neptune & G8 Lambda
- Cost Savings Highlight: Chain Inspection
- Cost Savings Highlight: Stone Elevator Sprocket with Wear Indicator
- Cost Savings Highlight: Power-Lock
- Cost Savings Highlight: Cost Effective, Not Costly
- Cost Savings Highlight: Rotary Drum Furnace
- Cost Savings: Chain Failure
- Cost Savings: SJ3 Sealed Chain Design
- Cost Savings: Incline Chip Conveyor
- Cost Savings Highlight: Synthetic Gypsum Bucket Elevator
- Cost Savings Highlight: Edger Drive
- Cost Savings Highlight: Looper Exit
- Cost Savings: Debarker Drive
- Cost Savings: Edger Infeed Table
- Cost Savings: Smart Gates/ Spreader Chains
- Cost Savings: Chocolate Forming Line
- Cost Savings: Lumber Sorter
- Cost Savings: Sawmill Optimizer
- Cost Savings: Sorter Drive
- Cost Savings Highlight: Lumber Planer Mill
- Product Focus: Conduflex
- Inclined Chips Conveyors
- Gypsum Plant
- Surface Exploration Drill
- Cost Savings Highlight
Tech Talk
- Tech Time: Custom Sprocket Capabilities
- Tech Time: Super Stainless Sprockets
- Tech Time: Chains for Asphalt and Paving Industry
- Tech Time: Varitrak S/SX Series
- Tech Time: Extended Travel Support Systems
- Tech Time: Importance of Strain Relief
- Tech Time: Solutions to Harsh Environments
- Tech Time: G8 Heavy Duty Drive Chain
- Tech Time: Diasaw Website
- Tech Time: SMART TOOTH™ Sprockets
- Tech Time: Power-Lock Selection Guide
- Tech Time: Backstop Size Selection
- Tech Time: Not All Chains Are Created Equal Part 4 - Corrosion
- Tech Time: Not All Chains Are Created Equal Part 3 - Tensile & Fatigue Failure
- Tech Time: Tsubaki WORHORSE Elevator Chain
- Tech Time: Not All Chains Are Created Equal Part 2 - Mechanical Wear
- Tech Time: Not All Chains Are Created Equal
- Tech Time: Using old sprockets with new chain
- Tech Time: Matching and Tagging: High Accuracy, Narrow Tolerance
- Tech Time: To Idle or not to Idle, and where to put it
- Tech Time: Choosing the right chain for the job at hand
- Tech Time: Flame vs. Induction Hardening
- Tech Time: Choosing the Correct Attachment Chain For the Job At Hand
- Tech Time: Energy Series Chain
- Tech Time: Tsubaki Super Chain
- Tech Time: Sprocket Wear Indicators
- Tech Time: There’s an app for that.........
- Selecting the Proper Carrier Bend Radius & Mounting Height for Cables & Hose Carriers
- Stick Slip
- Pitch Line Clearance
- Strain Relief
- Double Pitch Roller Chain Sprockets