End Market Industry
Coal Wash Plant
Application
Roller screen
7.5kW @ 138rpm
Original Components
Chain = 16B duplex roller chain
DriveR Sprocket = 19 Tooth
DriveN Sprocket = 19 Tooth
APC-016
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Problem
The existing roller chain drives were stretching, breaking and needed to run in an oil bath or be heavily greased. 39 chains required replacement in one year on the screen.
Solution Description
Belt = 14MGT-994-37 Poly Chain® GT™ Carbon™
DriveR Sprocket = 40 Tooth
DriveN Sprocket = 40Tooth
Benefits of Gates Product
The Poly Chain® GT™ Carbon™ belts require no lubrication, however when first installed they were running in the oil bath without any issues.
The drives have run for 24 months without requiring any maintenance.
The success of the conversion has resulted in the screen manufacturer making this the original equipment design.
Submitted by: Neil Thomson
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