Sprocket wheel with double service life
General information
Name of center
SSAB
Description of the case
Sprockets used in the wood yard side of the paper mill. These sprockets pull a chain that conveys bark. Original material – 3-1/2” thick AR450. New material – 3-1/2” Hardox 500.
Hardox 500 doubled the wear life and still running. (DEBARKING)
Hardox 500 doubled the wear life and still running. (DEBARKING)
End customer
Industry
Agriculture forestry fishing
Raw material processed
Wood
Wear part
Equipment
Conveyor / Sprocket wheels
Temperature
0 – 250 °C / 32 – 480 °F
Processed material size
< 10 mm / < 0.4 "
Solution
New solution
Hardox 500
Thickness
89 mm
Service life
+100%
Key success factors
Lower lifetime costs
100% and even more
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