Conveyor sprockets are mainly used in conjunction with the conveyor belts and conveyor chains. They are nothing but toothed gears or wheels that are carefully mounted on the chains with gaps or mesh in a conveyor belt just to transmit rotary motion. Sprocket and idlers are important components designed and manufactured in a specific manner just to create an efficient conveyor system. Today, these sprockets are used in various types of industrial sectors such as farming, automobile, film industry and much more.
Toothed sprockets, idlers and idler wheels are machined and molded polyamide designs that are available for all belt and chain products. Because we live in a world that has a host of applications, conveyor sprockets are found in four types such as Hub on one side, Hub on two sides, Plain Plate, and Detachable Hub to fulfill the needs of every industrial sector and field. Sprocket size should be manufactured depending on the application. However, larger a sprocket less is the working load for a particular amount of transmitted power. So, when you select these devices always choose the ones with the maximum number of teeth as required for your specific area of application. Any sort of mismatching of sprocket or chain can cause inconvenience in the operation, as well as provide shortening life of both the components.
The following are some important points to keep in mind for sprocket:
Sprocket must possess sturdy and strong wear resistance.
The sprocket structure must have extremely high shock resistance.
The teeth contour and pitch must be uniform and accurate.
Conveyor Sprocket Specifications
In the category of sprockets, the singles, double, triple, quadruple and quintuple are readily and most commonly available. Moreover, the dimensional specifications include the bore diameter, number of teeth, outside diameter, hub diameter, length through bore and weight.
In regards to the material selection, well, that depends on many factors like speed, power-transmission, operating temperature, exposure to corrosive elements and noise generation. Since these machined models are created from materials like polyamide material, it develops a closed structure that is easier to disinfect and clean. The effective design that a sprocket carries simply ensures smooth operation with reduced noise levels.
The innovation of conveyor technology itself has brought greater efficiency and safety to the industrial world. One such illustration is the conveyor sprockets. This technology has offered customers greater selection when designing the conveyor systems. They are considered advantageous because of factors including the long service life, reduced replacement and maintenance costs, and reduction in damage in case of conveyor breakdown. Moreover, they are easy to set up and extremely simple to run too. The industries that use this technology benefit on all these factors thoroughly.
