Conveying and automated material selection

Conveyor & Automation

Pin-bore wear lengthens chain pitch, while guide stick-slip raises drive load. Separate load deformation from contact wear before choosing reinforced or lubricated POM for chains, rollers and guides.

Conveyor & Automation

Pin-bore wear lengthens chain pitch, while guide stick-slip raises drive load. Separate load deformation from contact wear before choosing reinforced or lubricated POM for chains, rollers and guides.
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Conveyor loads, contact interfaces and site conditions

Chain plates, links, rollers and guides carry different loads and contact conditions. Conveyed items, line speed, starts and stops, accumulation, pin fit, cleaning environment and static-control targets influence material selection.

  • Delivery missionTypes of conveyed items, single and cumulative loads, impact and storage methods
  • Load and cycle timeWire speed, start-stop frequency, number of cycles, chain meshing, and pin shaft fit
  • Contact and wearGuide rails, pins, and roller materials, lubrication status, wear, and noise phenomena
  • Environment and Static ElectricityTemperature, cleaning medium, dust, color, static electricity range, and testing methods

Typical components

Material requirements for conveyor parts

Conveying surfaces & chain path

Pin-bore wear accumulates as pitch growth; guide friction raises drive load. Check creep in loaded plates and grounding continuity in static-control lines.

Mini Conveyor Chain Plate · Part illustration
  • Mini Conveyor Chain Plate

    Pin-bore wear accumulates as pitch growth; corner sliding raises drive force. Compare bore wear and guide friction, then check total chain-pitch change.

    Conveyor chain components

Wear-resistant & low-friction POM

For meshing or sliding wear and clearance growth, shortlist MoS₂-modified EMS102 and EMS162. Start with EMS102 for flow-sensitive molding and EMS162 when tensile strength leads selection.

For low-speed starts, dry sliding or stick-slip noise, start with PTFE-modified EPTL402. Compare starting force, running torque and wear separately for steel–plastic and plastic–plastic pairs.

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Conductive/anti-static POM

Define surface or volume resistance and the grounding path; use conductive POM ECN1003B as a resistance baseline. For antistatic formulations, screen CNT systems against the target range and measure molded-part resistance.

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Enhance POM

For load deformation or location drift, compare EGH302H (15% GF) with EGH602H (30% GF). Alongside stiffness, check orientation-driven warpage, assembly toughness and mating-surface wear.

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Material options

Narrow the material range according to the conveying task

Choose the formulation for the dominant failure mode, then build a first comparison with the baseline grades below. Consult each TDS for properties and molding conditions.

Review material choices, molding priorities and reported project stages for similar parts.

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Next step

Get candidate grades and trial priorities

Send a part drawing or function, the current failure and material, plus known operating conditions. Receive a candidate-grade comparison, TDS and molding-trial sample support, with the key checks for your part.