Productivity improved

One of the first machines to benefit from the improved Tsubaki chain design was the chipper edging machine, which profiles the sides of 120 metres of board per minute.  The previous conveyor chains used on the feeding ramp of the machine had an average service life of six months due to the amount of debris produced by the chipping process.

Installing the Tsubaki Lambda chain solved a number of problems; the very low elongation properties have enabled the installation of smaller automatic tensioners and this combination has resulted in over twelve months of trouble-free operation.