The advantages of RUD hoist chain is impressive, offering an extremely high resistance to wear due to its robust surface and depth hardness resulting in a long service life, says the company. The hoist chain conforms to EN818-7. type T for manual hoists and type DAT and DT case hardened chain for powered hoists. The chain is calibrated and precision made to be compatible with the drive wheels of manufacturer's hoists.
"RUD encourage the exchange of information and development of wheel and chain compatibility between the RUD hoist chain technical department and many of the world's leading hoist manufacturers. This has given RUD a great degree of knowledge and expertise in the development of hoist chain and load wheel technology and its sometimes tough and demanding working environments."
RUD Chains are used in a wide range of unique and challenging environments such as Offshore, Oil and Gas, Construction and the Entertainment Industry to name a few. RUD hoist chain is known in the entertainment industry as being one of the best; their chain is known to offer an ultimate safety factor, be readily available and offers standard and customised designs to suit specific project aims.
"It is important that any load chain that conforms to EN818-7 must have markings on the chain links for identification, traceability and inspection purposes. The general welfare and maintenance of the hoist chain is paramount, RUD have found that through regular lubrication of the chain and in tests held by RUD, a figure of 15-20 times higher number of cycles can be obtained with lubricated chain than with a dry un-lubricated chain," says RUD.
For over 140 years the RUD group has been producing top quality chains and applications known in the industry for their quality, reliability and innovativeness.
