Services > Success Stories > Food > Long Sprocket Lifetime in Bakery Measures Impressed by HabasitLINK’s innovative engineering and robust module and sprocket designs, the company opted to upgrade its cooling line with the HabasitLINK M1233 Flush Grid. The 0.5" pitch Flush Grid belt was seen as a better option over the installed 1” pitch Flush Grid belt, since the smaller pitch decreased the vibration (caused by belt level variation due to chordal action) experienced by the belt. By minimizing chordal action, the plant was able to eliminate the possibility of poor sprocket engagement and at the same time, maintain product alignment at the cooling line’s outfeed. The M1233’s sprocket/belt interface – due in large part to its double row of teeth, which permits the transmission of higher tens

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