FB Chain announces biggest ever gauge order
FB Chain, which specialises in leaf chain and associated products for the mechanical handling industry, has won its biggest ever order from forklift truck and materials handling specialist Jungheinrich's Italian division.
The order is for more than 400 of its chain wear gauges (pictured) which are used by forklift truck engineers to measure a lift truck's chain for signs of wear.
The Letchworth, Herts-based firm -- the UK subsidiary of the Swedish company Addtech AB -- boasts that unlike other makes of chain wear gauge on the market, the FB gauge allows chain elongation to be measured to within 0.25%. Chain elongation is the most common cause of chain failure and the ability to monitor it accurately allows an engineer to assess if a chain is likely to need to be replaced before the next review of the truck is due.
Jungheinrich Italiana will equip each of its field service engineers with the FB chain wear gauge.
