Chain supply for sawmills

What we supply, what standards we build to, and the five details we need to quote you a landed price.

What we supply

Chain type	Where it runs in a sawmill
Wood conveyor chain	Log, lumber and chip conveying — high wear, dust, continuous duty
Drag conveyor chain	Sawdust, bark and trim removal; scraper and flight configurations
Heavy-duty cranked-link chain	Main drives where shock load and misalignment are normal
Mill & function chain	Edger, trimmer, sorter and resaw infeeds; transfer and positioning
Stainless steel chain	Wet zones and wash-down areas — 304, 316 or 420
Sprockets	Matched to the chain, cut to your bore and keyway

Heavy duty conveyor chain for sawmills

Sawmill conveyor chain runs where the load is heaviest and the schedule is least forgiving: log decks, bark conveyors, chip screens and sorting lines. The chain you specify has to carry green timber, wet bark and sharp-edged slabs without stretching, without gouging the sprocket, and without a lubrication stoppage in the middle of a shift.

As conveyor chain manufacturers we build these chains to the drawing you send or to the standard the mill already runs on. Common configurations for sawmill duty:

Heavy duty conveyor chain — larger pitch and higher breaking load for log and slab handling.
Drag chain — for bark, chips and waste runs, where the chain carries the load rather than the belt.
Cranked link chain — where the line has to negotiate a side bend or a change of level.
Stainless steel conveyor chain — for wet, corrosive or washdown areas.

Sawmills are not the only buyer of heavy duty conveyor chain, and the same chain families we build for sawmills run in steel mills, foundries and agricultural machinery. If you are comparing conveyor chain manufacturers rather than looking for a sawmill chain specifically, tell us the industry and the duty — we will tell you plainly whether our chain suits it.

Standards

ANSI A-series — 03C to 48A, 4.76–76.2 mm pitch
ISO / DIN B-series — 05B to 72B, for European-built lines
Single, double and triple strand
Cross-referenced by standard, not by brand

Material & treatment

Alloy, carbon or stainless steel
Nickel plating for wash-down or outdoor service
Attachments, plate thickness and pitch made to drawing

Five details, and we can quote

The chain type — or the part number stamped on the plates
Pitch and strand count
Plate thickness, or a photo of the chain on the machine
Annual quantity, and how often you change it
Your target price, if you have one

Any one of these is enough to start. A photograph is often faster than a part number — taken square to the chain, it usually gives us the pitch and the attachment type, and from there we can come back with a proposal.

How we work

One contact, direct. No call centre, no ticket number.
Written specification first — dimensions and material confirmed before anything is quoted.
Sample before volume. Sections of chain can be sent for trial on your line.

Custom is normal, not a special order — non-standard attachments are routine work.
We supply from China's chain cluster, not from a stock list. Anything not held can be made.
No catalogue dump. You get the item you asked about, priced.

Other industries Steel mills · Agricultural machinery · All industries

Send a photo or a part number

Email is the fastest way to reach me — a photo of the chain on the machine is usually enough for us to come back with a price and a lead time.

Ask for the PDF spec sheet — I'll send it over with a price and a lead time.

kathy.z@fsbaytech.com

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