Silmet Ltd produces chip conveyors and hinged steel belts

The chip conveyors can be matched with CNC machine tools and conventional machine tools which give a lot of chips - short, long and chip bundle.

There are 4 main types dependence of pitch - TSL31, TSL38, TSL50 and TSL63 respectively with pitches of 31,75 mm, 38,1 mm, 50,8 mm and 63 mm. The main differences between them are the space needed for placing and their strength.

TSL31 - with chain pitch P 31,75 mm
This type is the smallest in our production line. The thickness of hinged steel belts is 1,8 mm and the shafts are 5 mm. This type needs little space for placing and can be matched with various machine tools, machining centers and drills, which produce small amounts of short chips.

TSL38 - with chain pitch P 38,1 mm
The thickness of the hinged steel belts is 1,8 mm and the shafts are 6 mm. This type, like TSL31, needs little space for placing but it has better strength then TSL31 and can be matched with various machine tools, machining centers and drills that produce a small amount of short or long chips.

TSL50 - with chain pitch P 50,8 mm
The thickness of the hinged steel belts is 1,8 mm and the hafts are 8 mm. This type, like TSL63, has better strength, but it needs smaller space for placing than TSL63. This type can be matched with CNC machine tools, conventional machine tools which give a lot of chips - short, long and chip bundle and small press, and laser cutting machines.

TSL63 - with chain pitch P 63 mm
The thickness of the hinged steel belts is 1,5 mm and the shafts are 8 mm. This model can be matched with CNC machine tools and conventional machine tools which give a lot of chips - short, long and chip bundle.

In case metal steel belt 63A with high tension is used, this model can be matched with extrusion press, forging press, punching press or laser cutting and turnkey process.

All the models can be produced with holes for better draining of the cooling liquid. The main application of hinged steel belt is to equip the chip conveyors for bringing out the chips from the machine tool.

Transportation of small parts is possible with a hinged steel belt. It can also be used in many other manufacturing processes, for example high temperature processes or in the food-processing industry.