• Wear Strips for Plastic Modular Belts
• SlideTrax
• Custom Trax
• Chain Guides
• Custom Chain Guides
• Belt Guides
• Guide Rails and Accessories
• Extruded Profile
• Adhesive-Backed Wear Strip
• High Temperature Applications
• Plastic Chain
• Pulleys and Sheaves
• Rollers Made to Order
• Plastic Roller Chain Sprockets
• Roll End Bearings and Components
• Block Bearings
• Mounted Units
• Hanger Bearings
• Sleeve and Flange Bearings

Custom Chain Guides

Custom Chain Guides

Custom fabrication of chain guides for conveyors is a specialty of Slideways. We manufacture custom conveyor chain guides in metric and multi-strand design. Custom curves for roller chain are also a specialty of Slideways.

Custom Fabrication of Plastic Components for Conveyor Chain

Custom fabrication of these plastic parts for a conveyor chain can be made out of any these materials:

• Oil-filled UHMW for high-speed applications
• Nyloil for heavy duty applications
• Glass-filled Teflon® for high temperatures or chemical resistance
• MD-Nylon for high load capacity
• Static dissipative UHMW for electronics and dusty environment applications

Why Choose Custom Fabrication over Standard Plastic Extrusions?

There are many advantages to using custom-machined guides over extruded guides:

Machines Profiles VS. Extrusion

Machines Profiles

• Usually no tooling
• Short lead time
• 2 weeks or less
• Tight tolerances
• Machine to + .005"
• Design flexibility
• Designs can be changed quickly
• Try new material
• No minimum runs

Extrusion

• Costly tooling required
• Long lead time
• 5-8 weeks or more
• Loose tolerances
• Cooling rates cause warping
• No design flexibility
• New tool required for revisions
• Minimum run required
• Large minimum run