BI supplies KÖBO chains to South African projects

Bearings International (BI) has supplied a large order of KÖBO chains to cement producers in the North West and the Western Cape of South Africa. The order consisted of a bucket elevator, coal reclaimer, and hot pan conveyor chain.

In total, BI supplied 80m of coal reclaimer chain, 93m of bucket elevator chain, 90m of elevator chain, and 120m of hot pan conveyor chain. The bucket elevator chain was supplied to cement producers in both the Western Cape and the North West, while the pan conveyor chain and reclaimer chain was supplied exclusively to its Western Cape client.

BI has been the exclusive distributor of German-engineered KÖBO chains in Southern Africa since March 2017. KÖBO has been producing sprockets and chain wheels since 1894, and is well-known for its innovation across multiple industries. The company has ISO 9001:2008-certified manufacturing facilities in Germany, Poland and China.