Rigid Chain Technology

Trans-Quip Inc. is pleased to bring the SERAPID Rigid Chain technology to the Canadian marketplace.  With successful applications for over 30 years in France and over 10 years in the USA,  SERAPID Rigid Chain systems offer a new mechanical actuation option for designers and product engineers. 

"a chain that is also a jack"

The SERAPID solution is as simple as it is effective.  Basically it is a chain with special links featuring a hook-like extension which is called the shoulder.  The shoulder serves as a joint between neighbouring links.  When force is applied, the shoulders interlock and make the chain as rigid as a jack.  At their cross-axes, the links are connected flexibly, just as in an ordinary chain.  Thus the rigid chain will still bend and can be coiled up for efficient storage.  Rigid chains can be used for both horizontal and vertical applications.

View a ShockWave Flash animation of the SERAPID RIGID Chain in action!

Learn more about Vertical Rigid Chain Systems

Learn more about Horizontal Rigid Chain Systems

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Horizontal / Push-Pull Examples:

• Quick die exchange machines (QDX)
• Insertion of nuclear fuel rods into a reactor
• Translating and positioning carts / pallets into a furnace
• Depalletizing systems
• Change of direction in conveyor systems
• Linear motion of product through an industrial washing machine

Vertical / Lift - Lower Examples:

• Lift tables and platforms
• Stage lifts
• Orchestra pit lifts
• Door opening / closing in nuclear facility
• Stainless steel lifting units for moving containers or radioactive waste