Your Suitable Elevator Compensation Chain Supplier
Tuohai has advanced equipment for producing elevator compensation chains, with an annual output of over 10,000 tons of various chains. We can provide you with compensation chains in a variety of standards and sizes, and offer custom solutions including carbon steel, alloy steel, and stainless steel compensation chains for elevators of all sizes and brands. We produce the most suitable compensation chains for your elevator system.
What is the Elevator Compensation Chain？
The elevator balance compensation chain is a component that connects the elevator car and the counterweight, balancing the weight of the traction rope and the traveling cable. During the operation of the elevator, it plays a balancing role, effectively reducing vibration and noise, and enhancing the comfort and safety of the ride.
This compensation chain is made of welded steel chains and mainly comes in two major types. One type is wrapped with a layer of PVC material on the outside, which has high elasticity and flexibility. The other type involves interweaving a hemp rope through the chain links of the welded chain, which is the most primitive type of elevator balance chain. It is simple to install and has a lower cost.
For different load, corrosion-resistance, or transport requirements, we also supply Metal Link Chain and Coated Steel Chain.
Elevator Compensation Chain Types in Tuohai
With years of experience in producing elevator compensation chains, Tuohai can provide various types of compensation chains that meet the T/CEA 0027—2021 “Elevator Compensation Chain” standard and other international standards, ensuring safer protection for your elevator.
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Rope-Insert Elevator Compensation ChainThis is the most basic and practical type of elevator compensation chain, featuring a simple structure, lower cost, easy maintenance, and strong applicability.
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Plastic Wrapped Elevator Compensation ChainThis type features a PVC layer wrapped around the carbon steel chain, effectively reducing noise and extending its lifespan, making it ideal for low-speed elevators.
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Full Plastic Wrapped Elevator Compensation ChainThis chain is suitable for high-speed elevators. With a cable-like appearance, also known as a “Compensation Cable,” it provides smoother and quieter operation.
Features of Tuohai Elevator Compensation Chain
High Elasticity
Tuohai’s elevator compensation chain uses high-quality PVC material as a cover, providing greater elasticity that contributes to smooth elevator operation, reduces component wear, and extends the service life of the elevator.
Low-Temperature Resistance
Tuohai offers tailored solutions based on the climate and temperature of your region. In areas with low temperatures, Tuohai provides special PVC or other high-polymer surface treatments, ensuring that the elevator compensation chain maintains its elasticity and flexibility even in temperatures ranging from -40°C to -80°C, ensuring stable and safe elevator operation.
Vibration and Noise Reduction
Tuohai’s elevator compensation chain uses high-quality welded straight link chains internally, straightened to ensure that all links are aligned, significantly reducing noise caused by collisions during use. The outer cover, made of high-flexibility PVC or other polymers, effectively absorbs vibrations and noise, ensuring quieter and more comfortable elevator operation.
Ultra Wear-Resistant
The PVC material covering our elevator compensation chains is enhanced with reinforcing materials, greatly improving its wear resistance, overall strength, and corrosion resistance. Additionally, the welded chain inside can undergo special surface treatments, such as quenching, to further enhance its wear resistance, ensuring the safe operation of elevators.
Advantage of Tuohai Chain
Tuohai’s chain production workshop has achieved automation, including automated welding, deburring, straightening, polishing, and collecting, significantly improving production efficiency, precision, and product quality, saving time and costs for customers.
Additionally, after years of development, Tuohai has established a comprehensive quality inspection process, ensuring strict quality control from raw material procurement to each production stage. This ensures that all elevator compensation chains fully meet and exceed standards.
Tuohai’s elevator compensation chains comply with the “Elevator Compensation Chain” standard (T/CEA 0027—2021) and various international standards, making them perfectly suitable for elevators of all brands globally. Additionally, we can provide G30, G43, and G70-grade elevator compensation chains to meet the requirements of both large and small passenger and freight elevators. Whatever the type of elevator, we can provide the right compensation chain.
Our equipment has been modified to produce chains of unlimited length, without the need to cut and reconnect during certain processes. Compared to other factories, we not only simplify the production process but also significantly reduce labor and material costs, especially for longer compensation chains used in high-rise elevators. Our advanced production equipment offers greater efficiency and cost savings to customers.
Related Product
Common types include rope-insert compensation chains, plastic-wrapped compensation chains, and full plastic-wrapped compensation chains. Rope-insert chains are the most traditional type, suitable for low-speed elevators. Plastic-wrapped chains feature PVC or rubber coverings on the metal chain to reduce noise and corrosion. Full plastic-wrapped chains have a cable-like PVC exterior, suitable for high-speed elevators, providing smooth and quiet operation.
Elevator compensation chains, also known as balance chains, are a critical component of elevator systems. Their main functions include:
- Balancing: The compensation chain connects the elevator cabin to the counterweight, balancing the traction rope and the traveling cables’ weight, ensuring smooth elevator operation.
- Energy Saving: By balancing the weight of the elevator, the system requires less force to maintain operation, reducing energy consumption.
- Operational Efficiency: Compensation chains reduce vibrations or swaying during elevator movement, allowing for smoother starts and stops.
- Noise Reduction: Tuohai’s elevator compensation chains, with their unique internal structure and external materials, effectively reduce operational noise, enhancing passenger comfort.
High-quality compensation chains are typically produced by professional manufacturers and undergo strict testing to ensure safe and smooth elevator operation. Poor-quality chains may lack flexibility, have weak cold resistance, cracked outer layers, and poor strength, weather resistance, and corrosion protection, resulting in excessive noise and cabin sway during operation.
If you’re looking for a reliable source for high-quality elevator compensation chains, Tuohai is your best choice. With over 15 years of experience, we have supplied more than 5 million meters of compensation chains to hundreds of customers worldwide. Feel free to reach out to us for more information: vivianzhou@tuohaihardware.com.
There is no fixed height threshold for installing compensation chains. This depends on the specific traction conditions of each elevator, ensuring that the steel wire rope does not slip under load and emergency braking conditions. Generally, for lifting heights above 30 meters, compensation chains may be required.
- Regular Inspection: Compensation chains should undergo regular visual inspections to ensure the surface quality is good, with no defects such as pores, bulges, cracks, or missing materials. Additionally, connections should be checked for tightness, and excessive wear or damage should be noted.
- Load Verification: Before installation, verify the tensile load of the compensation chain to ensure it is no less than 50% of the minimum breaking load.
- Performance Testing: Compensation chains should undergo aging and corrosion resistance tests to ensure performance in extreme conditions.
- Installation and Adjustment: When installing compensation chains, torque should be released, and the chains should be correctly installed in the guide device. For high-speed elevators, guidance near turns may be necessary.
- Scrapping Conditions: If the compensation chain is damaged, deviates from its normal track, or experiences chain deformation or outer layer cracking, it should be scrapped and replaced with a new chain.
- Replacement Recommendation: When replacing a compensation chain, it is recommended to use the same model, specifications, and series provided by the original elevator manufacturer.
- Maintenance Cycle: The specific maintenance cycle may vary depending on the frequency of elevator use, the environment, and the model. Typically, it ranges from several months to a year.
- Record Keeping: All inspections, tests, and maintenance activities should be documented for future reference and tracking.
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