New Door Runner for ALE Heavy Lift

When Scan Cab, a danish re-fitter and engineering needed to modernise their Gottwald AK912 for ALE Heavy Lift after four years of heavy use, it was found that they needed to refurbish the operators cab door which could no longer safely and securely work and the door had begun to sag and new linear rails and carriers were needed.

Graham Roberts, ALE's Crane Superintendant was given the job to find the replacements and with a short lead time Graham contacted Chambrelan directly.

The door used the E28 rail and G40 carrier, which uses a series of recirculating ball bearings which 'glides' the carrier easily and efficiently even when carrying extreme loads

We caught up with Graham Roberts to find out his feedback, "Chambrelan's customer service is top class, from speaking with Tony through to having the parts delivered was within seven days.  Excellent, i can't fault it."

For more information on Chambrelan's range of linear rails and telescopic slides, visit www.chambrelan.co.uk

Heavy Duty Slide Brand Launches Linearrails.co.uk

Chambrelan, the French based manufacturers of heavy duty slides have given us a sneak preview of the launch of a new brand Linearrails.co.uk which is set to go online over the coming weeks.

The new brand will be dedicated to selling a selection of Chambrelan's most popular rails and carriers.  The initial range has been hand picked to deliver to the light duty, the medium duty and heavy duty requirements of UK and Australian markets.

"We believe our linear rails need a stand alone platform by which they can grow and I think many customers overlook our incredible range of linear rails because they are over shadowed by our telescopic range," confirms Jeremy Binnington.

All our linear rails use our unique range of Chambrelan's very own re-circulating ball bearing carriers, which - unlike other carriers, spread loads equally and efficiently, whilst allowing a smoother movement.

The new launch will allow customers a greater access to Chambrelan's linear rail products at the touch of the button, whilst retaining the same quality and service you'd expect from our telescopic slides.

Although the launch of the new site hasn't been announced we are told it will be online in the next few months.  100% Extension will be reviewing and announcing the launch as and when we receive the news.

Until then for more information on our linear rails or telescopic heavy duty slides please contact www.chambrelan.co.uk

Chambrelan's RA7 - Now Bi-directional

Bi-Directional Slides from Chambrelan

Another product launch from Europe's leading manufacturer of heavy duty slides and linear rail motion systems has just been announced:  Chambrelan's RA7 heavy duty steel slide has now been made available bi-directionally.

The RA7 is one of the most popular heavy duty slides in the French based companies extensive range of HD slides and with new product developments being launched at regular intervals Chambrelan's range is set to grow exponentially over forthcoming months.

Chambrelan's new sequentially operated slide has a clever, but simple mechanism which coordinates the travel of each of the beams in a set sequence.  The cycle has been designed to reduce 'ball cage creep' and lower the operational forces, whilst improving the ease of use when extending and retracting heavy loads.

Chambrelan's bi-directional slides are used extensively in the materials handling, manufacturing and high temp applications.

For a real time stock programme or view Chambrelan's range of heavy duty slides and linear rail motion systems please visit www.chambrelan.co.uk or alternatively contact us directly on 01746 783 972

Buy Cheap Slides, Buy Twice...

With a growing number of slide manufacturers on the market, some of whom are from China and Eastern Europe, we're seeing a large increase in cheaper, but less well made slides enter the market.

As tempting as it is to buy a more cost effective slides over and above a more expensive product, there's a reason why it's cheaper and only when things start going wrong do buying cheap, becomes a major problem.

Not only do cheaper slides use softer material, which can cause brinnelling, but cutting corners in the construction process can also mean the slide falls apart under normal shock and vibration.

In this particular incident, the enclosed slide had only been fitted into the vehicle for two weeks and in that time the central 'I' beam had broken free and the inner runner had severe brinnelling.  From a brigades point of view having a VOR (Vehicle of Road) is a worse case scenario and can cause life threatening delays.

What's surprising is that the slide in question is one of the leading brands of heavy duty slides on the market and the slide in question wasn't up for the job.

"Having cheaply made slides that break is one thing, but mis-selling heavy duty slides that simply cant do the job is entirely another," confirms one industry contact who wishes to remain nameless.

The moral of the message is, if you're looking at making savings, think about how you might pay in the long run.  More often than not, buying cheap means buying twice.