TECHNICAL SHEET

MATCHING & TAGGING

OF CHAINS
Chain Strand
MATCHING AND TAGGING OF CHAINS A B C D E
Class 1 – Tag
Chains are not measured,
MATCHING AND TAGGINGbut the chains (strands, sections or
OF CHAINS
Chain Strand
1 A B C D E
both) will be tagged: LH, RH, Lead End, etc., and/or tied together
Class 1 – Tag
as requested.
Chains are not measured, but the chains (strands, sections or
Class 2 – Measure, Match & Tag
both) will be tagged: LH, RH, Lead End, etc., and/or tied together 1 Consecutive
E1 & E2
All requested.
as chain strands(1) are assembled as multiple sections of 10 feet or

10 ft. Section 10 ft. Section

less(2), measured, and tagged with that measurement. These sections 2 Parallel
Class 2 – Measure,
are arranged Match
to incorporate & Tag
a parallel and consecutive match. Consecutive
A2, B2, C2,
E1
D2,&E2
E2
•
All chain strands
Parallel:
(1)
are assembled
The sections as multiple
are assembled sections
such of 10 feet or
that sections
Consecutive
lessdirectly
(2)
, measured,
across and tagged
from eachwith thathave
other measurement. These
a difference of sections
less 2 Parallel
E2 &E3
arethan
arranged to incorporate a parallel and consecutive match.

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0.030 in. A2, B2, C2,
D2, E2
• Parallel: The sections
Consecutive: areare
The chains assembled
arrangedsuch
suchthat
thatsections
a “short” 3
Consecutive
directly is
section across from each
not directly other have
assembled to a a“long”
difference of less
section. This E2 &E3
than 0.030 in.
results in having a difference between matched strands (for
• any given totalThe
Consecutive: lengths)
chainsofare
less than 0.030
arranged in. that a “short”
such 3
etc.
section
Class 3 –isMeasure,
not directly Match
assembled & to a “long”
Tag section. This
(Customer Fig. 7. Matching and tagging of chains.
results in having a difference between matched strands (for
Specified Match)
any given total lengths) of less than 0.030 in. All match/tag chains are within ANSI standard length tolerances.
etc.
All chain strands(1) are assembled as multiple sections of 10 feet or Matching measured sections (10 feet or shorter sections) ensures
Class
less (2) 3 – Measure,
, measured, Match
and tagged &measurement.
with that Tag (Customer These sections Fig. 7. Matching and tagging of chains.
that attachments are aligned across the parallel chain strands.
Specified
are arranged Match)
to incorporate a parallel and consecutive match. Thismatch/tag
optimizedchains
matchare
alsowithin
results in parallel strand lengths being
All ANSI standard length tolerances.
•
All chain strands
Parallel:
(1)
are assembled
The sections as multiple
are arranged suchsections of 10 feet or
that sections extremelymeasured
Matching close to one another.
sections (10 feet or shorter sections) ensures
lessdirectly
(2)
, measured,
across and tagged
from with
each thathave
other measurement. These
a difference of sections
less that attachments are are
aligned
All match/tag chains built across the parallel
using same chaintostrands.
batch parts ensure
arethan
arranged to incorporate
a Class 2 match. a parallel and consecutive match. This optimized match also results in parallel strand lengths being
the least amount of variance between strands. Reference to
• Parallel: The sections
Consecutive: The chainsareare
arranged such
arranged thatthat
such sections
a “short” extremely
“short” orclose to sections
“long” one another.
simply refers to the minimum and
directly is
section across from each
not directly other have
assembled to a a“long”
difference of less
section. This maximum
All match/tagsidechains
of thatare particular batch
built using length
same range.
batch parts to ensure
than a Class 2 match.
results in having a difference between matched strands the least amount of variance between strands. Reference to
(1)
Strand: total chain length
• (for any givenThe
Consecutive: totalchains
lengths)
areofarranged
less thansuch
a Class
that2amatch.
“short” “short” or “long” sections simply refers to the minimum and
(2)

(3)
Section: part of the
Customer specified
total chain length – 10 ft. long or less

section is not directly assembled to a “long” section. This maximum side of that particular batch length range.
results in having a difference between matched strands (1)
Strand: total chain length
(for any given total lengths) of less than a Class 2 match. (2)
Section: part of the total chain length – 10 ft. long or less
(3)
Customer specified

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