Manufacturer and distributor of power transmission products: chains, sprockets, belts, couplings, gearboxes, motors and taper bushes
Challenge Power Transmission
West Bromwich (Wolverhampton), UK · Dublin, IE · Ningbo, CN · Kempton Park (Johannesburg), ZA · Dandenong South (Melbourne), AUNew on Amplifa
About Challenge Power Transmission
Challenge Power Transmission is a manufacturer and distributor of power transmission products headquartered in West Bromwich (Wolverhampton), UK. The product range includes drive chains and conveyor chains, sprockets, belts and pulleys, taper bushes and shaft fixings, bearings, couplings, gearboxes, electric motors and hydraulics – over 8,000 stock items under one brand. The group was founded in 1979/1980 by Bill Cody as Contimach Limited and was the first company to export drive products from mainland China to Europe and the USA. Production takes place at the group's own plants in China, in particular the conveyor chain plants '818' (2012) and OBIT (2016) in Ningbo, with over 500 tonnes of steel processing per month and manufacturing to DIN standards, international standards and machining tolerances. Challenge also manufactures special power transmission solutions to customer drawings, including a design service by its own engineers, CNC welding of attachment conveyor chains and assembly of gearbox-motor drives. Since 2018 Challenge has been part of Megadyne SpA and since 2019 part of the Ammega Group, with 25 production plants and distribution in over 70 countries on all continents.
- Site
- B70 0TX West Bromwich
- Processes
- Manufacture of transport chains and special chains (conveyor chains), CNC welding of attachment conveyor chains, Assembly of gearbox-motor drives (gearbox + motor drives), Conversion/changeover of SMSR hubs (standard and taper grip), Laser engraving/marking of products, Special power transmission products according to customer drawings, Design service for custom power transmission solutions (made to order transmission), Manufacturing to DIN standards (gear rims/pinions, sprockets, castings and forgings, taper bushes)
- Materials
- Steel, Steel (forgings), Casting materials (castings), Casting materials, Forgings
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1979
- Industries
- Power transmission, Conveyor technology, OEM, Distribution/wholesale, Conveyor technology (conveyor chains), Industry of all sectors
- 01
Engineering/design service
- 02
Machining and castings/forgings of components to DIN standards
- 03
Chain and conveyor chain manufacturing (incl. CNC welding)
- 04
Assembly of gearbox-motor drives
- 05
Laser marking of products
- 06
Quality inspection by QC engineers
- 07
Warehousing and logistics with real-time tracking
- 08
Distribution via branches and distributors
Materials and Processes
Steel
Main material for chains, sprockets, taper bushes and forged parts; over 500 t are processed per month at the OBIT plant.
Casting materials
Used for housings, sprocket blanks and DIN-standard castings.
Forgings
Used for sprocket blanks and drive components, among other things for the US market.
Locations
West Bromwich (Wolverhampton)
GBGroup headquarters, Central European distribution centre (Megadyne UK)
Ningbo
CNRegional logistics centre as well as production plants '818' (2012) and OBIT (2016) for conveyor and special chains
- Part weight / size
- Over 500 t of steel/month (OBIT)
- Materials
- Steel
- State-of-the-art manufacturing machines for chain production
Kempton Park (Johannesburg)
ZASales and manufacturing for Africa
- Lot size
- On-demand
- Materials
- Steel
- Automated CNC welding system
Dublin (Finglas)
IEDistribution centre (AMMEGA Belting Ireland Ltd)
Dandenong South (Melbourne)
AUSales Oceania (Rydell Beltech PT Division)
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of transport chains and special chains (conveyor chains)Joining | – | – | Processing of over 500 tonnes of steel | – | Steel |
| CNC welding of attachment conveyor chainsJoining | – | – | – | on-demand | Steel |
| Assembly of gearbox-motor drives (gearbox + motor drives)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Conversion/changeover of SMSR hubs (standard and taper grip)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Laser engraving/marking of productsSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Special power transmission products according to customer drawingsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design service for custom power transmission solutions (made to order transmission)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing to DIN standards (gear rims/pinions, sprockets, castings and forgings, taper bushes)Machining | international standards and machining tolerances | – | – | – | Steel, Casting materials |
| Manufacture of power transmission products: chains, sprockets, belts, pulleysAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automated CNC welding system | – | – | – | – | Kempton Park, South Africa |
| State-of-the-art manufacturing machines for chain production | – | – | – | 2016 | OBIT Conveyor Chain Factory, Zhejiang/China |
Additional services
Quality
The sites operate quality management systems in accordance with ISO 9001:2015; the OBIT plant in Ningbo is certified annually by URS U.K. QC engineers monitor production in China according to UK manufacturing guidelines.
| Evidence | Ningbo |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |