The real challenges to fishing gear when new, are set by the industry’s severe environment. These conditions may result in early failures caused by wear and corrosion. The new Trawlex Profile Chain™ has been designed to take up these challenges.

• Wear
The revolutionary design and the use of wear resistant materials in Trawlex Profile Chain™
have greatly reduced the effects of wear, the
main cause of reduction in a chain’s tensile strength, compared with traditional chain (fig1).

• Corrosion and Fatigue
As yet, corrosion cannot be eliminated at an acceptable cost, however the increased contact areas of Trawlex Profile Chain™ (fig2), together with the use of improved materials and heat treatment, have radically reduced the chances of stress and fatigue and therefore the effects of corrosion.