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Wastewater Treatment Solution

Engineered-to-Order · Certified Quality · Fast Turnaround

Custom Stainless Steel Sprockets
for Wastewater Treatment

From one-off custom builds to standard replacements — we engineer sprockets for bar screens, grit classifiers, sludge scrapers, aeration systems and every other chain-driven machine in your treatment plant. Manufactured from certified AISI 304 / 316L / Duplex stainless steel.

From Standard to CustomizationWe build to your exact requirements
Stainless That Stays StainlessAISI 304, 316L with EN 10204 Type 3.1
Precision ManufacturingCNC machining, accurate tooth profiles
Fast-Track AvailableBecause downtime costs more than the part

The Challenge

Why Standard Sprockets Can’t Handle Wastewater

Water treatment plants operate 24/7 in one of the most punishing environments. Standard industrial sprockets fail prematurely when exposed to the realities of treatment plant service.

Continuous Corrosive Exposure

Submerged in effluent, chemically dosed water, and corrosive sludge, carbon steel sprockets rust rapidly; stainless steel is a requirement for acceptable service life.


Fibrous & Abrasive Debris

Rags, sand, grit wrap around hubs and teeth, accelerating wear. Custom sprockets' teeth are necessary to shed debris rather than accumulate it.


Minimal Maintenance Windows

The sprocket replacement that requires shaft disassembly can mean 8-12 hours downtime. Rapid replacement designs are essential, saving time.

Non-Standard Drive Systems

Equipment usually uses engineered-class chains, which are non-standard. Custom sprockets can match them.

Our Capabilities

What We Engineer

We design and manufacture custom sprockets for wastewater treatment drive systems.

AISI 304

Standard grade. Good corrosion resistance.

  • Good general corrosion resistance
  • Cost-effective for standard-duty
  • EN 10204 3.1 certified

AISI 316L

Molybdenum-enhanced for superior pitting resistance.

  • Superior pitting resistance
  • Low carbon prevents sensitization
  • Ideal for coastal plants

Duplex & Super Duplex

Twice the yield strength with chloride SCC resistance.

  • Very high strength
  • Chloride SCC resistance
  • Extended harsh condition life

Carbon Steel + Coating

Economical for dry areas with HDG, epoxy, DLC.

  • Cost-effective
  • Optional coatings
  • Same CNC precision

Solid Sprockets

One-piece machined from solid billet.

  • Maximum concentricity
  • Moderate-to-heavy duty
  • Keyway & set screw std

Split Sprockets

Two halves bolt around shaft.

  • Field replacement <30min
  • No shaft removal
  • Dowel-pin alignment

Fabricated Multi-Piece

Plates on separate hub.

  • Individual plate replacement
  • Large diameters
  • Custom bolt pattern

Custom Tooth Profiles

Debris-shedding roots.

  • Debris-clearing root
  • Anti-wrap flanks
  • Induction hardening opt.

From Standard Catalog to Full Custom

Tell us your requirements — our engineers will tailor a solution for you.

We can work from:

  • A technical drawing — PDF, DXF
  • A sprocket sample — we reverse-engineer
  • A chain specification
Custom Your Sprocket

Our process:

1
You send requirementsChain type, pitch, teeth, bore
2
We review & quoteLead time + recommendations
3
Drawing for approvalCAD before cutting
4
Manufacturing & QCCNC, full inspection
5
Shipped with docsCerts + inspection report

Featured Project

The Upper Sprocket for Screening System

Custom multi-piece assembled sprocket for Sulzer Wastewater Treatment.

Case Study Sulzer MevaScreen® MRS

Fabricated Stainless Sprocket — Coarse and fine screen solution

Challenge: Replacing conventional one-piece sprockets required extensive disassembly work, resulting in 8-12 hours of machine downtime during maintenance.

Solution: Custom stainless steel conveyor chain sprockets, featuring three sprocket plates mounted on a central hub and secured with M16 A4-80 stainless steel fasteners. The sprocket plates can be fitted and removed directly on the hub without removing the entire assembly from the shaft.

"Replacement reduced from 8+ hours to under 30 minutes."
ChainM112
TeethZ=8
MaterialAISI 304/316
Wt.33.6kg
HardwareA4-80
Service<30min

Quality Assurance

Certified Materials, Traceable Production

EN 10204 Type 3.1

Material test certification according to EN 10204 Type3.1 with full chemical & mechanical test results and heat number traceability.

Dimensional Inspection

Sprockets dimensionally inspected before shipment. Tooth pitch, PCD, bore size, keyway, face width, and hub dimension are verified against drawings.

Corrosion Testing

Duplex/super-duplex steels can undergo ASTM G48 pitting & crevice corrosion verification, while coated parts are eligible for optional salt spray testing.

Heat Treatment

For abrasive, sediment-laden water conditions, hardenable grades offer induction-hardened tooth flanks for improved wear life. 

Where We Fit In

Wastewater Treatment

From the intake channel to the digester, every stage of a wastewater treatment plant depends on chain-driven machinery — and CTS-ChinaTransmissionS can supply the sprockets and chains to keep each step running. Bar screens at the inlet, grit classifiers and chain scrapers in primary treatment, aeration and clarifier systems in the biological stage, and the sludge scrapers, thickeners and digester drives at the end of the line all rely on precisely engineered chain drives. Whatever the treatment step — and whatever the original equipment — we provide matching or custom-engineered sprockets and chain wheels in certified AISI 304, 316L or duplex stainless steel, built for continuous 24/7 service in the harshest wastewater environments.

Wastewater Treatment

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