Methods and devices for making metal chains essentially by metal forming operations (e.g. bending, cutting, assembling), eventually by welding.

Methods and devices for making chains or chain links by bending work-pieces of rod, wire or strip to form links of oval or other simple shape.

Source: GB644151

Methods and devices for making chains or chain links by bending the ends of workpieces to abut.

Source: US4694644

Methods and devices for making chains or chain links by bending and interconnecting the ends of workpieces with or without separate jointing members.

Source: GB2324163

Methods and devices for making chains or chain links by bending the chain links or link parts and subsequently welding or soldering the abutting ends.

Source: EP2219803

Methods and devices for welding chain links.

Source: DE10331400

Methods and devices for welding chain links by making use of forge or pressure welding.

Source: GB689391

Methods and devices for making chains or chain links by working the starting material in such a way that integral, i.e. jointless, chains links are formed.

Methods and devices for making chains or chain links by working the starting material in such a way that integral, i.e. jointless, chains links are formed in an interconnected manner.

Source: GB361952

Methods and devices for making chains or chain links by cutting single loops or loop-parts from coils, assembling the cut parts and subsequently subjecting same to twisting with or without welding.

Source: US6389790

Methods and devices for making chains or chain links, the links being composed of two or more different parts, e.g. drive chains.

Source: US4118995

Methods and devices for making roller-chains or other plate-link type chains.

Source. US2007032325

Methods and devices for punching or bending the different parts of the chain links.

Source: FR2795474

Methods and devices for sorting, feeding, assembling, riveting, or finishing parts of chains of the type being composed of two or more different parts.

Source: EP1803511

Methods and devices for assembling or disassembling parts of chains of the type being composed of two or more different parts.

Source: JP2008188598

Methods and devices for making chains of the type being composed of two or more different parts, wherein the chain links are combined with auxiliary parts, e.g. welded-on wear-resistant parts.

Source: US6068568

Methods and devices for making chains or chain links of special shape.

Methods and devices for making ornamental chains.

Source: US20090241598

Methods and devices for making chains or chain links, wherein each link is formed of a single member of which both ends are bent or shaped to engage the middle portions of the next link.

Source: EP0774086

Methods and devices for making chains or chain links, wherein the ends of the links are pierced or punched to form eyes.

Source: DE19715707

Methods and devices for making chains or chain links starting from a thin strip of metal.

Source: US3869856

Methods and devices for making chains or chain links, wherein ends are interengaged with other parts of the same link.

Source: WO0246613

Methods and devices for making chains or chain links wherein the chain links have opposed correspondingly shaped cylindrical and hook-like parts of which one parts forms a hinge-like support for the adjacent link.

Source: WO2007017107

Methods and devices for making bead chains.

Source: EP0565379

Methods and devices for making links with inserted or integrally-formed studs.

Source: EP0736348

Methods and devices for making terminal or intermediate chain links of special shape or making couplings for chains, e.g. swivels, shackles.

Source: US6230961

Methods and devices for finishing (e.g. pre-stressing) or dressing chains or chain links, e.g. removing burr material, calibrating.

Source: GB1130249; EP1938916

Methods and devices for twisting already closed links.

Source: WO0228567

Appurtenances for chain-making not restricted to any particular process, like e.g. chain feeding or cleaning arrangements.

Source: WO0236288

Tools or implements for repairing chains using metal-working operations. e.g. for detaching deformed chain links.

Source: US20110179761

Methods and devices for making chains or chain links not provided for in the groups B21L 1/00 - B21L 21/00.