For the Best Load Control Look to Bellows Couplings

Properly selected bellows couplings result in the best control over the load in any servo application. Here are tips to ensure you choose the right size for the application.

Bellows couplings help maintain tight controls over loads.

For years, bellows couplings have been a mainstay for efficient motion systems because they offer high torsional stiffness, low moment of inertia, and minimal restoring forces under misalignment. They may help maintain tight control over loads, which is especially critical when considering that the flexible coupling often represents the point of least stiffness in an electromechanical system. In this way, couplings have a significant effect on the stability of the entire system, as well as the postional accuracy of the load. Bellows couplings benefits include misalignment compensation paired with precise transmission of velocity, angular positioning, and torque.

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