T.E.A Transmissions says machine designers should consider torsional stiffness, backlash, torque and attachment style when looking to specify flexible shaft couplings. According to T.E.A Transmissions, its bellows couplings have high torsional stiffness and can be used in any drive system where high levels of motion integrity are essential. The company says bellow couplings are backlash […]
Stafford Stepped Couplings
Stafford Manufacturing Corp. offers a line of rigid, clamp-type reducer couplings that are stepped down to mate large and small shafts, inch-to-metric shafts and smooth to keyed bores. Stafford Stepped Couplings include one-, two- and three-piece styles with reducer bores for connecting shafts from 1/4” to 2-1/2” I.D., including inch-to-metric and smooth-to-keyway. Featuring eight hex […]
Rebar Coupling Saves Time & Money
The LENTON® LOCK S-Series, part of the LENTON LOCK Mechanical Rebar Splicing System from ERICO®, provides many of the same great benefits as the B-Series, except in a smaller package. This unique bolted splice is smaller than the competition and has fewer bolts, which helps reduce installation time and save money on the jobsite. All […]
Variacor Coupling: Built for Flexible Hoses
A new pipe fitting which provides free orientation for hydraulic and pneumatic hoses and tools across a wide range of industrial applications has been introduced by spray nozzle specialists BETE Ltd. The patented Variacor® coupling ensures hosing can be flexible and multi-directional and so brings important benefits to users. For example, the innovative design of […]
Neo-Flex Couplings from Advanced Antivibration Components
New Hyde Park NY — A new series of metric Neo-Flex couplings from Advanced Antivibration Components – AAC feature excellent torsional vibration isolation plus shaft-to-shaft insulation. The center of these couplings, identified as the V50FSR-… (inch) and V50FSRM… (metric) for the Short Series, and V5DFLR-…(inch) and V5DFLRM (metric) for the Long Series, are made from […]
Silicone Insert Couplings from Sterling Instrument
New Hyde Park, NY — A new series of silicone insert couplings from Sterling Instrument (ISO 9001:2000+AS9100B Registered Manufacturer) features electrical isolation and no backlash. These metric couplings, identified as the S54HSAM… (clamp type) and S5PSAM… (set screw type) Series are stocked in 5 different bore sizes ranging from (6 mm to 16 mm). These […]
How to Properly Choose Servo Couplings
R+W Coupling Technology recently proposed a system on how to properly select your servo couplings. They state that servo systems require mechanical components with high torsional stiffness in order to perform properly in applications requiring rapid acceleration and deceleration of high inertia loads. Flexible couplings usually have the lowest torsional stiffness of any component in […]
Miniature Rigid Couplings Bore Size Down to 3mm
Ruland now offers miniature rigid couplings with bore sizes as small as 3 mm. Miniature rigid couplings are suitable for micro component applications where misalignment is neither present nor desired, including connecting line-shafts, attaching a motor to a gearbox, and servo applications. Offering high torque capacity, stiffness and zero backlash, Ruland’s rigid couplings are increasingly […]
Pneumatic Torque Limiter Provides Overload Protection
Nexen announced their TL Series pneumatically engaged, single-position torque limiters, delivering overload protection for industrial machinery. The TL Series uses a ball/detent interface and proximity sensor to immediately disengage the machine shaft when excessive torque or a machine jam occurs, effectively protecting downstream equipment and product from damage and decreasing downtime. Upon detecting the overload […]
Innovative Steel Bellows Coupling Released
When first examined, steel bellows couplings seem to be the same superficially, but as one looks at the technical details, they will find there are substantial differences. The construction, structure and manufacturing quality of the steel bellows are the main factors for operational safety, reliability, service lifetime, misalignment capability and functional safety of the entire […]