When Coupling Tips.com spoke with KTR Engineering Services Manager, Chris Scholz we asked him about some of the common misconceptions about torque limiters and their applications. Scholz specifically mentioned clutches being brought up in torque limiter inquiries when he fields application questions. Here is what he had to say about approaching torque limiter specification for […]
What is an idle-rotation safety clutch in a torque limiter?
KTR Engineering Services Manager, Chris Scholz spent a few minutes with Coupling Tips.com to explain idle rotation in torque limiters. “When a torque limiter of this style disengages, its outer casing shifts back, and will not re-engage until manually reengaged; so it basically becomes a free-running bearing. Then, once the engineer determines what the issue […]
What is a frictionally engaged torque limiter?
KTR Engineering Services Manager, Chris Scholz took a moment to speak with Coupling Tips.com about the make-up of frictionally engaged torque limiters. “A frictionally engaged torque limiter is one of the more basic styles of torque limiter, one of the oldest styles. It uses a couple of friction disks that compress a plate, a sprocket, or […]
How does a ball detent torque limiter work?
Coupling Tips.com asked KTR Engineering Services Manager, Chris Scholz about the basics of ball detent torque limiters. “In a ball detent design, there is some type of spring mechanism, or a spring disk, a curved spring disk, or a spring with a flat plate. A precision hole is also machined in that disk, or plate, […]
What are torque limiters used for?
Coupling Tips.com asked KTR Engineering Services Manager, Chris Scholz about the basics of what a torque limiter is used for. “It’s a device that allows limiting of torque for high-shock, catastrophic failure type applications. They’re used when people don’t want to damage their equipment. Engineer’s will integrate a torque limiter to be set at a […]
New video on precision safety couplings
R+W Coupling Technology has released an educational video on its precision safety couplings. Topics covered in this video include the basic design, function, and handling of the ball-detent torque limiters. It also features an instructional section which demonstrates how to properly adjust the disengagement torque value and re-engage fully disengaging versions. With this video, R+W […]
Rigid shaft couplings customized to solve mating problems
Custom engineered and manufactured rigid shaft couplings that can be modified to solve a wide range of design and load handling issues are being introduced by Stafford Manufacturing Corp. of Wilmington, Massachusetts. Stafford Custom Couplings can be manufactured in 1-pc, 2-pc, and 3-pc designs from steel, stainless steel, and aluminum with various bores to solve […]
The 5 best Oldham couplings videos on the web
Oldham couplings are considered a workhorse in light load, servo applications. With their electrical isolation potential, zero backlash and misalignment capabilities (okay, maybe not angular), Oldham couplings are a familiar face in motion control applications and general industrial equipment. In this list, we take a look at some of the best Oldham coupling videos on the […]
High-damping couplings
Miki Pulley’s newly developed laminated rubber element achieves high damping and low reaction force. STEPFLEX couplings for servo stepping motors that boast high damping performance. Their unitized construction with HNBR in the power-transmitting elements provides a backlash-free design. They dampen vibration faster than flexible couplings that use metal in their elastic components. This suppresses the […]
Jaw In-Shear coupling
The Lovejoy Jaw In Shear (JIS) ring an insert allows any existing user of the standard Lovejoy Jaw design to upgrade to an in-shear design coupling. The JIS design allows for quicker element change-out for rapid intervention and production resumption. The JIS coupling uses the same simple maintenance procedure as the standard Lovejoy Jaw product, […]