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Solutions from Ruland: Beam couplings for robotics applications

June 20, 2023 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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Ruland beam couplings are ideal for surgical, warehouse, and industrial robotics due to their increased torque and torsional stiffness and ability to accommodate all forms of misalignment. Ruland manufactures four-beam couplings for encoders and six-beam couplings for light-duty power transmission, such as connecting a stepper or servo motor to a lead screw. This allows robotic […]

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Ruland beam couplings for robotics

July 11, 2022 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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Ruland offers beam couplings for robotic applications. The beam couplings are machined from a single piece of aluminum or stainless steel with several spiral cuts for higher torsional stiffness and torque capabilities than single beam couplings. The multiple-beam pattern allows Ruland couplings to accommodate higher amounts of parallel misalignment than single beam couplings, while also […]

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 Rocom light duty B Series couplings

October 20, 2020 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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All couplings have an inside relief so the shafts will not touch the beams at the maximum misalignment. Clamps are an integral part of the coupling and use hex socket cap screw with a black oxide finish. Tightening torques are the screw manufacturers’ maximum ratings. Set screws are 120° apart. All screws are hex socket steel […]

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Rocom Couplings Corp. adds Brian Barnhart to leadership team

August 10, 2020 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Rocom Couplings Corp. has recently announced the addition of Brian Barnhart to its leadership team. Brian brings 20 years of experience in power transmission and motion control industries, including six years at a leading flexible coupling manufacturer. Brian’s ability to synthesize his experience in product design, applications, and field service engineering aligns with Rocom’s commitment […]

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RoCom Coupling Corp’s D Series heavy duty coupling

July 20, 2020 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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A heavy-duty coupling. Has a large amount of misalignment and axial motion. More space between each beam for greater misalignment All couplings have an inside relief so the shafts will not touch the beams at the maximum misalignment. Clamps are an integral part of the coupling and use hex socket cap screw with a black […]

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New from Ruland: slit couplings

June 16, 2020 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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Ruland Manufacturing and Reliance Precision have agreed to cooperate by offering Reliance designed and manufactured slit couplings through Ruland’s eCommerce platform and extensive worldwide distribution network. Ruland will stock and bore to size a wide selection of slit couplings in its Marlborough, MA location. The addition of slit couplings gives Ruland a more complete zero-backlash […]

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New coupling technologies offer more support for encoder requirements and washdown settings

April 3, 2020 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

The location of mechanical couplings — connecting rotating shafts powered by electric motors and fairly close to the loads being moved or manipulated — makes it an ideal place to optimize the performance of machine axes. No wonder that our 2020 Design World Trends survey of industry experts indicates an uptick in innovation related to […]

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Twin Spring Coupling’s flexible coupling technology for replacing U-joints and more

July 1, 2019 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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Industrial machinery runs 24/7 365, modern life demands a lot from this machinery and when the equipment is not running it costs money through lost orders, worker down time, and customer dissatisfaction. High speed couplings — couplings, beam and elastomeric, can only run at 4° misalignment before they cause equipment failure through increased vibration and […]

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New leadership and ownership at RoCom Couplings Corp.

January 15, 2019 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

California-based RoCom Couplings Corp. — which specializes in triple-start beam couplings — is now under the ownership and management of Randy Kingsbury and Daniel Miano. This follows more than more than 38 years of ownership by the Jewell family. The manufacturer of high-performance flexible shaft couplings has also relocated operations from Huntington Beach to Santa […]

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Do I need to worry about windup during my coupling selection?

June 30, 2018 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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Often confused with backlash, windup is easy to overlook when selecting couplings for a motion system. But windup is an important consideration that can cause real problems if not factored-in early in the design process. Bobby Watkins of Ruland Manufacturing gives us a few reminders for thinking about windup in during your selection process. “Windup […]

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