Flexible couplings are a critical component for applications involving potentially explosive materials found in automotive paint and cleaning stations, chemical plants, and powder mixing areas. A lack of radially flexible elements in shaft linkage can result in high radial loads on shaft bearings, eventually leading to heat generation and bearing failure, making flexible shaft couplings […]
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Candy Coup-link Line of Zero Backlash Flexible Shaft Couplings
Coup-Link is a full line of zero backlash flexible shaft couplings including Beam, Bellows, Jaw, Disc and Oldham. All are available in a variety of mounting options including set screw, keyway, clamp, conical and shrink disc configurations. Beam, Disc, Jaw, Bellow, Encoder and Oldham couplings Motors, reducers, encoders, shafts and other rigid elements often fail […]
GERWAH Product Line
The GERWAH line of products consists of magnetic couplings, metal bellows couplings, servo-insert couplings, line shafts, RING-flex couplings and safety couplings. These couplings are available in a range of sizes and torque capacities to 3,800 lb-ft. The low mass of the lightweight construction helps increase machine performance and reduce energy costs. Ringfeder Power Transmission USA […]
Elastomer couplings with higher torque handling capacity
The growing popularity of curved jaw (elastomer) style couplings for precision applications has driven the need for couplings that handle more than the traditional torque capacity of 2,150 Nm up to a maximum torque of 25,000 Nm. Available with split clamping collars or keyway and set screw connections, the three new body sizes allow for […]
Low Inertia Aluminum Couplings Reduce Cycle Time
The aluminum CD® model is a low inertia, lightweight coupling with high torsional stiffness for servo motor applications. It is available in single and double flex versions. “We surveyed design engineers to find out what was the most desirable feature when specifying couplings for servo motor applications,” reports Robert Mainz, Zero-Max sales manager. “Low inertia […]
Six factors to remember about couplings in a motion system
Updated May 2019 || Physical values such as torque, torsional rigidity, spring stiffness, moment of inertia, imbalance, and zero-backlash play a major role in coupling design. Here are a few facts to keep in mind when you design your motion system. 1. Torque (Nm) is the product of an acting force and the effective length […]
Schmidt 5D Couplings Handle Axial, Angular And Parallel Shaft Misalignments
Schmidt 5D Couplings suit applications requiring large axial, angular and parallel shaft misalignments. This “all-in-one” coupling design will handle all shaft displacements providing low backlash for precision high torque applications such as roll forming and similar heavy duty fabricating equipment. Designed to fill an important need in the Zero-Max family of torque-rigid couplings, these couplings […]
For safety, electronics may not be the best choice
The trend of replacing mechanical systems with electrical systems continues. Even developers of hydraulic and pneumatic systems are following it. But, as is becoming evident through the latest unintended acceleration issues, electronic components can have a few drawbacks that should not be overlooked in a design. When in comes to designing a system for safety, […]
Floating Shaft Couplings Span Long Distances
Floating Shaft CD® Couplings are a torsionally stiff, no backlash option for connecting long distances between shaft ends. They can often be a zero-backlash alternative to Cardan Shafts. The flex element made of composite material makes it possible to have zero-backlash, high torsional stiffness and low bearing loads simultaneously. The composite material is flexible in […]
Machined Spring Features HELI-CAL Flexure
SANTA MARIA, CA—The HELI-CAL® Flexure is a flexible helix (curved beam) machined into a unique configuration that incorporates special design requirements, performance features and/or characteristics. The material is basically unlimited. When used as a spring, the multi-functional flexure provides desired and predictable elastic performance in compression, extension, torsion, lateral bending and lateral translation modes. One […]
