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Customizing torsionally rigid disc couplings with shrink disc for wind turbines

February 1, 2021 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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Couplings play a critical role in energy equipment — especially wind turbines. These durable components, which connect the gearbox to the generator, ensure the rotor blade system is operating as it should. Without the right coupling, a wind turbine can’t function properly, driving up maintenance costs and downtime. These scenarios are not welcome—especially since any […]

Filed Under: Disk, Rigid Tagged With: ringfeder

Rigid shaft couplings customized from standard templates

December 30, 2019 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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A new standard line of rigid shaft couplings offered with a choice of popular design templates to let users reduce the cost and delivery time of small quantity custom orders has been introduced by Stafford Manufacturing Corp. of Wilmington, Massachusetts. Stafford Customizable Shaft Couplings let users specify their own custom rigid couplings from 7 standard […]

Filed Under: Rigid Tagged With: stafford manufacturing

The eight best ways to wreck your coupling driven system

December 5, 2019 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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Keeping a servo-driven system running at peak efficiency is no simple feat. Misunderstanding performance criteria such as misalignment, torque, or RPM can be all it takes to cause a critical failure. The following are the eight best ways to consistently sabotage or damage your coupling driven system (and how to avoid them in the future). […]

Filed Under: Bellows, Featured, Flexible, Rigid Tagged With: ruland

Rigid shaft couplings for attaching unsupported shafts

June 27, 2019 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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A full line of rigid shaft couplings that come in many styles to provide machinery builders with a wide variety of shaft attachment options are available from Stafford Manufacturing Corp. of Wilmington, Massachusetts. Stafford Rigid Shaft Couplings offer numerous design options for attaching unsupported shafts in a broad range of new and retrofit power transmission […]

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Rigid shaft couplings perform special design functions

September 18, 2018 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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A full line of off-the-shelf specialty shaft couplings that are designed to meet different mounting and positioning challenges has been introduced by Stafford Manufacturing Corp. Stafford Specialty Shaft Couplings are each designed to perform specific functions. They include the 100:1 Phase Adjuster for precise static phase adjustment, PowerRing Rigid Shaft Couplings that transmit up to […]

Filed Under: Rigid Tagged With: stafford

Dual-keyed rigid couplings prevent axial and radial slippage

May 30, 2018 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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A line of rigid couplings that are suitable for heavy, suspended loads on shafts used in mixers, pumps, fans and related drive systems has been introduced by Stafford Manufacturing Corp. of Wilmington, Massachusetts. Stafford Dual-Keyed Rigid Couplings have axial and annular keyways to provide additional security for high torque and axial load applications. Designed to […]

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Rigid couplings for mixers

March 20, 2018 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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Mixers are one of the most common industrial applications. They feature a motor coupled to a paddle or propeller. While the connection is simple, mixers can be used in chemical, food, paint, adhesive and other industries complicating coupling selection. The versatility and flexibility of mixers are what makes them challenging to specify a coupling for. […]

Filed Under: Rigid Tagged With: ruland

Rigid shaft coupling covers

February 28, 2018 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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A new series of plastic covers for protecting rigid shaft couplings from hostile environments and permitting use in washdown applications is being introduced by Stafford Manufacturing Corp. of Wilmington, Massachusetts. Stafford Coupling Covers are designed to protect a rigid coupling from dirt, dust, and water and screw together tightly with an O-ring seal. Suitable for […]

Filed Under: Rigid Tagged With: stafford

Rigid couplings for refinery vertical turbine pumps

April 24, 2017 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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Vertical turbine style pumps are widely used in refinery and water treatment applications. The pumps are designed to lift fluids 20 ft. or more from sumps, pits or tanks. These types of pumps have a vertically mounted drive motor positioned directly above a long shaft that extends down inside a pipe and connects to a […]

Filed Under: Rigid Tagged With: tbwood's

Timken rigid couplings

December 9, 2016 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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For tough applications where strength and affordability are important, the steel design of rigid compression couplings is well suited. Timken cast steel couplings are an excellent choice for joining two shafts of the same size. This type of coupling is also known as a “rigid clamp style” coupling. Choose from standard sizes for shafts 1-7/16 […]

Filed Under: Industry News, Rigid Tagged With: Timken

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