Emerson’s Power Transmission Solutions introduced a new program for restoring used high-performance couplings to like-new condition, certified to API 671, with a full original factory warranty. Ideal for high-speed (>1,800 rpm) couplings used on turbomachinery, compressors, pumps and marine drivetrains, the Kop-Flex recertification program is a low cost alternative to replacement of a coupling, for […]
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High-speed shear spacer protects against torque overloads
The Kop-Flex high-speed shear spacer coupling from Emerson Industrial Automation, Florence, Ky., uses a patented double-tube design, precision machining and bearings, and special metal treatments to help provide predictable shear during torque overloads on turbo drivetrains, allowing safe coast down of systems turning at up to 20,000 rpm. Developed to protect gas-turbine-powered generator drives during electrical […]
Large hybrid couplings manage torsional vibration in drivetrains
Featuring extremely high torque ratings and torsional vibration management, Kop-Flexx Max-C WB hybrid couplings from Emerson Power Transmission, Florence, Ky., combine a maintenance-free, non-lubricated Max-C resilient coupling half with a lightweight diaphragm, disc or high-performance gear coupling half, depending on the application. They are best suited for drivetrains powered by synchronous motors, variable-frequency drives, […]
Clever engineering renews wrecked steel mill coupling
By Dan Kocel, Emerson Power Transmission Solutions When the bore on the rigid half of a high-torque steel mill coupling was badly galled during a maintenance teardown, an East Chicago, Indiana, mill put the damaged part in the plant’s bone yard. However, engineers at Kop-Flex® – part of the Power Transmission Solutions business of Emerson […]
