Torque wrenches are used to precisely install hardware to a preset torque. They simplify installation, prevent over torquing, and maximize performance in installations where joint tension is critical to component performance, such as a shaft collar or coupling. Operators will either set the wrench to the desired torque or purchase them with a preset torque […]

In the following video, Ruland Manufacturing’s Bobby Watkins talks about heavy-duty shaft collars. Watkins explains how an increased outside diameter impacts axial holding power and other shaft collar specifics. Ruland Manufacturing www.ruland.com

New Mountable Shaft Collars from Ruland Manufacturing offer • Shaft collars with flats and holes for easy mounting to adjacent assembles such as sensors. • Multiple shaft collars can be mounted to each other to install parallel or perpendicular shafts. • Mountable shaft collars can be used for guiding, spacing, stopping, mounting, and component alignment. […]

Ruland Manufacturing is now an authorized distributor for Controlflex couplings manufactured by Schmidt-Kupplung in Wolfenbüttel, Germany. This partnership will give Schmidt-Kupplung an expanded North American presence and Ruland a more complete zero-backlash coupling product line. Controlflex couplings have a compact balanced design, are electrically isolating, and have high misalignment capabilities, making them a suitable fit […]

Ruland has added a new accessory product line including key stock, hex keys and torque wrenches to assist with assembly and installation of shaft collars and couplings. Tools are available in a wide range of options from stock in Ruland’s Marlborough, Massachusetts factory. Ruland oversized key stock is pre-cut to fit inch and metric ASME […]

Ruland has expanded its offering of threaded shaft collars by adding inch and metric left hand threaded styles to give designers more flexibility to work with standard off the shelf components. They are available in one- and two-piece clamp styles in steel and stainless steel with bore sizes ranging from 1/8 to 2-1/4-in. and 4 […]

Ruland has expanded its offering of threaded shaft collars by adding inch and metric left hand threaded styles to give designers more flexibility to work with standard off the shelf components. They are available in one- and two-piece clamp styles in steel and stainless steel with bore sizes ranging from 1/8 to 2-1/4-in. and 4 […]

Shaft Collars…A Million Uses At Ruland Manufacturing, they have a running joke that there are a million different uses for shaft collars. Three years ago, they challenged themselves to find them. The company says the shaft collars that they have found in their travels have been fascinating — exercising on the Bondi Coogie beach walk […]